Makita XTR01Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless Compact Router

As others might have said, the first thing to keep in mind is that this is a smaller, compact, 18-V cordless router. Depending upon the material being cut, you will have to play with cut depth and cut feed to make sure you do not overload the router. Having said that, I enjoy the heck out of this "small" tool and truly appreciate it's lightness and size, even with the battery mounted. I am not a professional finish carpenter, more of an enthusiast. I do, however, appreciate ease of use, quality and great results in and from my tools. This router meets all of those. It's lightness contributes to its maneuverability and controllability, and takes a little getting used to at first. I have found the build quality of the router to be very good and expect it to last a number of years. I have used to it to build shelving, small cabinets and in the repair of picture frames. So far so good, but remember I am not cutting thousands of inches of oak or maple a year. I am interested in seeing its performance using templates and hope that it's weight will provide great control. I have found that great cutters make up for some of the lack of "beefiness" in the router. Cheap cutters, poor results. Overall, if you are willing to take light (shallow) cuts and use slower feed speeds, I would recommend this Makita compact router. I am very pleased so far!

This router is great. It is small, light weight, the adjustment mechanism is good. Better than my larger Dewalt one, which is still a great tool, this is just more handy for portability and certain types of jobs where the large Dewalt is cumbersome. Battery life is great. Accuracy is great, build quality is great, and it has plenty of power to do what it is build to do. It's easier to use and manage than a larger router, and the kit here comes with an awesome case which works with my other Makita cases, like the one my track saw came in. I have only recently been using some Makita tools, and really like them. I traditionally use Dewalt as that is where my ecosystem for batteries started, and it sometimes sucks to have two tool ecosystems but, overall after I tested the track saw I had batteries and thought this would be the next good tool to try. Haven't been disappointment at all. Really recommend this if you need a small, portable, easy to handle and maneuver, powerful, battery powered hand held router that has a high build quality. Great tool.

Good quality

Love it

Excelente herramienta