Makita DRT50Z - cordless - very happy
After rereading aaaallll of this thread :) I went and bought a Makita DRT50Z battery trimmer/router.
It was pretty hard to get. Everyone was OOS bar one Qld dude on eBay ($244 4/8/20).
I am stoked by this little thing. It has gobs of power and is exceptionally well made. Comes with a 5 yr warranty if one registers.
I honestly expected it to be a bit plasticy and frail given it is only supposed to be a cheapo trimmer, but it is the opposite. It feels meaty, heavy, well balanced, smooth to start, heaps of power and everything is smooth polished and neat.
It is a brushless tool too, so its power output and operational noise is excellent/low. Personally, I love brushless tools. Unsure why :)
As I said - very pleased. :U
My little apartment is .... little, so hand tools are the go. I was bashing away yesterday to make a few boxes. The hand saw work was tiring (I'm getting old, fat and weak!!!) so I cheated and used the Festool vac and circ saw. Quite a few cuts, with me fiddling about with measurements in between. The neighbours didn't complain! Which is nice :)
I mentioned this as noise is a thing in residential areas, especially now with the plague and people working from home. This little trimmer is quiet in its own action (can't do much about the bits wwwrrrrroooowwwwww) so it shouldn't annoy my fellow inhabitants. :rolleyes::roll: