![]() ![]() The DeWalt weighs in at 1551gm without a battery and 2180gm with its 5Ah battery attached. While most of our customers make this observation the first time they pick up either tool, everyone agrees this is a non-issue as soon as the router is placed upon the work surface. Weight-wise both units are surprisingly heavy once a battery is attached. To be, which means it’s much more comfortable to hold for those with average to smaller sized hands. The Milwaukee is really the size we all expect a trimmer router If you have smaller hands you’ll likely find yourself using two hands to control the DeWalt. The DeWalt is just plain big, giving a sense that this is a serious 1/4-inch router. Gone is the tiny little conical chuck collet from conventional trimmers that so often refused to release its grasp of your cutter, or worse, allowed the cutter to slip out when you cut a little too deep or fast, no matter how tight you did it up! Both these trimmers sport a large perforated chuck collet retained in the chuck nut just like their full size 1/2-inch counterparts. ![]() One of the best features of both models is the excellent chuck. The Milwaukee definitely outshines the DeWalt here. Yeah I know they’ve been around for ages, but not as bright as either of these. Then there’s the very bright LED lights on both. The Milwaukee trimmer with fence, guard and base attachments. I absolutely love the screw collar style depth adjustment on the DeWalt but then the Milwaukee has a brilliant fine depth adjustment knob within easy reach of your right thumb without changing your normal grip of the tool. Both come with excellent thick clear bases, with even larger baseplates provided in the box to change over for greater stability or perhaps attachment to jigs. There’s a lot to love about both trimmers. Very different to each other in their design, DeWalt and Milwaukee have taken different approaches in their respective trimmers but both manufacturers have produced excellent tools. ![]() Having used these two cordless trimmers daily for months now, it is impossible for me to pick a favourite. Our trusty corded trimmers have been relegated to the sidelines. Just in case you’re wondering if either of these trimmers is worth the extra dollars, I for one definitely think so. Showing the DeWalt with fence and optional plunge base attachments. Be aware that neither of these routers are sold with batteries so if you don’t already own batteries from either brand you’ll be up for extra cost to purchase a battery and charger before you can get to work. I had to have one!Īs I had already started replacing all of our cordless drills with DeWalt drills, I couldn’t resist picking up a DeWalt DCW604NXJ (with optional plunge base) after the guys at DeWalt suggested I try one of theirs. Within the first few uses, I was an absolute convert. That thinking was turned on its head when Peter Mabbs from Milwaukee Tools asked us to test and appraise their M18FTR-0 prior to its release last year. I was pretty sure they couldn’t perform as well as With so many power tool brands offering more and more cordless options over the past few years, I wasn’t at all interested in replacing our trusty 240 volt corded trimmer routers with any of the new breed of cordless offerings. DeWalt DCW604NXJ and Milwaukee M18FTR-0 cordless trim routersįull size plunge routers and trimmer routers are used every day in our very busy workshop.
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