Triton Multistand?

[Steven in Iowa]

Has anyone found these for sale online in the USA?  After seeing the pictures of the sawing table posted here, I've looked for them, but can't find anybody that stocks the item.

 

[Kevcoleman]

Amazon sells them and has a pretty good price as well but a long lead time. I have two on order.

 

[JP]

Triton's website lists Woodcraft as a dealer.  I checked with the local Woodcraft affiliate in Rockville, MD and they called Triton for me.  Triton was willing to send them one for the price of $59.95 with no shipping charge and Woodcraft didn't indicate that they would mark them up.  I am not sure how long it would take to get them though.  I ended up ordering on Amazon for $42 a piece and free shipping but I probably won't see them until sometime in August.

I would say if your in a hurry, see if your local dealer can get them for you.  If not, go with Amazon.

As an aside, go Hawks.  I spent several years in Iowa City at their local trade school.  Earned myself a nice engineering degree.

 

[NWW_08]

I ordered two from Amazon after seeing it posted here. Received them in about a week or so, much earlier than the estimate posted on Amazon.

I have not used them before, but they look well built and very functional.

 

[polarsea1]

After seeing how useful they are I ordered two of them from Amazon also.

 

[semenza]

    Just a thought - if these are somewhat hard to come by perhaps a regular support stand could modified with a tilting head using some sort of clamps.

Seth

 

[Kevcoleman]

I just got mine today.  Very useful.  The best part is they fold up quit small.  It came in a box about 3 by 3 by 30 inches.  Much easier to store than the plastic saw horses I have

 

[Curtis]

Like everyone I saw this in the gallery (great new feature BTW).  I also interested in this.  How solid are two stands?  Does it hold up to cutting with circular saws? Or Routing?

Thanks,
Curtis

 

[Corwin]

... How solid are two stands?  Does it hold up to cutting with circular saws? Or Routing?

Thanks,
Curtis

While the twins do eliminate all the grunt work in placing full sheets on the cutting table, the head unit can slip if not fully tightened -- and maybe a little even if it is tight.  But if you've tightened it and it slips, it does so in a slow and smooth mannor rather than crashing down.  Simply placing something with a little weight to it on the opposite side has worked for me thus far.  If this is a problem for you, a support leg or hold-down strap should be all that is needed.

I am glad that some have found the review and photos of interest.  Sorry I did not have the time to provide a better presentation, but since that would have been 'till next year I elected to post them at this time.  Now I will expect to see a few Multi-Stand uses and fixtures from some of you in the near future!

Corwin

 

[mysterium]

Corwin & for those currently using the Triton Multistand...

Question;  since the head pivots, would this allow either with the addition of a cross piece or "out of the box" to allow a 4 x 8 sheet to go from a vertical to horizontal position? 

Thanks,
jim

 

[Groggy]

If you are concerned about them tilting in use (which mine never have - I do tighten them properly though) set them so that if they *do* happen to come loose, then each stand is aimed to fail in opposite directions, thus minimising any consequences.

 

[bill-e]

I may have some Triton stuff coming for review so I'll post links when I complete the reviews.  I don't know if this is one of the items or not but I can take any questions and get answers directly from Triton USA if you have them.

 

[Steven in Iowa]

If you're going to be reviewing some Triton products, ask them when their products are going to be more widely available in the USA.

 

[bill-e]

If you're going to be reviewing some Triton products, ask them when their products are going to be more widely available in the USA.

Steve, as in more of their product line or more on-hand stock?

I think what has happened recently is that the FWW article which highly rated their 2.25hp router caused and huge increase in interest in their products, depleting US stock.

BTW, July 1st Triton starts a promotion where you can get their 3.6v lithium driver free if you buy certain tools, which include the Superjaws, 3.25hp router, hand planer, respirator and a couple of others.

 

[Forrest Anderson]

Corwin & for those currently using the Triton Multistand...
Question;  since the head pivots, would this allow either with the addition of a cross piece or "out of the box" to allow a 4 x 8 sheet to go from a vertical to horizontal position? 

