Triton or Bosch router.

Harry nailed it for me. Triton TRA001 in the table, Bosch 1617s for hand held use. Bosch Colt for trim and carbing where find control is required. Triton is just too heavy for me to control hand held. The switch intercange is a good thing, and also a little annoying sometimes. You need pretty good access below the table to lock the height and manipulate the safety on/off switch. Bosch plunge base for both the Colt and 1617s is very smooth. The Triton has a particularly nice dust collection setup. My Triton is mounted on a Woodpecker plate. A lot thicker than other brands, and it has twist lock inserts, which are much nicer than unscrewing it each time you want to change it. Harry's the one who inspired my getting the Triton, one of the best purchases ever.

I also just bought the Triton track saw, which is pretty good, at least I'm happy with it. Works best if you score the material first, then make the cutting pass. Cut good side down, consider using painter's tape on the cut line.

Most of the contributors who buy a Triton buy it for under the table use since most comments are it’s too heavy for hand held use.

The other things I noticed about everyone who has commented on using the triton under a table is that you have to constantly reach under the table to get it to work. The spring has to be removed/modified to get it to work. You have to reach under to unlock it to adjust the bit height, causing the motor to shift/drop, requiring you to come up with a work around. You have to reach under the table to turn it on, since it has some kind of safety switch; that or coming up with a work-a-round to keep it on. Do you have to reach under the table to remove the bit?

It seems like most are buying the triton so they don’t have to buy a router lift, but from what I can tell, the Triton is a poor substitution for a real router lift. Might save a few dollars, but once you use a real router lift you won’t like your triton any longer, then you have a router that isn’t good for hand held use or desirable to use table mounted. I know you can do better then a Triton.


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