Rigid Cordless Router

[Everyroadleadshome]

Decided to give a cordless router a try as I needed another router and seeing as how every cordless tool I own has left me with nothing but impressed, why not.  

All my cordless tools are Milwaukee and they don't yet offer a cordless router so I went with a Rigid, as all of their corded tools i've owned, have also left me very pleased, and they have a lifetime warranty on their tools, including batteries.  I didn't want to have to have two different batteries,  but I plan on replacing my Milwaukee stuff with Rigid when they start going, I figured this gives me a head start.  

This thing is great, and not having a cord dragging actually makes using one much easier as it doesn't get caught on your feet or sawhorses or anything else near by causing the router to tilt and ruin the piece you're working on.  I built my window trim today doing a 3/4" round over on my top moulding (two passes with a 3/8" round over bit) and it had absolutely no trouble doing it.  I did a bead detail on the window apron and it had no trouble doing that either.  I build all my trim on a work bench like I'm constructing a piece of furniture, as you get much tighter joints that way, especially pocket hole and screwing all the joints from behind.  I was very impressed I was able to do a triple window and get all my reveals perfect!  

This will be great addition and would be great for doing mobile builds, which I hope to take part in one day.

[Texjbird]

Those are beautiful.  I can't even hammer a nail with out bending it.    poor Me.  
Thankfully I know about L brackets and self tapping screws....Not that Ir'm comparing them to you skills at all.

JewellAnn

[Matlock]

Good to hear. I've also started the switch to all things Rigid. Am considering their impact driver too. It's a 300 fp though, thought I needed 600 or so for lug nuts. Need more info before buying.
And a few Ryobi battery tools too. Jeez I do need to downsize and quite buying.

[rvpopeye]

When I downsized into my class A I had to give/sell so many of my tools that I was cured of my tool addiction.
I still have some , but manage to resist the urge to start accumulating again........so far...........

That plunger is a nice one , enjoy the new tool buzz.

[Putts]

Mmmmmmm, router. My favorite tool.

Nice work. After much woodwork the past three years I've come to the conclusion that the distance between a handy amateur and a real finish carpenter is much more vast than one can reasonably imagine.

[Everyroadleadshome]

When I downsized into my class A I had to give/sell so many of my tools that I was cured of my tool addiction.
I still have some , but manage to resist the urge to start accumulating again........so far...........

   That's my constant dilemma.   But I've finally come to the realization that having a little shop I can play around in is as necessary for me as traveling.  I've sold all my stuff (tools) twice in attempt to be free and mobile but both times left me feeling like something was missing.  
     I still get the idea to sell everything and go mobile and then I remember I've already tried that.  So now it's time to start thinking about how to do both.  

      I'm pretty sure i'd be perfectly content owning a little piece of land with a shop on it and a place to plug in an RV.   So my rough plan is to sell this house in another year or so and decide where I want to buy a piece of land to make that happen.

[BradKW]

Very nice looking work!

I picked up the Makita cordless router and really like it...haven't given up the old corded PC plunge yet, but it feels possible. Maybe.

I built my home around the rear tool shed...kinda amazing how much I fit in. Really the only thing that I didn't bring was the Dewalt table saw, at least for this trip. I made it to fit, but carrying it requires a lot more work packing/unpacking stuff for access...

[Everyroadleadshome]

Looks great Brad! It's really nice being able to travel with that type of set up, never know what tools you'll need when so I like to have as many as possible with me.

I have a Dewalt table saw (DW745) and 10" sliding miter saw and love them both. I used to run my contracting business out of an F150 with an aluminum topper and it was very easy packing it up when the day was over if I could leave the table saw at home, but everything had to go in like a jigsaw puzzle when I needed to bring it, so I know exactly what you mean.

I've always thought the cordless table saw and miter saws were silly, but I know a few people who use them regularly now and say they won't go back and all the reviews seem to lean towards the positive. While I'm not sure I could give up my corded versions of these, I can see a lot of places they'd be very advantageous......remote build sites, new construction jobsites that don't have power to them yet, etc.

[BradKW]

I picked up the Dewalt 20v sliding miter, 7.25 blade, last year and have a few thoughts about it.

1) it is Very light any easy to transport... lightest one around best I could tell.
2) Does a great job with white wood and poplar, oak/maple trim is good too but a 5/4 1x6 will take some patience.
3) If you're chopping PT 2x4's all day, this is not the tool to use.
4) in hindsight, I would have been happier with the dual-battery Makita version (36v) that my friend has...little extra weight, but still compact and able to serve as a corded replacement

The cordless table saws don't appear to give any size/weight advantage over the 795 series.

As a side note. the 36v Makita rear-handle (pseudo worm-drive) is an impressive tool...only time I got it to work hard was on 3 pieces of 3/4" PT plywood stacked...

[Blacktank]

when i was dreaming words like router,oak,curly maple and dovetail were thrown about then reality $$$ hit and fir,plywood and butt end glue and screw is what happened