I have two Triton Multistands here in the UK, and have used them mainly with a B&D Workmate to provide left and right supports for cutting 16ft 4"x2", and 6"x1" planks on an SCMS when building a fence. They are particularly suitable for this purpose because unlike regular ball/roller supports, they have three legs to give them stability on uneven ground. Once the legs are firmly planted (and since they have holes in them, they can be pegged to the ground), the head can then be raised or lowered to make it the same height as the saw table, and then tilted to make it level. The head only tilts in one direction though, so quite often you have to rotate the head (not the whole stand) it so that it tilts the right way.

Because the head can also grip thick timber, it is also possible to construct tables with a batten on the bottom. The batten is firmly held in the head, and the head can then be tilted so that the table is level. A simple application would be to make a small table to hold tools. You could expand this idea by creating a larger table out of ply, and screwing two battens on the bottom. If you grip the battens with two Multistands, then you could have a large adjustable-height table that tilted through 90 degrees. If you screwed a lip to one edge of the table, you could then put the table into the vertical position, load a sheet of ply etc onto it (resting on the lip), and then tilt the combined table and sheet into a horizontal position. Instead of a solid table top, you could easily create a tilting framework to hold your sheet material, like Corwin has done.

The Triton Video shows some of the many uses for the Multistand. Although the video is of rather poor quality, the stands are well built. I would not use them for hand planing or hammering, but it would be quite possible to use a router or circular saw.

There is also a review athttp://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/tritonmultistand.htm which has some detailed photos.

I would have no hesitation in buying more - I find them extremely handy, and keep thinking of new uses for them. In fact, I think I'm going to make myself a mobile tool table right now...

Forrest

 

[Brice Burrell]

Thanks Forrest, as always your posts are full of great info.

 

[Corwin]

Looks like you guys are getting the idea with these stands.  Again, I am sorry I did not offer a better review, but here you are starting to fill-in the blanks.  I think these stands are the cat's pajamas, so to speak, and just wanted to share their potential with you... 

These stands will certainly do a fine job replacing any cumbersome roller stands you may have -- they sure work for me!.  Beyond that, the clamp and tilt feature of the head unit (or whatever they might call it) offer a lot of possible uses.  With so many discussions on how to cut full-sized sheet goods, I thought that showing the stands with the cutting table would illustrate both -- and then there's the skates...  This arrangement does work very nicely for cutting full sized material -- that was my whole point.  My responce to the slippage question was just my attempt to answer the question.  Had it been an issue, I might have pictured the Multi-Stand supporting a table extension for the MFT instead of showing the cutting table.

Corwin

 

[bill-e]

I was just in contact with Triton and they informed me that the only place stocking Multi Stands (for a few weeks now) is Amazon.com.

If you ordered from Amazon before and had them canceled for being out of stock that should not be the case if you reorder now.

Oops, I just checked and they're out of stock on Amazon as well.  Perhaps you should "watch" this item.

Additionally any retailer who sells Triton stuff (Woodcraft, Woodworkers Supply,
Rockler Hardware or Highland Hardware) can order the Multi Stand for you.

Sorry I can be of more help.

 

[Corwin]

Hmmm, my second set of stands just arrived today.  And there is good news --- this second set of twins came with their own new shoes so no more sliding around on the concrete for these two.  Even nicer, the stands now come with the washers already in place making them easier to assemble.  Good job Triton!!!  Check them out:

That's one of my new stands on the right.  The new shoes look like they'll last tell they get a lot older.  Now, I'll be looking into getting some new shoes for the older twins.

Rather liking my new camera too!  Last camera, well, you've probably notice those orangish looking shots -- now a thing of the past.

Corwin

 

[woodrat]

Am I right to assume that Triton is being held hostage by UL and can not sell all it's products in the United States?  It sure feels good to know that a private entity is looking out for my safety.

Jeff K