Thread: planer attachment

The planer kit should fit most 82mm planers. The planer must have front fence holes and not be longer than 315mm from the front fence holes to the rear of the planer.

I have the kit fitted with a Dewalt planer. Some of the Ryobi planers have large dust exhaust ports on both sides and large handles which might make them too wide (or too tall) to fit in the planer kit.

You could try contacting Triton directly. They should be able to confirm if it will fit.

I have an old Toyo (now Ryobi) plane which fits although Triton would have probably said 'no'. I needed to make a couple of 'gizmos' and bolt them to the plane to provide holes for the front mounting attachments. The Toyo is also a 92mm plane, that is no problem.
I appear to be one of few on this forum who is quite happy with the planer attachment. Mine has dressed many 100s of metres of pinus '3 x 1' and '2 x 1' cut from old building material.
Needs to be used carefully and adjusted regularly, particularly checking that it is at 90 degrees to the bed.
I'd like a planer and a thicknesser but I'm not sure I could fit them in the shed. The planer attachment does both jobs surprisingly well.
Cheers

I am also one of the few that is happy with the attachment. It is a regular part of my cutting process. I cut to size + 1-2mm, lower the saw, swing up the attachment and dress to the exact size. I have it to a fine art. I just feel that there is more chance that the size will be more parallel, accurate and better finished.

Maybe it's just me not setting the WorkCentre up correctly, but when I cut MDF, using the planer attachment in conjunction with the saw is the only way I will be happy with the result. I am looking for no saw blade marks as I am painting the cut edge. When dressing a whole kitchens worth of wall unit ends, you are guaranteed to have them all at the exact same size.
I do not have panel saw extension and the planer attachment can handle the dressing of larger boards that I cut with a hand held power saw.

It is also excellent at dressing the edges of staves to make them exactly parallel, hence no gaps when gluing them together. I am using a Dewalt planer.

There you go....some positive feedback about one of the most disrespected Triton accessories

Cheers Ray.

Thanks smiffy for your comments. I always say that if we stay within the capabilities of the equipment we should be ok. It does appear though that I may have to get another planer or else perform some surgery on the Triton planer attachment kit to make my Ryobi fit. cheers Peter

workgoose - well you certainly got 'world-wide opinion' on this one - Mildura to Fife.

Smiffy - sounds as though we both use the attachment in a similar manner, although I'm dressing timber rather than your MDF. I find it excellent and very convenient, AND I can achieve results that would take me far longer with hand tools, that is, if I ever did get two parallel sides!!
I like the fact that it will function as a jointer if you are careful and don't expect the impossible.
Cheers

I too also had to shell out yet more money for a new power planer for the attachment as my old planer had a weird handle and holes that were not suitable. Initially I was a bit miffed by this, but when I realised how much I was also using my old planer hand held, I was glad that I did.

I would imagine that removing the planer from the attachment, using it hand held, then reinserting and calibrating would be a real pain.

If the planer attachment and router table were not so good and useful, I would have been returning my workcentre and Triton saw, as I have had problems with them.

By the way, another problem that the attachment solves, is getting rid of chips from melamine or MDF as cut by the saw. The finish is almost as good as a scribing panel saw....honest

Ray

smiffy, I am surprised to hear you have had problems with the table AND saw, it seems not everyone is deliriously happy with the table, but the saw seems to enjoy an excellent reputation. I have never used one myself though, my budget doesn't run to that sort of thing... cheers Peter

I have detailed my problems in other posts, but suffice to say, that even after some impressive after sales service as far as prompt action is concerned, I have two sets of ruler arms where the markings easily come off and the second of two saws where it still vibrates more than it should.

The triton guy took the saw away and returned it saying it he put in a new gear box and ball race. Bit it still vibrates! The cynic in me is saying that he deduced that there was not a problem (you have to use it to see the problem) and that he just thought he would kid me on that he fixed it.

I am putting up with it for the moment because I need it, but I will be getting the guy back to get a more thorough demo of the problem before the guarantee runs out.

Hey Smiffy, can you check your Private Messages please. I have sent one.