Thread: Triton news from horses mouth

Originally Posted by Stuart

Hi John,
As to your last point - I agree that the OS markets are so much bigger so that Australia can be safely avoided, or doesn't need a really active sales model...
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What did happen in Australia? Why don't we have supply chains still in place, when so much work was going into creating and supporting the overseas ones? When it did break, why wasn't it a priority to fix the local market first?... The answer as I see it is money - there is more overseas, and it is easier setting up supply throughout Europe, North America, Japan, South Africa, than to fix the small local market.

Hi Stu,
Thanks for the info.
I guess my original question was to the fate of the (Taiwanese) routers as opposed to the fate of local manufacturing.

Regarding the points you made:
Personally, I'm not too concerned about Australia being down the pecking order of markets. In fact, if concentrating on the OS supply chain helps ensure the viability of Triton, I am all for it. As for what happened in the past, well, you obviously know more than me, but it looks like diversifying to markets outside of Aus was a wise move, even if it came at the cost of losing the Aus market.

I mean, it's not as if any of the power tools were made in Australia anyway, so if you needed a part for the saw or router, it's not as if the part was being sourced locally anyway.

As for the Triton workstations, I'm not sure if you are hinting we risk losing that local manufacturing. It's not exactly hi tech manufacturing - pressed metal construction. Given all the tooling is here, and our cheap access to sheet steel, I would hope the future of the local operations is pretty good.

Originally Posted by Stuart

The danger in that is we can find ourselves not being able to buy our own local product - especially if demand outstrips supply. Then the company supports its most profitable market by supplying them first, to the detriment of the smaller one (and that happens to be us).

If Triton is so successful that we suffer shortages due to demand outstripping supply, then that is a problem I would be happy to live with.

Can't find any triton here in South africa! New agents that took over last year April have not had a shipment in almost a year! looks sad!

Welcome Springbok woody. Geez, we have Springboks crawling out from the woodwork .
Regards
Les (ex-Springbok - now Wallaby - also from Pretoria)

Originally Posted by John G

However, since Triton is no longer tied to GMC, it is not impossible that Triton (including the power tool range) will return to Bunnings and the like.

wrong, they are still tied together. GMC and Triton are still going. Check the Seers website for the latest GMC mitre saw.

I guess you mean Sears, as in www.sears.com
Direct link http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...0P?keyword=gmc
Not sure what has been changed to that saw for it to be new - looks like the model that came out about 3 years ago? (Other than now being 15A, and a slightly different front foot)

If it is a new model, hope it has benefited from the hindsight. No TV camera/screen I see - wonder what happened to that model!

Another look at the model - guess it is new - big chinese motor straight out the side. The model I'm thinking of had the motor angled and run through a gearbox so that if you tilted the saw to that side, the motor didn't get in the way. Wonder how this design copes with a right-tilt?

Originally Posted by Eagle

wrong, they are still tied together. GMC and Triton are still going. Check the Seers website for the latest GMC mitre saw.

Thanks for the info. I thought (well, had read) that GMC were dead and buried, but that Triton was going to live on. Guess I don't really know anything.
(Funny how the saw is listed for US$143 (about AU$174), but that here it would sell for $299. Actually, funny is not the right word .)

So is the below an accurate summary of the current situation?
- DCI are currently manufacturing the pressed steel products for OS markets (and Oz once the distribution is figured out)
- GMC continue to be manufactured in China for OS markets (but no word yet on any future Oz distribution)
- No news yet on the fate of the Triton power tools

Still just wondering if the routers will ever be resurrected.

And Stu, are you confusing the LSMS250A with the DB250SMS?

Almost identical to my GMC that is about 3-4 years old, except

No laser
The extra foot at the front
It only tilts 45 left, like mine. except my scale is on the side.
The scale for angles on mine is on teh top of teh round bed, with the pointer near the right hand fence
Dust bag is a different colour.

Is US 15 amp the same as our 15 amp, or is it only 7.5 as it is 120V vs. 240V
15 amp x 120V = 1800W.
yet at the GMC site, ours were all 2400W
http://www.gmcompany.com/index.cfm?m...roducts&cid=55

Originally Posted by John G

And Stu, are you confusing the LSMS250A with the DB250SMS?

Yup - that's exactly what I've done. Got fooled by those high rails - they make the two look similar!

I have heard that we should be able to buy very limited Triton in Australia by October, hopefully just in time for some Chrissie presents to be bought!!

The range will be expanded as the company grows. Power Tools will be done again but I would think the Routers and Saws at the start and then other machines down the track.

Know if the 1000W Triton Router will finally make an appearance? How about the US collets? Any idea if the routers will now come with those bad boys? You didn't happen to get the shelves of the US collets in those spares you bought by chance? Just wondering (no, I don't need them, but there are plenty here that'd love to buy them!)

Ooh - October - just in time for the Melbourne Wood show!

Maybe Woolies are going to sell Triton?

Originally Posted by acmegridley

Maybe Woolies are going to sell Triton?

Wouldn't that be awesome - but through their brand new partnership with Lowes of course - 150 or so stores planned for Oz. WooHoo!

Originally Posted by Stuart

Wouldn't that be awesome - but through their brand new partnership with Lowes of course - 150 or so stores planned for Oz.

I'm not sure losing ~500 odd independent hardware outlets would be such a good thing.
I don't understand yet how this deal would effect the relationship between Danks and the independents... probably a discussion for another thread.

Just noticed the Triton Website has was last updated:
27 August 09
Not sure if they updated anything other than the front page which show the "NEW"
184mm Magnesium Circular Saw

No other information I can find is new or has been updated.