Thread: Triton 2 1/4 hp router

Steve,
In my opinion I'd buy the bigger 3hp (2400w) for table use. It will handle just about anything. The smaller router was brought out as the companion "Hand Held".

I have the larger one in the table and have never had a reason to complain.

Steve,
I bought my 1400 watt Triton router to use in a table and have been very pleased with its performance. I recently built a grandfather clock in oak and it handled some big profiling cutters very well with plenty of power for the job. Obviously the bigger unit has more power but this did everything I asked of it.
The only downside has been that I recently had to have the bearings replaced. I use the router about 2 hours a week using a 1/4" rounding over bit on jewellery boxes and the bearings failed after 18 months. This amounts to about 150 hours of use before failure...I was not best pleased!! I guess the dust got in to the bearings notwithstanding the fact that there is an extraction unit on it.

Rhys

Is the 1400 Watt the 2/14 hp router? Sorry I am so ignorant.

sb

Steve, the 1400 watt router is 2 1/4 HP.

Rhys

2 1/4hp = 1400watts
3 1/4hp = 2400watts

IMHO go for for the biggest and best router you can afford. Both Tritons are great, with a host ofbeaut features, I have the big grunter. Love it!

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

2 1/4hp = 1400watts
3 1/4hp = 2400watts

DJ, that maths is not very consistent. 1400/2.25 = 622, 2400/3.25=739. My understanding is that 1hp=750W, which lines up with the 2400W=3 1/4hp, so 1400W = 1.87hp.

Maybe I am missing something?

Originally Posted by Big Shed

DJ, that maths is not very consistent. 1400/2.25 = 622, 2400/3.25=739. My understanding is that 1hp=750W, which lines up with the 2400W=3 1/4hp, so 1400W = 1.87hp.

Maybe I am missing something?

BS, I'm not quoting actual hp=watts ratings, just the the triton sizes

Big Shed,
I am also a little confused by Triton's labelling.

1hp = 746 watts X 2.25hp = 1678.5 watts

My machine is branded as 1400 watts so maybe the 2.25 hp is wrong?

Rhys

Originally Posted by Hobbyhorse

Big Shed,
I am also a little confused by Triton's labelling.

1hp = 746 watts X 2.25hp = 1678.5 watts

My machine is branded as 1400 watts so maybe the 2.25 hp is wrong?

Rhys

Unless Triton has found a way to circumvent the laws of physics, yes I guess so. It is actually closer to a 1 3/4 hp, but I guess that doesn't sound as good?

US vs Oz router (110V vs 240V motor) - perhaps the motor in the States is rated at a higher HP.

The smaller router (choosing my word carefully!) was bought out very much for the US market, so perhaps their motor is more powerful in the small one.
Of course that doesn't explain the badging on Rhys' router.

Originally Posted by Stuart

US vs Oz router (110V vs 240V motor) - perhaps the motor in the States is rated at a higher HP.

The smaller router (choosing my word carefully!) was bought out very much for the US market, so perhaps their motor is more powerful in the small one.
Of course that doesn't explain the badging on Rhys' router.

Ah the reason for confusion is that power is a function of current and voltage. Depending on the motor windings, the current may very well be different and therefore the power rating!

Ciao,

M.

I have owned both the big and the little triton routers. I currently have the little one in the routertable and it does everything I have asked it to do, I have cut mouldings in hardwood with one pass and the baby triton did not complain. I suspect for most users the baby triton is more than enough in terms of power.... Probably as important as power is in fact using quality sharp router bits. Using even the large triton with crappy blunt bits will lead to unsatisfactory results.


regards

Marios

I have the little one in my router table and it cuts no trouble at all... what made me use the smaller one is the winder that goes thru the table to the height adjustment screw it makes changing bits easy.
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