Can you tell me is the triton TRA001 or MOF001 still available in Australia
Thanks Ben
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Can you tell me is the triton TRA001 or MOF001 still available in Australia
Thanks Ben
new triton from a dealer i don't think so:no: ,but you can buy anything triton if your pockets are deep :D, personaly i would look at other brands that are available.if you want to buy triton gear try asking on this forum i am sure you will get some intrested in selling what you want.:)
I spoke to a fellow at H&F on Saturday said he had a Triton for sale all new still in box never used
I don't konw which triton tool you are after but do yourself a favour and chose a bosch/mak/festool equivalent to suit your budget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bupton
Personally from experience I've found triton overrated garbage with very little support even when things were financially viable but now with the situation they are in you are just investing money into a tool and headaches..
Yes they had some nice ideas in some of the tools but overall it wasn't worth the price by a long shot.
Agree with that, I spent a lot of money in Triton, eventually sold all of them, the only product that I like and kept is Superjaw.Quote:
Originally Posted by montiee
Hi
There is talk on another forum of the big Triton router now coming out with the same above the table adjustment as the little one.
Anyone heard anything?
Cheers
Peter
I have seen the Triton routers that you mention on sale here in NZ. They are advertised as being as'being back - new stock has arrived'. If you check out Trade Me or Google them up you will get the info that I have.
Montiee I think Your assessment is a bit harsh. It seems you have lack of service confused with lack of Quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by montiee
As far as I know Triton gear was made by the Hitachi crowd. Look at the saw and it has to be made by them. I saw nothing wrong with, and still see nothing wrong with my Triton Router. It is a great performer.
Pity they went belly up, now service is a real problem, if you need it.
I have found some of their machinery particularly their saw good quality although I did buy mine about 8 years ago. The wet sharpener is no so great by all accounts.
I think the other bits ie the saw and router tables to be crap and I have owned them. At the moment I would avoid anything to do with triton until the supply and service issues are sorted
Andrew
I not confusing anything actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by artme
Remember you don't find out about service if the quality is any good ;).
I found out about the service after the device went tits up with very little use. Out of all the tools I have purchased ranging from the budget bin ozito to hitachi/makita etc the triton is the one I most regret buying given the other fabulous options on the market which have great support when things go wrong and which haven't failed on me with very little use, even ozito.
When it worked it was the same as any other router truth be told. That is why my assessment is harsh. It's a brand that DOES have issues and when you do hit them god help you.Quote:
Originally Posted by artme
Why bother when for less money you can have aother brand name routers that work just as well, are more reliable and on the off chance you do have a drama can be taken into a local service agent and repaired same day without argument.
I wish I had seen such posts before I purchased as I would not have proceeded. Pity the service issue and quality issues came out after they kind of started folding. Not sure why everyone was recommending them at one point. I think it was a fad and something to do with supporting an aussie product (at the time).
That is just the reality of the situation. The orange beast is dead to me regardless if it comes back on the market.
I agree with Artme.
Montiee you old digger -It's time to dismount.
Maybe you're confusing 'Triton by Triton' as opposed to 'Triton by GMC'. Some of their offerings were deliberately riding the Triton name. Not that GMC stuff was bad - it was just built to a lower price point and it showed. Remember the flood of new products after Triton was taken over from Hills by GMC? I gather the Triton folk at Cheltenham were not that happy.
What in the name of god do you do to your equipment that it should fall apart and be so damaged and non functional. The phrase "use a bigger hammer" comes to mind.
Perhaps I'm a little more careful than some but I know I can make very basic equipment do wonderful things when working within the limitations of the equipment. I don't expect things to work perfectly straight out of the box.
To be sure, Triton is middle range domestic at worst. I own Triton, AEG, Festool, GMC, Ozito, Hitachi, Makita, Maktec, Ryobi, B&D and Dewalt equipment (and some very cheap NRG routers that are so impressive). I know what each piece of equipment is capable of and use it accordingly. Some fine tuning often helps with equipment of any quality level (that includes Lie Nielsen planes, I might add!). I suggest you read what better woodworkers than I have had to say in reviews about the big Router - and not just here in little ol' OZ. You might be surprised. Hmmm, Humble Pie on the menu for Xmas?
As with any company, they produced winners and losers (at least they had a good go - that table planer attachment was not a winner wouldn't you say).
I agree with you that the original Superjaws is/was brilliant and I've always thought of it as their greatest product largely through its strength and simplicity of design ( dare I say a work of art) - the later modified one I'm not so sure on. Every time I use it I think to myself "what a lovely piece of equipment you are to use".
Yes, I had one issue with a new switch mechanism on a Triton 235mm saw.
The Triton company directed me to the appointed service sub-contactor who couldn't have been more helpful. An amenable approach and appropriate phone etiquette is often helpful, I've noticed.
