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[carrera4s]

New Triton TRA001 2400W Router for sale.  R 3200.

 

Perfect for a router table.

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/index.php?app=hubmarket&module=core&do=view_item&item_id=270416&new=1

 

[Pants Boy]

New Triton TRA001 2400W Router for sale.  R 3200.

 

Perfect for a router table.

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/index.php?app=hubmarket&module=core&do=view_item&item_id=270416&new=1

That thing is a beast. I've got one mounted in a table, chews up anything I throw at it. Use PROPER TCT bits though (Tungsten Carbide Tipped)

[BSG]

Where we are at the moment. Going slower cause father in-law fell of the ladder and cracked 2 vertebrae, squashed one disk completely flat and that on the age of 65. Had a emergency op and pumped medical cement in between the vertebrae.

 

Hou die rubber op die grond!

[Stretched@Birth]

 

Weekend project! No project this coming weekend, going away, going to sit at the water, maybe catch some fish, drink beer and take a picture to post on the Braai thread!

[JanJan]

That thing is a beast. I've got one mounted in a table, chews up anything I throw at it. Use PROPER TCT bits though (Tungsten Carbide Tipped)

 

How long have you had your TRA 001 and have you ever replaced the brushes?

 

Except regular cleaning to remove sawdust, there doesn't seem much maintenance to be done on the unit.

[Rocket-Boy]

New Triton TRA001 2400W Router for sale.  R 3200.

 

Perfect for a router table.

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/index.php?app=hubmarket&module=core&do=view_item&item_id=270416&new=1

Heard great things about that router. Its a pity there are things I need a lot more at the moment otherwise I would be all over that.

[Rocket-Boy]

Where we are at the moment. Going slower cause father in-law fell of the ladder and cracked 2 vertebrae, squashed one disk completely flat and that on the age of 65. Had a emergency op and pumped medical cement in between the vertebrae.

 

Hou die rubber op die grond!

Oh wow that is terrible, I hope he recovers fully. Its scary how quickly something like that can happen.

[Rocket-Boy]

So my workbench project is still going, put so much time into it and its still taking forever to get done.

Mostly its because I have no idea what Im doing! I have never made any joints other than butt joints so it was a real learning curve. The other thing is working with such rough timber, a jointer and thicknesser would have been awesome but without them its meant working with an electric and no3 hand planer which has been less than ideal in my inexperienced hands.

The improvised clamps I made with 12mm square bar and some threaded rods, they worked pretty well too.

joints planed down flush. The legs still need to be planed flush to the stretchers.

Laminations were done in 3 beams at a time, spreading glue over those massive surfaces was interesting to say the least. In hindsight I should have worked a lot more on the mating surfaces first, I though they would be easy to square up as slabs but its proven otherwise so far.

Working one of the slabs, its heavy as heck and just sits there nicely while Im planing. Im thinking that I need to to a quick and dirty restore on either the no7 or no8 that I have in pieces to help out. Using a no3 has not been the easiest task.

The aircraft carrier... that is the 10" vise that is going to make friends with it. Found a very cool idea that involves mounting it on one of the ends and then making full width jaws for it. The jaws then get dog holes drilled into them and those correspond with dog holes I will be making on the bench. When all is said and done I should have full length clamping across the bench so that will be pretty useful.

Edited September 27, 2017 by Rocket-Boy

[Rocket-Boy]

The plan for the vice looks like this.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Looking good, Rocket! That's going to be one HELLUVA working surface there, man. Just gonna be a bugger getting it flat. 

[Rocket-Boy]

Looking good, Rocket! That's going to be one HELLUVA working surface there, man. Just gonna be a bugger getting it flat. 

It should be sturdy if nothing else!

The beams were all very different dimensions so I layed them out alternating thick and thin next to each other to have a reference to plane down to. Some needed 15mm taken off so I used my electric planer for rough sizing and then going to finish them by hand.

[Pants Boy]

How long have you had your TRA 001 and have you ever replaced the brushes?

 

Except regular cleaning to remove sawdust, there doesn't seem much maintenance to be done on the unit.

About two years IIRC. Replaced bushes once, after running it pretty much non-stop 8 hours a day for three weeks last year. Cost me R80, got them from Chamberlains of the shelf. 

 

Dust collection is good but not great, but I've never seen a router that actually has good collection.

[Pants Boy]

spreading glue over those massive surfaces was interesting to say the least.

Plastic putty knife. You get lekker wide ones, up to 200mm, but a 100mm one is awesome (and should cost around R15)

[Capricorn]

 

Laminations were done in 3 beams at a time, spreading glue over those massive surfaces was interesting to say the least. In hindsight I should have worked a lot more on the mating surfaces first, I though they would be easy to square up as slabs but its proven otherwise so far.

 

 

great job! wrt the portion above, Was it just a lot of material that needed removing, or did the timber seen to twist after a day or few. wrt the latter situation, I've had a similar issue with a rather thick plank that I was trying to square up. I left it square, but a few days later, and it was out,badly. What you said reminded me of something I read yesterday: perhaps the wood was still acclimatising to its new environment?

[Rocket-Boy]

great job! wrt the portion above, Was it just a lot of material that needed removing, or did the timber seen to twist after a day or few. wrt the latter situation, I've had a similar issue with a rather thick plank that I was trying to square up. I left it square, but a few days later, and it was out,badly. What you said reminded me of something I read yesterday: perhaps the wood was still acclimatising to its new environment?

I think quite a bit of twist was introduced when I started working it, also because Im such a noob I stored them on end leaning against a wall and that added a little bow to them. I was pretty sure I had the sides square but I was also pretty naive thinking that it would be easier to flatten the lot afterwards.

 

Its very possible the wood is still acclimatising though, from what I understand it was still hanging out in Germany just over a month ago. Compared to our pine we get locally its really nice stuff, its a bit harder and way more dense.

[eccc whippet]

rocket man...i would have drilled holes through each piece of wood and used a 25 mm bit to counter sink the end ones so that the nuts where flush...then pushed the threaded rod through the holes the glued up all the pieces and tightened it...left the threaded rod in the table top and plugged the holes.