It has been three years since my original review for this router (under the name FirstMM) - it is safe to say that the honeymoon period is definitely over on this tool!

Attaching a hose to the vacuum port interferes with the the lifer rod so you have to push the hose out of the way to attach the rod. No lights on the router like others (DeWalt) so make sure you have plenty of good lighting. Big and beefy means increase the safety! I am now in discussions to convince them to make a plate with a bigger hole so that raised panel doors can be made on this table but from the first answers I'm not very confident it will happen!The handle on the lifter will not clear a fence that is higher than about 4.5" so you can't lift the router in a continuous motion with a tall fence - you can do it with a bunch of half-turns. How about selling an extension rod or a longer one? This is a very solid piece of kit. When assembled (which took very little time) I was amazed at how heavy it is and how stable. My only wish now, is that I'd bought the optional wheels, because this is very heavy to lug around, even with the modules removed. The proprietary screw-on hose attachment is annoying. How about including an adapter for those of us who don't want to buy you proprietary vacuum? In the end I bought some plastic hose at ACE Hardware and duct taped it onto the vacuum port.

If I had to change one thing it would be the point where the cable exit the machine to slightly lower point. Adding some hear protection in the box would be a bonus. Sadly I had to return my router for repair after only a week of use. The reason why this is a pro is because customer service was excellent and the return was a breeze. Plus, being worried that I didn't have the aptitude to repair the unit myself, another call to tech support eased my mind, and the tech walked me through every step of the process.

Triton TRA001 2400W Dual Mode Precision Plunge Router 240v

I have to say that it hasn't changed one bit! I would have thought that after all this time I would have been able to find something wrong but I am happy to say that I haven't! Every job I have thrown at this router has been performed not just adequately but extremely accurately and efficiently. I chose this router because I was putting together a new router table. I really wanted to ease the challenge of adjusting the cutter height so it could be done either from above or from the side, and the choice seemed to be either a router lift (very expensive) or this router. There are few alternatives out there that offer the above-table adjustment that this does. I chose this, and I don't regret it. Above-table bit-change is easy. It's very powerful. Dust extraction from the machine is pretty good too, and far better than I've managed before. My only gripe is that access to the switch is required to enable you to raise the bit enough to change the cutter, and that restricts table design. The bottom line is an attractive one, though. It's a powerful, precise machine that delivers well on many axes. And it's exceptionally cost effective. For the money, there's really nothing else that is even close. In a table, I think you have to spend much more than twice as much to get any increment at all. I'm delighted with the choice I made, and recommend it strongly for a table.

Every now and again I buy something that I simply cannot find a fault with and this is one of those items. Further gains have also been made in the cut area. The TRA002 retains an impressive plunge depth of 68mm, allowing above-the-table bit and collet changes, but the TRA002’s 70mm maximum cutter diameter dwarfs the original TRA001’s 55mm capacity.I own most of the other routers on the market at this price point. For this review I will state what I like and dislike as compared to those other routers.