Triton ETA 100 User Manual

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Assembly

Check the sliding table throughout its travel for

diagonal rocking on the tracks, and fine tune the

height of the outer track if necessary. Adjust the

height stops on the outer track legs to lock-in the

correct height.
Next it will be necessary to fine-tune the height of

the inner track. With a Router Table fitted, locate

the fence onto the sliding table and extend it across

the Router Table. The fence should sit around

⁄

above the Router Table. Slide the table to the rear of

the Stand and check it is level throughout the range.

If necessary remove the inner track from the track

clamps and relocate the shims, combining them or

removing them entirely if required, at the front and/

or rear. Loosely re-fit the bolts and nuts.

STEP 14R
With the sliding table positioned midway along the

tracks, engage the front and rear locking latches

(Fig. 10). Adjust the Phillips screws until the heads

enter the slots and the table cannot be lifted. (You

will need to release the latches and lift the table to

make these adjustments).

STEP 15R
The last step is to fine-tune the inner track position

in the horizontal plane. While this is not a critical

alignment for routing, it is recommended.
The inner track can be aligned for the scales to read

accurately only when used with the Router Table

model RTA300. Fit a

⁄

" straight cutter into your

router and find a parallel sided board, say 16" wide.

In the 'Table Locked' mode, lock the rip fence at

the exact board width (A). (Fig. 12). Place the board

between the fence and the tip of the cutter then

adjust the position of the inner track, (Fig. 11), until

the board fits exactly between the fence and the

blade and is parallel to the right hand edge of the

router table, as shown. Tighten the Nyloc nuts.
For early model router and jigsaw tables lock the

rip fence parallel in the 'Table Locked' mode, and

measure from the face of the fence to the right hand

edge of the Router Table (B). (Fig. 12). Adjust the

inner track, (Fig. 11), until the fence is parallel to the

edge of the table. Tighten the Nyloc nuts.
Your Sliding Extension Table is now fully assembled

and ready for use. Skip to the 'Use with a Router

Table' section.

USE WITH A WORKCENTRE OR COMPACT
- TABLE LOCKED
Lock the table using the front and rear locking

latches and fit the rip fence. Set your width by

sighting the scales down the front face of the fence.

Ensure the fence is always set parallel to the blade

(ie. locked at the same scale reading front and rear).

(Fig. 13).
Make sure that the overhead guard is lowered

onto the workpiece. Guide the sheet against the

fence at all times. When working with long sheets

the plastic skids at the ends of the inner track will

provide additional support. However when handling

very wide workpieces we recommend the Triton

Multi-Stands (Fig. 14) or have someone assist

you to support the workpiece. When ripping thin

workpieces you may need to fit an edge support (as

shown in the inset on Fig. 14) against the rip fence,

to prevent the corner of the workpiece from dipping

into the table openings.
MK3 Workcentres: to rip in the 10" - 15" range,

clamp a 4' long x 8" wide packer to the extension

table fence. When setting the required width,

remember to add 8".

TABLE SLIDING
Always slide the extension table the full length of

the tracks before making your cut. Check that the

rip fence clears the blade, and does not hit or 'ride

up' on the table. Check that the sliding table does

not rock on its tracks. Adjust the outer track height

if necessary.

Crosscutting
Position the rip fence as shown in (Fig. 15). When

tightening the clamps, ensure that the fence is

pulled fully toward the outer edge of the table, for

absolute squareness.
For gauging lengths in the range 14

⁄

" - 41", you

can align the end of the workpiece with the required

scale reading. For longer pieces, touch the fence

tip against the saw blade teeth and use this to align

a cutting mark on the workpiece. Note: if you wish

to prevent the gradual cutting away of the fence

tips (which were designed for this purpose) attach

a small wooden fence tip using the screw holes

provided.