Thread: Triton Router Plunge Spring

Stuart

Hi there, I had the same problem. There is a plastic rod about 150 mm long that you have probably misplaced when you took the spring out - as I did. This fits inside the spring and its flat end compresses the spring. With the rod on the inside of the spring, it stops the spring from going sideways and it is so easy when you have it, but virtually impossible if you do hot use it. The plastic insert and a sleeve stays inside the spring assembly.

Look for the rod. I now leave mine inside the router even when the spring is out.

Best of luck. ring me if you want any further info. Barry has my number. see you next meeting on the 17 nov.

That'd do it- same job as what I was trying to do with the screwdriver.

Seeing as I took it apart the day I bought it, I've obviously overlooked / forgotten I ever saw it. I will have to go through all my Triton spare parts to see what I can find.

BTW, just heard from Triton, 3 weeks to go for the Router Template Guides.

and March for the dust helmet if anyone is waiting with baited breath!

Dust Mask...Yep, Im waiting for that
Whats the router template guides?

Anyone have more detailed info on these 2 new products?

Cheers!

My sympathies. lol. My little black plastic rod was lost in space, orbitting the sun, for a while. Fortunately it came back to earth in my workshop.
That is some spring, hey?

*expletive* yes- bloody thing is rigid as!

Dust Helmet: based around a hardhat in *Triton Orange*, waist mounted battery & filter sending air to the back of the helmet, which is then channeled over the top of the head, then down the facemask. Standard helmet-mounted hearing protection (for anyone who has worked on industrial site will probably be aware of).

Template guides: a mounting plate is permanently fitted beneath the plastic base of the router, allowing different size template guides to be bayonetted into place. This allows you to do template work, with varying degrees of clearance (depending on which template guide you select), and not be restricted to using bits that have a bearing. I'm sure that there are people out there who have used template guides before that can expand significantly on how they are used.

[This message has been edited by stuart_lees (edited 08 November 2002).]

thanks for the info

Dean

Had the same problem some time ago, ended up ringing the Triton agent in Adelaide. There is a plastic piece - sort of T-shape - that has to sit inside the spring (as opposed to the spring sitting on it).

Originally posted by stuart_lees:
Has anyone actually tried to reverse the procedure and put the plunge spring back into the router for freehand work?

I tried on the weekend.....really tried.

Now to risk being flamed: I have a degree in engineering, am of reasonable build, and am reasonably mechanically apt, BUT I could not get the spring compressed enough to be able to get the plunge spring cover close enough to the router itself to engage the "fingers (for want of a better word)"

Tried: raising the router as high as it will go to minimise amount of spring compression reqd: fail.

Tried: lowering the router as low as it will go as a complete reversal of logic, just in case I had actually missed something: failed even worse. (NSS)

Tried: shoving a screwdriver down the middle of the spring to prevent sideways shear during compression: Got close, but spring pressure too great to hold once screwdriver was removed, before cap in position, so: Fail.

The spring is new: ie I removed it the day the router was bought as I was table mounting it. It has an uncompressed length of around 45cm (I don't have it in front of me- that is an estimate!)

There must be a trick, or something bloody simple that I've missed. Anyone up for the challenge?


[This message has been edited by stuart_lees (edited 07 November 2002).]

Hello all,

There's a television show over her in the US called Router Workshop. Two guys, father and son, who make some pretty cool things with large routers. They use router guides all the time.

If you can get this show which airs on PBS over here, you can learn much about using guide bushings.

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Finally got around to reinstalling the plunge spring. Sure enough, the rod was still inside the router, and the spring went back in place without issue.

Question: has anyone else found that the plunge spring not strong enough for smooth freehand plunging, or is it just that I should put a bit of silicon spray on the guides, as they need some freeing up?