Triton ETA 100 - Manual (Page 12)

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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 1 ⁄
32
"
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 1 ⁄
2
" 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
3 ⁄
4
" - 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.