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Great. All's well that ends well. You got the best of both worlds now. A 220V Triton with bent wrench and table winder accessory kit.

How about the collets? Does it make any difference if these are Metric or English. I believe you have 6mm and 8mm instead of 1/4" and 1/2".

IIRC the US version Triton is Made in Taiwan. Where is the 220V Triton manufactured?

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Yup all's well, but costly sir. The kit alone cost me a total of AU$130.00 including shipping.

The router is still Taiwan made. I think it doesn't have much of a difference except for the voltage and frequency.

And about the collets, I don't know if you would believe me, but it comes with 5 collets. 3 were marked as 6mm, 8mm, & 12mm, and two were unmarked but when i fit one with a 1/4 shank bit and one with1/2 bit, they both fit snugly, maybe they are freebies.:rolleyes:

I hope I can start building a router table soon.
Calling sir Timber... can I borrow your router table plan?:)

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thread merged with existing thread of the same topic...

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Yup all's well, but costly sir. The kit alone cost me a total of AU$130.00 including shipping.

The router is still Taiwan made. I think it doesn't have much of a difference except for the voltage and frequency.

And about the collets, I don't know if you would believe me, but it comes with 5 collets. 3 were marked as 6mm, 8mm, & 12mm, and two were unmarked but when i fit one with a 1/4 shank bit and one with1/2 bit, they both fit snugly, maybe they are freebies.:rolleyes:

I hope I can start building a router table soon.
Calling sir Timber... can I borrow your router table plan?:)

Looks like all bases covered now. 🙂

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Looks like all bases covered now. 🙂

I think the need for the added acc is nice Jay, but not nec.. if the router is intended to live in the rt a dedicated insert plate would have the option of the template guides (the ones he got, like what I have are great for handheld use), also with the rack and pinion option in place under the table, I hardly if I did ever use the top winder, it would be great if a front door covers the router imo.
Just made an rt here in Cebu to house a newer MOF001, the collet has changed... dang. happy I got mine when I did...

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What changed in the collet of the newer model?

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What changed in the collet of the newer model?

the collet in my router is a nut while the newer one is screw type. Google should have them visible by now. Just haven't searched it yet. also the triton I have has a collet for 1/4" shanks which others have an adaptor........

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I think the need for the added acc is nice Jay, but not nec.. if the router is intended to live in the rt a dedicated insert plate would have the option of the template guides (the ones he got, like what I have are great for handheld use), also with the rack and pinion option in place under the table, I hardly if I did ever use the top winder, it would be great if a front door covers the router imo.
Just made an rt here in Cebu to house a newer MOF001, the collet has changed... dang. happy I got mine when I did...

Do you have to unbolt the Triton from the base plate to use it hand held?

OT : I note that the Bosch 1617 can be snapped off it's RT base and mounted on a plunge base or a fixed base for hand held use.

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yes... bolting them on the plate assures you that they are secure and should not move... but also locked in place.

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yes... bolting them on the plate assures you that they are secure and should not move... but also locked in place.

No wonder most people choose to have these Tritons live permanently under the RT.

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No wonder most people choose to have these Tritons live permanently under the RT.

most routers naman Jay are mounted on the plate (screwed). its just that others have a second base to use or if the rt is router specific can have a quick release option. and when plate mounted, it is desired to stay there and have a second one for handheld use... you can imagine plates with raisers, the motors or routers are Clamped into position. but they are intended to be used there (with accuracy) and not designed for ease of transfer.

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This is interesting. If we can order from UK and cost difference is small, we get the voltage advantage. I'm just not sure if the frequency (Hz) would be a negative factor in this case (UK is 50Hz).

I tried making the same transaction in Amazon UK (without completing it, of course) just to see the total cost. I got this:

Items: GBP 139.14
Postage & Packing: GBP 22.58
Total before VAT: GBP 161.72
VAT: GBP 0.00
Import Fees Deposit GBP 24.84
Order Total:*GBP 186.56
(Payment Total:*USD 322.75**)

I checked with Amazon US, it would be USD250 shipped to a US cargo forwarder, which is what I usually do. The forwarder would probably cost about USD50-70 and would take about 5weeks. Very interesting!

With Amazon UK, it would cost about the same (tax included) and get here much faster. If it weren't for the missing kit, I'd say Amazon UK is best choice for this transaction. Now, I recall there was some discussion about how it is not recommended that some electrical products be operated in a higher electrical frequency (60Hz instead of 50Hz). Would this router fall in this category?

From now on, I will cross check all electrical purchases with UK!

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With Amazon UK, it would cost about the same (tax included) and get here much faster. If it weren't for the missing kit, I'd say Amazon UK is best choice for this transaction. Now, I recall there was some discussion about how it is not recommended that some electrical products be operated in a higher electrical frequency (60Hz instead of 50Hz). Would this router fall in this category?

Same here sir Ding, I now also have that question in mind.

@ Sir Timber
Sorry for the start of a new thread, didn't notice the existing one. Thanks for merging.

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A bit OT but still on the topic of buying from the UK, I tried buying this:

Seems like a cool cheap device especially since I find myself screwing in very tight spaces (literally, Timber, not figuratively :p ). But Amazon does not ship it to the Phil. It seems not all items in their DIY category can be shipped here.

Sayang.

On your 50Hz router, Beedigo, perhaps you can dial down the RPM by 20% until you confirm that it's safe.

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one thing i noticed..even if your rt is equipped with a table winder, you still have to kneel down (or squat) and level your eyes to the table to get the correct bit height..i could never trust myself to get the correct bit height while standing and operating that angled "turner"..

for me, the slot for the table winder is another slot for dust for keeps...hehe

id like to ask if that table winder will necessitate two hand operation..in that case, you will need another hand to set up and fix the bit height jig.

off topic but did you see the new festool planer con jointer? i am thinking if i could mod my bosch power planer into a 2 feet jointer.hehe.just a thought.
http://www.benchmark.20m.com/reviews/FestoolHL850ePlaner/Festool850PlanerReview.html