Triton Spindle and Belt Sander Broke Down on Me - Plus Solution How to Fix It

Triton Spindle and Belt Sander Broke Down on Me - Plus Solution How to Fix It. In this video I will talk about my recent problem I had with my Triton sander, one of my favorite tools in my workshop. I will show you how you can fix the issue I had with it as well. Its a part of my commitment to my community, if any tools that I present on my channel will go wrong I will let know.

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[davidschwartz]

Ha, Ha, Ha, always the way Thomas. Soon as you say something is good, it brakes down. But it was good to see how easy it was to fix. Also, at the end of the day, needing to change a set of brushes isn't really a major breakdown, as brushes wear out and need replacing. All the best to you and thanks for posting.

[dmorafferty]

I find you videos so helpful and easy to understand. I always find them most illuminating

[RohmanDarkwaltz]

This was so helpful! I've only had mine 2 weeks but the exact issue happened with me. I did a full clean etc to no avail but watched you video and checked the bushings. Luckily mine were in tact and didn't need replacing but after re assembly it worked prefect! Thanks again

[harrybrooks]

What makes this a great video is that we can hear how a motor sounds with worn out brushes, so when we sooner or later hear the same thing we can be pretty confident in knowing what's wrong. Keep it up, great stuff!

[petermcmanus]

I am so glad that I came across this video a few days ago.guess what happened to my machine today, new brushes ordered and should be delivered tomorrow along with the nylon connector that Dotson the spindle and drives the belt sander.The content use of the 1/2" sleeve has woren it away.
KEEP the videos coming.

[BC]

Wow, now I need more clamps. Your well organized, my shop is a mess.

[petedig]

That’s a really useful video. I’ve just acquired the spindle only version and love it.

[jesperskovjuul]

Great stuff.
I wish more people would just disassemble "broken" stuff more often. When I help people I always tell them "you probably can't make it worse, so try it yourself first". Then I make them take it apart themselves and tell me what they see so they learn to troubleshoot basic issues. Most often it's a wire come loose from a solderjoint - go figure :)
Of course, if they pay me I'll gladly do it myself, usually ends up being a handsome hourly pay :D

[briansworkshop]

Great fix 👍and video and remember#stay safe and make and thanks for your honesty as always. 🍺🍺👍👍👍👍

[jimpike]

Thanks for the update Tomas, glad you got the sander working.

[hansdegroot]

I just subsribed! A very recognizable problem.Thanks for sharing.
More than five years ago I had a similar problem with my miter saw. (a "C" brand), which I bought 45 km away from the small town I live in.
Since I'm not very technical, I didn't recognize the problem. So I brought it to a local seller of woodworking machines with the question if he would be
so kind and have a look at it. (In that shop I don't buy power tools because they only sell expensive A brands, which I can't afford. But I do buy all kinds
of other things there.because they have a great collection of everything (no wood though, unfortunately)
A few days later they called me and said that the miter saw was working again. I went there to pick it up and asked what was wrong with it.
"We only repaired the brushes", was the answer.
This late summer I had the same problem. By reading the instruction manual I found out where the brushes are and what I should do to replace them.
In fact, a piece of cake. The only problem was, that in that instruction manual wasn't written the type (number) of the brushes, nor its dimensions.
So I went to the same shop again as I did 5 years ago. But they didn't have a very clever system of keeping/registering the brushes they sell.
Everything in one box (of course each pair packed separately) with some number on not, but no specs for what tool it was meant, nor any dimensions.
But I had the left-overs of the old brushes with my so I could at least compare the dimensions (length is not important)
One pair seemed OK to me so I bought them. Unfortunately, I didn't fit! . Back to the shop. There they told me that it's easy to make them smaller,
just by rubbing it over a piece of sandpaper. And that worked perfectly. But I was too much in a hurry and didn't brush of enough.
So they got stuck and in the end I had to drill them out. Back to the shop again for buying new one. Now I took my time and they slid in without
a problem. The miter saw is working as new again (just before the problem with the brushes started I had my saw blade replaced after 11 years.
I straight ordered new brushes which can arrive any moment now.

[richarddicktaylor]

Nice fix & a very useful video even for those like me who don't own any Triton tools.

[alfrose]

That was a nice, easy fix buddy. Glad it's back in action. Keep safe.

[georgiemae]

This happened on my palm router.The last thing i checked was the brushes lol and hey presto works properly again now.Just a dodgy spring, gr8 intutruitive video

[elpresidente]

Reminds me of my Delonghi coffee maker faulty on off switch, a screwdriver and Torx bit to fix. Cost zero pennies the 20 minutes of my time spent was well worth it for the learning experience alone and my coffee machine still works. Beat the cost of living crisis and fix shit rather than throwing it away 😁

[creepycrawlything]

Excellent video. Useful and clearly presented.

[MarcinOfTheNuclearVillage]

Subscribed! Love your videos man. Good job!

[kstewart]

I have the same sander so this is a really useful video. 👍

[davidstevensasidewayslook]

mending bits of kit is half the fun! However maintenance is a good starting point too. When buying new electrical tools i look for brushless these days. However, i do have electric must be at least 30 years old and still going strong and even a couple of bits i inherited from my dear old dad (a keen DIYer) that must be 50 years old!