Thread: Triton in a Router Table problem

Hi Brains Trust,

I've got the large Triton Router with the rack & pinion plunge system (model TRA001 I think?) fitted into a Carbatec router table with their router lift - Carbatec Lift N Lock Router Lift | Carbatec
I've tried everything but I can't get the lift to wind up far enough to get a spanner on the collet to loosen/tighten it to change router bits. I've looked closely at the whole setup and for some reason the router won't go all the way down the plunge guide cylinders - the router stops short about 20mm from the bottom of the cylinders - if I can get the router down all the way that last 20mm then I think the collet will just poke out of the top of the table enough to get a spanner on it - but how do I get it down that last 20mm? I suspect that someone has probably come up against this problem before so hopefully someone will know the answer!