Triton TRA001 3-1/4 HP Dual Mode Precision Plunge Router

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Machine is reasonably quiet and runs smooth, no play in shaft. The housing is a combination of fibre enforced strong engineered plastic and aluminium. It is well made and finished which is good. different ways to adjust the height of the cutter/router so that you can be super accurate in an easy manner!

After using the TRA001 to make six dining chairs out of white oak, I have some observations. I bought an aluminum router table insert and installed the router in the wing of one of my table saws, with a separate paddle switch. It's powerful and drives the big pattern routing bit through the white oak just fine. I really like the variable speed and the above-the-table height adjustment, and if I were using it hand-held I wouldn't mind the safety switch at all, and was happy to see the dust collection shroud. But dust collection is disappointing. I bought the Triton hose adapter, but the big end fit none of my hoses or other adapters and the small end falls out in use. When I got it hooked up to a large shop vac that I use where there is no DC system in my shop, I found the dust collection would collect some dust but the shaving-sized stuff piled up on the tabletop. I tried different router insert rings to give it smaller and larger openings since the entire bit and bearing are above the table in use, but that didn't help. Bottom line for me: a good machine with thoughtful features at a good price, but dust collection is a serious limitation. To be fair, I have several small and mid-size Porter-Cable and Dewalt routers dedicated to various tasks that make no attempt at dust collection, but it is something I am paying increasing attention to. The range and availability of extras such as collets and guide bushes has been good with availability from other makes such as Trend also out there – always a good sign for a product.

Router… I Barely Know Her

I chose this router because I was putting together a new router table. I really wanted to ease the challenge of adjusting the cutter height so it could be done either from above or from the side, and the choice seemed to be either a router lift (very expensive) or this router. There are few alternatives out there that offer the above-table adjustment that this does. I chose this, and I don't regret it. Above-table bit-change is easy. It's very powerful. Dust extraction from the machine is pretty good too, and far better than I've managed before. My only gripe is that access to the switch is required to enable you to raise the bit enough to change the cutter, and that restricts table design. The bottom line is an attractive one, though. It's a powerful, precise machine that delivers well on many axes. And it's exceptionally cost effective. For the money, there's really nothing else that is even close. In a table, I think you have to spend much more than twice as much to get any increment at all. I'm delighted with the choice I made, and recommend it strongly for a table.

Sadly I had to return my router for repair after only a week of use. The reason why this is a pro is because customer service was excellent and the return was a breeze. I'm now using this TRA001 router in combination with the RTA300 precision router table and the BJA300 biscuit joiner. I only wish I'd bought it earlier! This is a high quality powerful router that fully lives up to it's reputation. I would recommend this tool to anyone seeking reliable router with power to spare. Even for me as a hobby carpenter, this router is worth their money and I will not give them anymore. So if you want to buy a great router, you should definitely look around at Triton - it's worth it. And if all Triton machines are so good, I'm sure I'll get one or the other part over time. Still a really good concept, but not Festool quality, but then it is unfair to compair with a machine that cost 3 times as much. I also use a small Festool router so I can compair the quality feeling.Nastavení výšky pomocí ozubeného kola a klička nastavení hloubky frézování minimalizují náklady na drahý mechanismus pro zvedání, pokud frézu používáte upnutou do stolu The proprietary screw-on hose attachment is annoying. How about including an adapter for those of us who don't want to buy you proprietary vacuum? In the end I bought some plastic hose at ACE Hardware and duct taped it onto the vacuum port.