Martingchapman":1gd0wnmn said:
Eric,
Try these people, they claim to stock Triton spares.
http://www.triton-uk.com/
Obviously, I'm a little biaised, but please consider the following:
The screws that hold the baseplate onto the router base
are available as a Triton spare part, but they are only long enough to hold the baseplate, as that is all they are designed to do. No other screws are supplied to fit into these holes on the TRA/B001, although a pair of longer screws is provided to attached the side-hung dust hood supplied with the MOF001 kit. Therefore, other additional screws are not Triton spares.
motownmartin":1gd0wnmn said:
cumbrian":1gd0wnmn said:
I got some suitable screws from
a2a4 by post - no hassle. It seems to be a common problem amongst Triton buyers, and the screws aren't the sort of thing you find in the sheds or your corner shop. Pity Triton don't make the extra effort to supply a few in useful lengths with the router......
Yes, you would have thought that Triton would include some screws with the router seeing as it's made primarily for table use :lol: c'mon Triton get it together
The Triton routers are indeed designed for use in a table -
the Triton router table - into which they fit without using any screws or tools at all, via two keyhole slots. The fitting of these routers into other tables or inserts is, therefore, a compromise. Triton do not supply screws to fit their routers in any other way than that for which it was designed.
The fact that the routers are highly thought of as table machines means that many more people bump into this "problem," but I'm not sure it's realistic to think that they should be supplied with "compromise parts" in the form of screws. Triton
do supply all sorts of adapters and clamps to fit
most other routers under their
own table, but fitting their own router under someone else's table, flap, or whatever, is - I believe - down to the designer/user of said table, etc. as it would be with any other make.
It should be simple, by now, to find that the required
thread is 1/4" UNC, whereas the
length required depends on a number of factors, including whether you intend to leave the baseplate on, or take it off, whether you're using pan-head or countersunk, the thickness of the insert (metal or phenolic), or other thickness of material used for the table. I've known some to fit a router directly to a >19mm thick top, then use a collet extension. Supplying screws to overcome all these variables is just not practical.
I bought 36 screws recently in case any members or other users had any difficulties getting them. They were all stainless steel 1/4" UNC in an assortment of pan head, Allen-keyed countersunk and Philips countersunk. These 36 screws (each 3/4" long) cost me a hair over £20. Accepting that a thicker table means a longer screw, even with the opportunity to use economy of scale and bulk buy still means, IMO, that there is no way that everyone could be satisfied by the provision of extra screws in this manner.
I
did say I was biaised, but I'll add that when I bought my first Triton, it replaced a big Ryobi that hung underneath a Rousseau insert via two screws. I drilled the four holes for the Triton (none matching the previous two, of course!), then went searching for suitable mounting screws. I managed to find some in a timberyard, as the galvanised screws for a particular guttering system fitted. Later on, I realised that I needed something without a slot head, so I researched other suppliers and found one 12 miles away (PTS). I did not for a moment then consider that Triton should have included a selection of screws for me, because
I chose and designed the fitment.
Please excuse the somewhat brief reply!
Ray.
