Thread: Hitachi Router M12V 2300 watts

Have you looked for Hikoki MV12 parts?

Originally Posted by p38arover

Have you looked for Hikoki MV12 parts?

Hello Ron,

Yes, Thank you for the suggestion, Ron.

I have also search for Metabo since they are now one and the same mob. "Discontinued" or alternately "Not Available" are the results that have come back.

Kind regards
Lionel

Plenty of options to purchase router base plates.

The usual tool places have them(a bit expensive), and the likes of the cheapo online places(Temu, Ali, Amazon, Ebay) all have reasonably priced options too.
All manner of size and shape options too.

Me personally(sorry don't have Hitachi) ... I'm looking to get one of those alloy table plates(off AliExpress), where you set it up onto a bench and have an instant router table
I want to set mine up so I can more easily feed the timber along a nice straight edge for profiling.

But when I was looking at them on Ali, I noticed plenty of base plates for sale on there. Note cheap ones are Acrylic ... about $10 or so, and some Alloy units in the $30-50 range.
They are multi fit designs.

Originally Posted by AK83

Me personally(sorry don't have Hitachi) ... I'm looking to get one of those alloy table plates(off AliExpress), where you set it up onto a bench and have an instant router table
I want to set mine up so I can more easily feed the timber along a nice straight edge for profiling.

It's worth looking out for a secondhand Triton Router table, there's a few on MarketPlace c/w routers.

From memory, fairly easy to mount a non-Triton router.
The legs can be removed and locate across the endplates for transport or storage.

The potential problem with secondhand is the question..... "is it all there". I may have the assembly manual & parts list somewhere.

Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

It's worth looking out for a secondhand Triton Router table, there's a few on MarketPlace c/w routers. Colin

Have Triton changed the table design to something more robust?

My old Triton work centre has a router table. The router table is thickish sheet metal and dishes easily when a heavy router is mounted underside ie not useable at all. I've not tried mounting a 'lighter' router on the Triton router table.

Putting aside the router table the Triton has otherwise been reasonable for light work ie ripping ply sheets with some care to keeping the board against the guide, and cutting timber to consistent lengths.

Thinking I would resolve the Triton router issue I bought a small dedicated table with a cast iron table under which you mount the heavy router - the cast iron table and table frame are fine, but the unit is spoiled by poorly designed aluminium upright entry and exit guides and slider. The slider consists of several aluminium panels held together by end brackets and distorts under pressure - I needed to underpin the table with a steel frame to make it anyway serviceable. I contacted the vendor who was indifferent if not slightly hostile that I criticise the table. It is sold under a number of company brand names. Maybe others have had more success with this. Maybe they've improved the construction? Otherwise avoid.

Originally Posted by workingonit

Have Triton changed the table design to something more robust?

My old Triton work centre has a router table. The router table is thickish sheet metal and dishes easily when a heavy router is mounted underside ie not useable at all. I've not tried mounting a 'lighter' router on the Triton router table.

Triton have been sold on multiple times, not even sure where they are made now.
No problem with the last iteration of the router table (Series 2000). Pressed steel top but I'd not seen any issue with the top dishing.
Mine has a round body GMC router permanently installed, the Triton router would have been nice but difficult to justify at the time.

If you only need a router table occasionally it's much lower cost (especially secondhand) than something with a cast top and perfectly serviceable.

https://www.tocact.org.au/manuals/Ro...2000-Jul95.pdf


Colin