Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38903 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Triton
• Model: TRA001
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 19.60 pounds

Features

• New plunge handle makes it even easier to engage the plunge pinion mechanism
• Fully enclosed front and rear safety shields with a very effective dust extraction port
• Fully enclosed automatic power switch lock-out during bit changes prevents accidental starting
• Includes 1/4-inch reducer for collet and 1/2-inch premium router bit
• The powerful 3.25-horsepower motor with features "soft start" function

Amazon.com
Innovation in a powerful package, with convenience to boot--that's what you get with Triton’s 3-1/4 horse router, including something we haven’t seen anywhere else: the ability to change bits without taking the router out of the table or reaching underneath the table. When it’s fully plunged, the router brings the collet above the table, saving you time and effort. Brilliant. The body travels smoothly and effortlessly on its huge columns. There are two ways to adjust depth, too: free plunge and lock the lever, or use the micro adjustment knob for the finest changes throughout the depth range. The soft start feature won’t pull this heavy router out of your hands, and the variable speed switches easily. The handles feel good and offer excellent control, too, a plus because this is a hefty piece. In the table or out, we’d like this one in our shop.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste

From the Manufacturer
World's best router has just gotten better. Here are the new and improved features that make us no. 1 in the woodworking shop. Changing from free plunge to rack and pinion mode as become even easier with just a push of a button. Our switch is now fully sealed in a rubber boot to ensure dust free operation. The plunge handle components have also been updated to metal gears for smoother operation and extended life. Our improved ¼-inch collet reducer makes changing to ¼-inch bit safer and easier. The Triton Router is the only router in the world where the full plunge depth brings the collet well past the base of the router and up through the table. With the collet freely exposed and an automatic spindle lock engaged you need only one wrenchabove the table to make effortless bit changes. This means an end to bruised knuckles while fumbling around between plunge posts with two collet wrenches. With the new plunge handle, its just as simple as pressing the button located in the middle of the handle, disables the rack and pinion mechanism, locks the handle and permits a conventional free plunge. For fine depth adjustment there's a micro winder, which is accessible throughout the full plunge range. The Triton Router can be plunged through its entire range on the micro adjuster alone. adjustments are instantaneous and precise; furthermore they stay that way. Fully enclosed front and rear safety shields with a very effective dust extraction port. Fully enclosed automatic power switch lock-out during bit changes to prevent accidental starting. A new collet design for securing and changing bits, which can be done with ease from above the table. powerful 3.25-horsepower motor with "soft start" function. Electronic variable speed (8,000 to 20,000 rpm) with speed maintenance under load.

Customer Reviews

Latest model seems perfect
I bought the router specifically to use in the table. I mounted it in Veritas router table and it works just fine. I love the quick height adjustment and super fast above-the-table bit changes. It doesn't get any better than this. Be sure you have a table set up that allows you to easily reach the side knob used to do coarse raise-lower. I can see this would be a problem if you did not have easy access. I find myself using the router when I would have avoided it before because of bit change and set up times.

I never intended to use the router free handed, but I did recently. I needed to cut a circle, so I popped it out of the veritas table (quick to do with their router clamping mechanism) and used the Triton base and circle cutting attachment. Nice! Even though the router is quite large, I cut a 1 1/4" diameter hole precisely and hassle free.

The vacuum hose location is designed for a weird 38 mm screw-in hose. I don't know where to get one except from Triton with their dust collector so I did not bother.

This has got to be the safest router invented with its clear plastic shroud, you cannot get your fingers near the bit and the power switch interlock makes it impossible to do an accidental start while changing a bit. This might actually prove to be an annoyance if you want to use an external switch Because you have to be able to reach the side mounted switch to turn the router on after a bit change. There is no option here.

Watch for occasional specials on Amazon. I purchased mine using a special $50 off coupon with free shipping. At $269 delivered cost, there was absolutely nothing else that would touch it for the price, especially if you are considering something that would require an expensive router lift to achieve the same functions as the Triton.

It appears that all the problems reported by others have been cured (collet problems, power switch problems). Those issues were noted in 2002 reviews. I bought mine in summer 2005.

Good router but plunge stroke is not as advertised
I bought this router from Amazon a few weeks ago to use with my new Legacy Ornametal Mill. For that application the plunge stroke is very important and I used the listed specs to decide on this router. However, my router has a total stroke of 3.25" vs the listed spec of 3.5" and the last 5/8" of this stroke is not usable as it is part of the collet lock out mechanism. In other words the router can only be plunged to 2 5/8" with the motor running. That's a big disappointment.

Very pleased with the Triton Router
I'm a retired info systems professional and make furniture for family and friends, not professionally. I've used this router for two major projects in the year that I've owned it. I would have rated it 5 stars except for a problem I had with the rack and pinion lift system near the end of my last project, which involved 8 hours of on-site (not in my workshop) dado routing over 4 days. The gear drive got very stiff in the last hour and occasionally locked up. However, even past the warranty, Triton took back my router and sent me a refurbished one (in advance - no waiting - the replacement, which appeared to be new, arrived in two days). I was asked to pay only for shipping - a nominal fee. I shipped the old one back in their shipping carton. They also updated the switch cover, although I never had a problem with the switch as I've read about other owners. I expect this will become my table router. The rack and pinion combined with the fine adjustment make it ideally suited for table work. Incredible power. Never slows up. Never heats up. Slow startup makes it very easy to control, and it's surprisingly quiet for a router with so much power. I expected plastic parts to cause problems, but have had NONE. It's a very solid machine. It is a bit heavy (expect a 3+ HP router to be heavy), but in a table it won't make any difference.