Triton Router

I’ve heard nothing but good about them.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I bought one a couple of months ago from woodcraft for$!99 and got $100 in additional router accessories in addition they gave me a 10% discount. I am totally happy with the router. Most of the woodworker magazines rated it one of the best. MIKE

-- never enough time in a day so use it well

I hear that it works well

-- making sawdust....

I would be my first choice if I were buying a new mid range router.
Lots of features and great engineering. I have the 3-1/4 hp Triton and feel lit is the best of my current stable of machines.
That built in depth adjustment on the 2-1/4 is worth the money alone.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Thanks all for your reviews…..

I have pretty much made up my mind to pick one of these up, but I think it’s always a good idea to ask the Jocks about it first…. LOL .

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

How does this unit compare to the 3-1/4 model? I am in need of a router and the features on these seem identical. Just an extra horse on one. Is everything else about them the same?

-- Total Freakin Newbie

I’m confused!

I wrote a review of this router , and you posted that you had one already, and that you were about to make a table for it.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Sure enough….......

-- Make things with wood.

I purchased this router a month ago, installed it under my router table. I am happy to see it is one of the best tool purchases I have ever made. It exceeded my expectations!

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

Charlie you are right ..You did a review just after I bought one and then built a table…...
The question I asked about the triton was before I bought it….. sometimes things here at the LJ comes back to you..even after a long while…. Don’t be confused…your not losing your mind…. check the dates on the postings…

By the way guys…..I have had no trouble with it to this point, and I just love this router. Be advised though that there has been some guys having trouble with the micro adjust….. check here

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Guys… But what about the 3-1/4? Is it identical to the 2-1/4?

-- Total Freakin Newbie

Ah, yeah… Gotta watch those dates. Old topics, like old soldires, never die. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Spaids:

You are right, the 3 1/4 and the 2 1/4 are just about the same thing…just more H.P. In addition the 2 1/4 comes with a 7 piece template guide kit. Both Triton routers are very much at home in a table. If you are planing a lot of raised panel type work, then the 3 1/4 hp would be the one to look at.

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

One area you should use caution with this router – When you table mount this router under your table – make certain you orientate the hole in your plate for the lift away from your fence. Otherwise it becomes a very tight working space to raise your router. Orientate the lift hole in your plate to the outside left edge if you are righthanded.

Otherwise it is a great router.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

I was told at the Woodworking show this past weekend ..one of the differences other than the power and cost of each the TRITON 2 1/4 HP vs TRITON 3 1/4 HP …is …...The 3 1/4 does not crank up from above Router table …so all raising of router to change bits must be from below on the 3 1/4 HP TRriton …

I was looking at the KREG router Table …and the Kreg guy….was using TRiton 2-1/4 HP ..

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

Spaids,

I don’t know about the 2 1/4 HP but the 3 1/4 HP is a GREAT table-mounted router. I can’t use it freehand, though; it’s too heavy. But . . . that’s what I have the Colt for.

Whit

-- Even if to be nothing more than a bad example, everything serves a purpose.

Thanks for all the info guy’s! I currently have a PC 690 and wanted to upgrade and was considering the Triton. I’ll will have to take a look at both of them.

-- Chris