Thread: Triton

Gooday.

Gordy, have a look here http://www.triton.net.au/front.html


Another good Aussie invention like Vegemite and Hills Hoists.

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"

Hey! I think thats something along the lines of what im looking for. Im currently in a rented house therefore cant go building some big workshop/shed with heavy work tables so something like the Workcentre 2000 with optional router and jigsaw table looks good. Anyone got one of these and recommends it? Prices? and are they available in hardware stores or you gotta order from Triton and hope your router fits?

Do I get a discount if I mention your name ? hehe

Brett

[This message has been edited by oges (edited 04 October 2000).]

Thanks for the site , check it out oges, sounds ok to me.

I've had one for about twenty years and I think they are great, once you align the saw. No idea what current prices are but mine is the series 3 (?) the new one is a different style but still works on the same principle. Its a very versatile unit and the fac6t that you sometimes see them being used on building sites is a good advertisement.
Another good sign is that I have never seen one for sale at a garage sale but I have seen a few in the Melbourne Trading Post www.melbournetradingpost.com.au
Gordy, there is an agent for these in the US, somewhere in New York and it should be listed on the web site provoded before for triton.
Oges, I do not know where your location is exactly but the big hardware chains around the country carry them, eg Bunnings, Mitre 10, Hardware House etc.
NB Mention 's name and they will probably charge an excess

[This message has been edited by Iain (edited 04 October 2000).]

Got this reply from the email enquiry to Triton:

Thank you for your enquiry. The Triton Workcentre has a RRP (in Australia)
of $532 and Router & Jigsaw Table $126.96. These products, along with the
Triton Project Book are available through your local Triton stockist. For
referral to a stockist within your area, please contact your nearest Triton
agent (as listed on the contacts page of our web site)

Im on the NSW Central Coast and have a stockist near me (Hardware House) so I'll go along and hassle them this weekend .. they probably havent heard of up this way yet

[This message has been edited by oges (edited 04 October 2000).]

If you are contemplating the purchase of a Triton Workcentre I would advise buy the latest 2000 series model (with the pressed steel saw chassis). I have used the Mark 3 version and the 2000 series and the 2000 series is a vast improvement in ease of use.
You frequently see Mark 3 versions for sale in the Melbourne Trading Post but whils I don't look regularly I have never seen a 2000 series being offered for salesecondhand. General sale price for a Triton 2000 workcentre is about $460 or so. I read in this forum recently about a canny purchaser who went to www.ehardware.com.au found the price for (I think) a Triton Power Saw, printed out the page and took it to Bunnings and was able to get it for 10% less than the 'advertised' price he would have been able to buy it fron ehardware. I think it is certainly worth a try. In my area the Bunnings store is generally cheaper than Hardwarehouse for Triton bits and pieces.
It would be advisable for you to read through the archives on the Triton in this forum rfor lots of valuable information. You may read lots of criticism of them not cutting square. The trick is to set aside an afternoon, take your time in setting it up as per the instructions and you will be impressed at the accuracy of the unit. I would suggest you also buy a really good quality saw with as little arbor float as you can find. I am told the Triton saw is good, I have an Hitachi C9 that is great.
If you have any direct queries please get in touch

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Good time to use the ehardware vesus Bunnings to get best price on Triton gear series 2000 currently $439.95 , Triton saw $294.95 with 10% its a good saving at Bunnings.

Thanks to all, for the good tips. It is appreciated - Gordo.

Just to add my two bob's worth - yes I'm over 50 years old and still work in inches etc - Triton s are certainly worth the money. They're not that cheap but it's the old story, you get what you pay for.

If you can afford the extra, buy a separate table for the router, it saves a whole lot of time and frustration if you're as disorganised as me, especially if you've got a dust bag under the saw. Secondly, invest in the new adjustable saw carrier (I think they are standard in the latest offerings) again it makes life easier by simplifying height adjustment, particularly with the dust bag. Finally, invest in a triton saw blade.

PS, this is NOT an advert for triton, just a testimonial from a satisfied customer. *S*

As a Mk 3 owner, I can only add to the praise for the 2000. I've recently set one up for a blind mate. Suffice to say that, listening to the video & with his son reading the instructions, he was able to assemble it with no trouble. All I had to do was the fine adjustment. He is now manufacturing sawdust with the best of us. If you follow their instructions, it is wonderfully safe and accurate.

Thanks for all the great info guys, I have a good understanding of the concept now. Cheers Gordo.