10/7/2023 0 Comments Dewalt cordless router vs cordedFor example, air framing nailers are generally 7-8 pounds. It's just tough to deny that air tools are a LOT lighter than battery tools. Every truly great carpenter I have seen opine on tool selection thinks a lot about tool weight. When you are no longer working at a comfortable height, you start to really wear out your joints trying to lift some giant framing nailer with all it's batteries. Similarly, for overhead work, you really want to think about how much extra weight you are taking on. Similarly, I am super skeptical of cordless vacuums, due to the power consumption and concerns over theft. Get one if you need one, but try to avoid it. I really don't like the cordless miter saws and table saws for that reason. I don't think you can go wrong either way.For stationary tools, My sense is that I really want to try to stay corded on what I can get away with, just to reduce my exposure to theft, if nothing else, not to mention you are wearing out a cheaper tool. Had I not started down the Dewalt path with the blower I would have given serious consideration to the Milwaukee line. The Dewalt stuff is not Festool or Mafell (my favorite), but it does work and does hold up especially exceptionally well considering the price. I see it as being perfect for when precision is not paramount. My 15 year old Bosch drill for outdoor work is running out of steam and I am considering the $500 chest of tools Home Depot sells that includes (6) cordless tools, (2) batteries, charger and hard case with wheels. The table saw and mitre saw are exception and the mitre saw has a module to connect it to 120V, but none of the other tools do. The last (3) are part of the 20V series, but they work with the FlexVolt batteries as do the 100+ other 20V tools. I have slowly added the table saw, mitre saw, blower, impact wrench, and router. I have never been enamored with cordless tools other than for drills, however I have waded into the Dewalt 60V FlexVolt series with great success. For use with smaller bits or for edge routing it was great, however I would never have attempted dado's. All of the tools worked great and battery life was exceptional, but of course that was back in the day when Porter Cable meant quality. Many moons ago I had the Porter Cable cordless set that included drill, hammer drill, small circular saw, reciprocating saw and a router (derivative of the 690). Shouldn't matter for edge profiling, but for plowing grooves/dados, it might prove to be slightly underpowered. It does sound like it has less power compared to the corded Makita. As soon as I sort out the dust collection connection to the Festool hose (something that's straightforward with the Makita), I'll give it a whirl. I do like the height adjustment better and the D base gives me a little more stability which I like. So even though I have the corded Makita, I gave the cordless Dewalt a shot. It's crude (can't easily microadjust it). ![]() Looking at the other options, I haven't been a fan of the height adjustment on the Makita fixed base. I have a low level of confidence Festool would even consider it.unfortunately. I would want something similar to the routers released by Dewalt and Makita. I want the option for a plunge base, longer bits, template routing, etc. ![]() This would be great, but I wouldn't want Festool to release a cordless version of the MFK, not with it's limitations as a small form factor router (granted it has other strengths).
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