Wayne Cannon
07-28-2008, 10:48 PM
After using it for a while now, I've found the Triton 3-1/4 HP router's below-table adjustment to be more convenient than any top-side adjuster. There have been a number of threads asking questions about Triton's 3-1/4 HP router versus other router-and-lift solutions. Now that I have a bit more experience with it, here's why I've come to like their solution.
I've been using a P-C 7518 with a Jess-Em Mast-R-Lift in a heavy Woodhaven cabinet as my workhorse for years. I recently added a Triton 3-1/4 HP router in a Sommerfeld table to my shop. I was concerned about the inconvenience of the Triton's under-table height adjustment compared to what I was used to, especially considering the size of the Sommerfeld table, but trusted Marc Sommerfeld's history with the Triton. [The best I can tell, Triton's 2-1/4 HP model has the same coarse+fine adjustment mechanism, plus a top-side crank for the fine adjustment like a Router-Raizer and that of several other brands.].
Conclusion: While it is a bit inconvenient to have to reach under the table to adjust the router height, the combination of the Triton's fast/coarse adjustment plus its fine vernier, and the fact that I don't have to get the crank out (it's in a drawer in the router cabinet -- a minor, yet still extra, step), makes it significantly more convenient to adjust than the Mast-R-Lift. I don't miss the top-side adjustment capability at all.
--Wayne
I've been using a P-C 7518 with a Jess-Em Mast-R-Lift in a heavy Woodhaven cabinet as my workhorse for years. I recently added a Triton 3-1/4 HP router in a Sommerfeld table to my shop. I was concerned about the inconvenience of the Triton's under-table height adjustment compared to what I was used to, especially considering the size of the Sommerfeld table, but trusted Marc Sommerfeld's history with the Triton. [The best I can tell, Triton's 2-1/4 HP model has the same coarse+fine adjustment mechanism, plus a top-side crank for the fine adjustment like a Router-Raizer and that of several other brands.].
Conclusion: While it is a bit inconvenient to have to reach under the table to adjust the router height, the combination of the Triton's fast/coarse adjustment plus its fine vernier, and the fact that I don't have to get the crank out (it's in a drawer in the router cabinet -- a minor, yet still extra, step), makes it significantly more convenient to adjust than the Mast-R-Lift. I don't miss the top-side adjustment capability at all.
--Wayne