"Jeff Cochran" wrote in message
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I'm making a serious effort this year to go cordless wherever
possible, and I'm looking at the Porter Cable cordless series (DeWalt
may be at every discount place but they burned me once and I won't buy
them again...). Has anyone used the 9290 router? That's one of the
more intriguing items for me since I need to replace an ancient router
that's gotten to be too hard to deal with. Also looking at the 9845
circular saw, and the BN200V12 brad nailer.

Any suggestions as to alternatives would be accepted, and especially
opinions from anyone who's used the PC line.

Not a big fan of cordless, apropos of some of the comments here.
But I am a big fan of PC. Their service centers are also very
competent and professional. You can/should repair PC tools, if you beat the
crap out of them like most people do. It's doubtful if DeWalt (the new
dewalt) are worth fixing, and they definitely can't withstand the use/abuse
that PCs can.
Sometimes the urge to use cordless can be reduced if you make
provisions for drop cords, rather than standard outlets. You can buy/make
retracting drop cords, as well. Of course, fieldwork can change the
picture, but you must need one helluva battery for a decent sized router or
circ saw.
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Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll



Thanks,

Jeff