Thread: Dilemma with regards router / table. I am such a newbie :-)

I think I am sold on the little Triton. Timberbits has it for $239. Good deal?

Originally Posted by Vannip

I think I am sold on the little Triton. Timberbits has it for $239. Good deal?

I can't find it much below that, they had free delivery on their ebay listing, don't know if it's still a current offer.

Yep, just found link.

Triton JOF001 Compact Precision Plunge Router 1010W

Ordered the small Triton! $239 shipping included. I am happy with that.
I am not a pro and this will be a nice and safe start for me )

Originally Posted by Kuffy

Nathanael, do you have the plunge spring removed from your TRA001 when using it in table mode?

Nup didn't think about that, and probably don't want to as I use it just as much above table hand-held as under the table. But thanks

Removing or replacing the spring takes about 1 minute. Triton state to remove the spring in table mode. It places an extra strain on the micro adjustment gears if left in.

Second hand Makita is the way to go. I bought one second hand twenty years ago and it still runs like new. I bought a second one two years ago and it's great too. There's one on Gumtree at the moment (3600BR) for $90. It's a bargain.

Very similar to the routers mentioned above I'd suggest a used Hitachi TR12, they're like the old Toyota hilux of routers.

When adjusting the level of any insert in a table it's pretty hard to go past good old masking tape.

Originally Posted by aldav

When adjusting the level of any insert in a table it's pretty hard to go past good old masking tape.

Do you mean like a shim underneath?

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Yep. Works great, particularly if you can screw the insert down on to it.

Bugger, wish you were over here in the West, I've got a spare Triton top you could have!!! However, don't waste any more dough on cheap routers, they're not worth it. Bite the bullet and buy a decent one. Half inch if you can afford it. In the long run you'll be glad you did. I do all sorts now, don't be frightened of it. Just respect of course. I made all our skirting in an hour from MDF (wear a MASK !!!!) I wouldn't be without it. Hung a door, routed the hinge slots? and the jambs about three minutes. Speaking of doors, I bought some plain interior doors and routed 3 X 1mm grooves top to bottom saved 40 bucks a door. Brace yourself for this one, I'm thinking of making a laminated beam from short lengths of scrap 75mm X 8mm and joining them by routing that saw tooth in the ends before glueing, best of luck from WA, Shaver.

Hi guys,
just want to thank everyone for support, advice and show off projects. I purchased the little Triton which has mostly all the good features of its big brothers (except the power). I created an insert from a piece of plywood and mounted in my home made table saw (Dewalt 744XE) enclosure wings. I mean, I am sooo happy. I can change the bit, above the table and use the winder to raise or lower the bit.
It's a temp setup as I reused the same top (3/4 inch mdf); in the close featured I will create a better table top, but hey I am soo happy. Thanks all.
Vanni

https://goo.gl/photos/xVwkfCEyeRULd1zt9

Vannip,

I have a Woodpeckers router table with all the bells and whistles - microadjust, tracks everywhere, offset fence etc. I'm sure all this is good, but I find the inserts often don't sit completely flat, the two halves of the fence are difficult to line up exactly and the tracks sometimes catch the material going across the table. Almost certainly this is pilot error (me) but I've come to realise I don't need this level of complexity. As Woodpixel says, the master boxmaker Andrew Crawford uses a very simple table. Similarly, if you look at the table used by Ian Hawthorne (who made boxes for the UK royal couple) you will see it has a sheet of UHM low-friction material across it - no tracks - and just a hole punched in to let the router bit through.

Happy routing!

Brian

Originally Posted by Vannip

Hi guys,
just want to thank everyone for support, advice and show off projects. I purchased the little Triton which has mostly all the good features of its big brothers (except the power). I created an insert from a piece of plywood and mounted in my home made table saw (Dewalt 744XE) enclosure wings. I mean, I am sooo happy. I can change the bit, above the table and use the winder to raise or lower the bit.
It's a temp setup as I reused the same top (3/4 inch mdf); in the close featured I will create a better table top, but hey I am soo happy. Thanks all.
Vanni

https://goo.gl/photos/xVwkfCEyeRULd1zt9

Great to get it going I bet, best of all you made the first one out of whatever you had laying around and now you get to try out what you actually need in a table, fence etc. for the work you actually do.

I'm so glad that I bought two spare bargain priced cabinet tops, I get to drill holes, try different fence clamping and adjusting systems, stuff around with dust extraction and generally try everything I can before converting that lot into the final top for the router table.