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5th August 2015, 01:44 PM #1
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New Triton router table - how to change plastic center ring
The title doesn't make clear the problem I have.
The black plastic center ring which twists out to allow a larger hole for bigger router bits is not level with the table.. It sits slightly above.
I cannot get it to sit lower into the hole. This causes the job to jump up as it goes across, resulting in an un-even cut.
Very dissapointing. I want to use the triton with a Grifkins jig.
I have tried sanding it down but am not happy with the result. (Probably ruined it and weakened it too).
Has anyone got a solution, eg made a retrofit one?
It is the black ring in this photo I scrounged from the net (I don't think it is copyright).
Any help appreciated.
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5th August 2015, 02:52 PM #2
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Hi,
Do both your rings (large and small) have the same problem?
For the Gifkin jig you can use it with out a ring as they are to limit the chance of tear-out but the jig does that.
Was it new or second hand? You could return it if you have just bought the table from a dealer.
Best of luck with it.
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5th August 2015, 03:55 PM #3
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Thanks Hugh.
Large and small??? I'll need to find the other ring, This is the one that was with it. Maybe the other one fits better.
I bought it new at the 2014 Sydney WWW show.
I have used the Gifkins jig on the table without the ring without trouble.
It actually allows the routed swarf to be drawn away very efficiently.
But for other operations it'll be best to have it in place. But with the height difference I'll still have an issue.
I'll check.
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Lyle.
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5th August 2015, 04:53 PM #4
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I sanded mine flat.
Chris
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5th August 2015, 04:54 PM #5
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Hi,
Yes there should be the one with the smaller hole that is used to line up your router and for small er cutters and one with a hole about 2"/50mm for bigger ones.
My guess is that the recess in the mettle is not deep enough but it could also be that they found a cheaper supplier of plastic rings who does not give a rat's ring.
Either way it sounds like a fault to me.
RegardsHugh
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6th August 2015, 11:37 AM #6
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It may not be the ring that is at fault, it may be that the holding recess was not recessed enough. If you find the other ring that will tell you one way or the other. If it's the recess some judicious/careful pressure may do the trick.
Chris
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6th August 2015, 01:05 PM #7
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I'll pull the plate apart and see what I can do to either make it fit flush or how to make a replacement one.
As it is now, I am not satisfied.
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