Originally Posted by
Phideaux
Triton was an Aussie invention (Portable saw using 9" rotary saw, worked as either blade-up or blade-down) 1980s or so. I've had two. The company was sold to GMC (cheap Chinese manufacture with a German engineer owner) just before the 2008 GFC (global financial crisis) and went bust at that point. Their last goods (2007-08) were of notably poorer quality than earlier.
And while it's possible to use the luggs to 'universally fit' a different brand saw or a router, the 'made for Triton' saws and routers fit far more easily. Spare parts are a bit of a diminishing thing; getting harder to get but unless you've a huge shed and plenty of space, the multiple-use nature/small-footprint/portability of the base Triton saw is hard to beat. Worthwhile getting old Triton saws repaired.
The tool is good enough for a ham-hands like myself to be mistaken for a carpenter (which I'm not!), if I use it carefully. One can make nice tight joins.
And if anyone has a genuine Triton router, which is languishing unused, I'd love it. The GMC one (also no longer made) I've got just doesn't fit well enough in the cradle. I got the GMC because it was 30% of the cost of a genuine Triton - false economy.
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