George Vondriska

New Triton Routers

George Vondriska
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You know I’m a heavy router user, so I’m always excited when I see new routers in the marketplace. Triton Tools has two new candidates for you to check out, covering both the large router and small router ends of the field.

TFBR001 Fixed Base Router 3.25hp

If you’ve been around woodworking for a while you’re probably familiar with the Porter Cable 7518 router. And you may also know that it’s no longer being made. Triton stepped up to fill the void that was left. Enter the TRB F001 router. It’s 3-¼ HP, 15 amp, with variable speed. The speed range is 10,000 to 21,000 rpm, and includes soft start. It comes with a 1/2” collet.

A big difference between the old PC 7518 and this machine is the great D-handle on the Triton router. With a large router like this you gotta appreciate the control that comes with a D-handle. And, that puts the switch at your fingertips, so you’re not letting go of the router to reach for an on/off switch.

The Triton components are completely compatible with PC 7518 components. The Triton motor fits into a Porter Cable base, and into any router lift you’re already using with the PC 7518.

Trim router

Trim routers are great for finesse/detail work, and for woodworkers just getting used to using a router. The Triton TFBR001 comes with a fixed base AND plunge base. It comes with a 1/2” collet and fence. It also comes with a winder, a great feature that makes it super simple to fine tune bit height. Speed range is 11.500 to 31,000 rpm and includes soft start.

See more Triton tools in action

A recent live edge slab table project let me make use of a whole gamut of Triton tools. Check it out.

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If you've watched my videos, you know I am a heavy router user, and I am really happy to see brand new routers on the marketplace from Triton. What you got? So this is Triton's brand new fixed base router, kind of modeled off of the old Porter-Cable 7518, 19, with a lot brand new enhancements. So first thing here, you had the old T-bolt design. Now you've got a cam lock, more efficient motor, new switch, safety switch, bearings are much more improved as well. They're 20% larger. And if people don't know, the Porter-Cable machine went away completely Yes. And you saw a hole in the market. That's correct. There's a big void in that market, and we've decided to come in and fill it the best that we can. Took something good and made it better. That's exactly right. What you'll also notice here is that the dimensions-wise are on in the same with the Porter-Cable. So you can exchange their motor with our base, and our base with their motor. So dimensionally, it's one in the same with the old Porter-Cable 7518, with like I said, a lot new improvements. You also have power at your fingertips. That's one of the new requirements needed. And like I said, the safety switch. It comes by a motor by itself, but you can also buy the kit version that comes with an edge guide, the two wrenches, both quarter-inch and half-inch column. And historically, the 7518 has been the router table router. Correct. And I think the other thing that's big today... I own a slab leveling mill. What a great machine. It's a three-horse, 15 amp motor, right? Correct. Yeah, three and a quarter horse. More power to do any type of application in both a DIY to an industrial application for sure. Cool. It's great to see what that hole in the marketplace that you filled there. All right. Now we're going from big to small. Sure. Another new product that we've launched here is our little trim base router. So this is the one and a quarter horsepower router. It comes with two different bases. So you have a plunge base, as well as a laminate or an edge base. Inside here. It has the plunge features. But the big selling feature, like a lot of the other Triton routers, is it gives the ability to do all your adjustments above the table. So this is great 'cause when you're setting... What a great machine for inline. And when you're dialing in the depth of that bit, and it's plus or minus a gazillionth of an inch, that's such an easy way to hit that. That's nice. All above the table. So comes in a kit box. Both bases are included for about a 179 to 199 price point. So real nice attractable price point to get within the marketplace there. It's great to see the work that Triton has done on all their portable power tools. But these two routers are gonna really fill a great spot in the market.
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