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HELP! Advice on (Australia) fixed base router

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I am an amateur woodworker and while I enjoy making small intricate boxes, I inevitably end up building internal walls, furniture etc so I need a table mounted, fixed base router that is stronger than the 710 watt trimmers with 1/4 inch collet that you can buy at bunnings. Boshch and Dewalt make what looks like a perfect router for the Kreg table that I want to buy but I can't find them in Australia (240v). Can anyone help with a recommendation for a 1/2 inch collet, fixed base router (240v). If necessary I can compromise but that's the ideal.
 
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#3 ·
Welcome to the Forum, Nigel...plenty of folks from Australia on here and I'm sure they will help you...
 
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Hi Nigel. I picked up a Makita from Total Tools, and I think they sell Bosch as well. I mounted the Makita in my table.

Bunnings sell the Ryobi which I also have, which is a 1600W, but it's not suitable for table mounting

I would look up Total Tools, depending on your Australian location.
 
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I am also a Triton guy. Great machine, lots of power and made in Australia. Too heavy for my old hands to use freehand, but power to spare and it has an updraft so it expels most sawdust. I'm sure they have a 240v version I'm sure. Has a built in lift and a great safety interlock when you raise the collet nut full up, above the table.

Isn't it great to get suggestions and advice this way?
 
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I am also a Triton guy. Great machine, lots of power and made in Australia. Too heavy for my old hands to use freehand, but power to spare and it has an updraft so it expels most sawdust. I'm sure they have a 240v version I'm sure. Has a built in lift and a great safety interlock when you raise the collet nut full up, above the table.
Triton stopped coming to Australia, No repair facilities and failed to uphold waranties. Even Bunnings won't touch them. I have the work station and dust collection system and it still works after 30 yrs.
Isn't it great to get suggestions and advice this way?
 
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Triton, Melbourne

Hi Nigel,
Have a look at the Triton MOF001 1400W and the larger one TRA001 2400W.
I got the MOF a few weeks ago. One of the many features is you can adjust them from above the table... they have a kind of built in lift, they're also a good price (got mine $319 delivered, and the Triton company begun in Australia, I believe they're based in England now.
They're available on eBay from Discount Trader ( I can't post links yet)
If you're in Melbourne these guys deliver in a matter of days as well. I've just got mine mounted in the table I'm in the process of building and as everyone said they are really designed for tables. That said, I've also used it as a plunge router and I would favor it's operation over the Ryobi 1600W plunge router I also have. Very easy to adjust and use.
Apologies if someones already recommended this.... Nice to have a rant at least as I'm very new to forum.
All the best,
Andy
 

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G'day Mike and welcome to the forums...
I sure do hope you start a thread to introduce yourself...
 
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G'day Nigel, welcome to the forum.

My choice for table mounted routing is the Triton.

Triton is almost made for the router table.

Get the big one..

Not sure I would recommend a fixed base router. They are common in USA, as for some time they did not get a choice...
 
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The Triton TRA001 are all but sold out in Australia now, at least as far as I can tell.
Which is a blow, because (based on all the positive reviews) I was just about to buy one!

Places that used to have one but no longer do include Carbatec, Just Tools and Plastering Supplies.

If anyone has any ideas of somewhere that might have one to sell, I'd be very interested.
 
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Discount Trader have them as far as I'm aware!

Personally I would steer clear of Sydney Tools as they refuse refunds if anything is wrong and are generally very pushy and often totally inexperienced (run by ex McDonalds managers type thing), That said they do have a large range but so do Total Tools where each store is run and owned by an individuals rather than one owner for all stores as with Sydney Tools.

Just my 2 cents
 
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