And, NO!, Triton wasn't a fad and people didn't buy it to support a local product (why didn't you (and everyone else) rush out and buy a Lightburn Zeta if that's the case?) It was value for money and it did a good job. Don't buy a Fiat 500 to do a round Australia road trip - it has been done but you may not cherish the prospect..
Is there anyone else out there who remembers seeing George appear on ABC "The Inventors" programme all those years ago and like me me thought "That's what I need". It fulfilled a need at the time. You may be right and the time has changed. For a tiny company, they certainly produced some wonderful equipment.
There must be former Triton demonstrators who would be willing to come out and show you how to use the tools properly.
Look after your equipment and stop blaming the equipment instead of - you know who. It's not the equipment here but the attitude that needs attention.
A six pack of Skipping Girl could be on its way to you for Xmas. Goes down well with the pie or so I've been told.
Nope mine was bought before gmc took over..Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
I would happily buy a GMC product. The greatest loss to the market was GMC disappearing. Compared to ozito they produced some of the best budget priced tools I have ever laid hands on.Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
Abosulutely nothing. I used it for 30 minutes and turned it off. Came back 6 months later and the armature was cactus due to a manufacturing defect in the coil. Can you say poor quality manufacturing defect.Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
When you pay the price for the triton router at close to $500 at the time it should work perfectly out of the box. We are NOT talking about some budget ozito gear which you just assume you need to tweak and align but for the price you are ok with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
The fact you are going on about limitations and not working perfectly straight out of the box pretty much sums up your expectations of a product that charged a premium whilst not truly delivering. Especially in support.
What I read and what I experienced were two COMPLETELY different things. I'm starting to think some of those reviews people were probably very chummy with there rep and got special treatment so they'd spread the word. If you where unfortunate not to be in that position and not located in Meblourne good luck to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
When I spend my money I expect more than a "go" :LOL:. I expect it to deliver and should it fail I expect hassle free, fast convenient service at that price. None of which happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
I haven't looked at your profile but I'll take a stab and say you live in Melbourne. Does me alot of good shipping and dealing interstate to get service when if I had bought a makita/bosch etc I could of just take a 20 minute trip into a local repairer who would of fixed it that day rather than waiting weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
Rubbish. Spoken like someone who is used to making excuses or sub par equipment.Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
I have welders (mig/arc), table saw, drill press, cutoff saws, mitre saws etc and NONE were a problem in support or use such that I needed to "adjust my attitude" when using them :LOL:
Take note future purchases of triton products the repeated theme of
1) You need to adjust attitude to use a triton tool :B
2) You will need to spend time tweaking the alignments etc like you expect of a budget ozito product according to the poster since despite paying $500+ it's considered you home handyman prodcut just like ryobi and much cheaper products :LOL
3) If something goes wrong you must of abused it because it couldn't at all be tritons fault. :q
4) Service is good ignoring the countless posts showing how appalling it actually is should you live anywhere other than melbourne which is one of the few places a service centre presence existed. :no:
More childish ####... :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by terraaustralis
Let me chime in again. I have owned a range of tools over the last 40 odd years.
Early in the piece 7" Skil circular saw. About as useful as a hernia.
AEG. two drills. both shat themselves.
B&D. two drills, ROS, Jigsaw and small router. All were supposed to to be "Industrial Quality" ( The Marathon range.)All had problems early in the piece.
Hitachi 91/4"ircular saw and 4" angle grinder. I've worked the bejeezes out of them Not one problem.
Makita. 2x 4'' angle grinders and a 9'' Grinder.Sold big grinder 12 years ago. Stll going strong. Little grinders have not had a lot of use.
Bosch ROS ( PEX). Worst bloody anchoring system for the pad that anyone ever dreamed up.
My brother and my oldest son swear by Makita, and with good reason. Their tools are hammered but not abused. No problems.
Mate bought an Atlas Copco drill to mix paint etc. Shat itself after 6 months.
Triton old Mk.III did what it did best well. Was no good for fine woodwork.
Big Router. So far no problems.
A friend had a Festool SCMS - big fella. Had no end of trouble
To me it is obvious that any brand can have problems. A one off perhaps, but still a problem.
So where does one turn to??
Don't get me wrong I know that. However when things do go wrong for a relatively expensive item (yes $500 is a fair wack of change) I expect problems to be sorted out without me having to drive it and follow things through and support should be local and easily accessible and parts READILY available, not on backorder for weeks at a time.Quote:
Originally Posted by artme
Sounds like the makita's are the best out of the bunch for the money and I concur with that. Next router will be a makita. They have the longevity in the industry and the support to backup the asking price with good features.Quote:
Originally Posted by artme
I once lusted after a triton cordless drill though I decided against it because it was overly large and cumbersome in the end. Glad I avoided that mistake. It did have a great idea in the plunger mechanism that aided stabiilty and helped you hold the drill 90 to the surface. Wish makita would implement that. Like I said triton had some novel ideas but failed on execution and support generally in alot of items and just wasn't robust enough for the price.
So thirsty, montiee?
I see I'll have to withdraw the six pack and send a full case!