cordless full-sized routers

[kmealy]

Wood Magazine just did a review of the four available - DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, and Metabo.   They all did pretty well with the Makita having things they liked best.  The Metabo came in as best buy at $100 less.   And the DeWalt was ridiculously expensive as it included the kit of batteries and charger.

 

I'm never more than a few feet from an outlet, and I have 7 routers, so file me under "not interested"

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

Put me in that category as well (not interested). While i can appreciate the draw of cordless tools for many uses (contractors, for example) I've given up on them except for drill/drivers/. 

[lew]

I'll stick to the corded routers.

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

I remember watching an episode of The Router Workshop many years ago (probably 15 or more) and Bob Rosedahl was using a cordless router. When changing bits he mentioned be sure to remove the battery first. I'm pretty sure if I had one I would not have thought to do that, but he is correct; depowering does require removing the battery.

[Gerald]

Me also . Could not see needing a battery for router, maybe a flashlight..... yes have almost as many of those as I do outlets. 

[JWD]

Another no thanks.

I have a cordless angle grinder, bought it maybe 4 years ago when I was doing a steel roof (1 foot wide panels).  Handy in that kind of case, but I've rarely used it since.  Too wimpy compared to a corded grinder.  I expect cordless routers suffer from the same unless they are tiny like a laminate trimmer.

[BB1]

I have corded and prefer that for most tools. I do have cordless drills which is nice, as long as I have a charged battery ready to go. Also have a cordless circular saw, but haven't found that to be as good as my corded. Depending on circumstances, guess each has its optimal usage.