Dewalt Homemade Cordless Router

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rossi7xMember since Oct 2012Feb 5, 2017 5:43 PM CT

When you need it Cordless but your Favourite Brand doesn’t have one in their Line-up, it’s time to start ‘Modding’..

My Version of Deawalt 18v (20v Max) Li-ion Cordless 1/4″ Router… And yes, it is Flex Volt compatible…

StrippedScrewMember since Jun 2015Feb 5, 2017 5:47 PM CT

OK we need a video of this working, really cool.

rossi7xMember since Oct 2012Feb 5, 2017 5:54 PM CT

Try this….

DooDarMember since Oct 2012Feb 5, 2017 6:11 PM CT

Ok so is this yours rossi7x? Did you convert it?

LoganMember since Jun 2015Feb 5, 2017 7:00 PM CT

That’s awesome there’s no way I could do something like that

hopefully Dewalt will make a cordless one soon

JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Feb 5, 2017 8:37 PM CT

Whoa! That’s crazy dude looks pretty compact for the electrical conversion

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ChrisKMember since Dec 2012Feb 5, 2017 8:41 PM CT

Friggin awwwweeeeesssommmmmmmme!!!

overanalyzeMember since Oct 2011Feb 5, 2017 9:13 PM CT

Can’t see the video link…can someome post the youtube link?

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Cr8ondtMember since May 2016Feb 5, 2017 9:45 PM CT

That’s sick!!! Would love to see a tutorial.

JronmanMember since May 2016Feb 6, 2017 10:53 AM CT

Whats the power and runtime like? You know work is about to get done when the 2.0 is switched out with the flexvolt haha.

rossi7xMember since Oct 2012Feb 6, 2017 1:23 PM CT

DooDar wrote:

19 hours ago, DooDar said:

Ok so is this yours rossi7x? Did you convert it?

Yes Buddy.. It’s the 1/4″ Router, with the Motor ripped out, and replaced with ‘3/4’ of the Clamshell, motor and electronics of the 20v Cut out tool… Bit of a head crunch to begin with, but pretty easy in the end… Only thing I couldn’t get working was the Electronic speed control (I’ll let Dewalt figure that one out) or any electronics to stop the battery draining too low.. My Guess is that you’ll hear the battery draining, and switch out as soon as you think it’s starting to spin below optimum RPM…

Hugh JassMember since Feb 2015Feb 6, 2017 7:01 PM CT

That’s just gangster.

Framer joeMember since Nov 2016Feb 6, 2017 8:16 PM CT

Daaaammmmnnn! I’ll take 2 please Dewalt!! Clever bro….I use my Ryobi cordless everyday….cmon Dewalt ..

overanalyzeMember since Oct 2011Feb 6, 2017 8:21 PM CT

That is sweet! Quite genius to use the 20v rotary tool motor!

Cr8ondtMember since May 2016Feb 6, 2017 8:52 PM CT

Framer joe wrote:

31 minutes ago, Framer joe said:

Daaaammmmnnn! I’ll take 2 please Dewalt!! Clever bro….I use my Ryobi cordless everyday….cmon Dewalt ..

I’m kicking around the idea of grabbing some Ryobi stuff too, gotta fill the gap that DeWalt just leaves empty and some non daily use ones too.

JronmanMember since May 2016Feb 7, 2017 10:21 AM CT

is a flexvolt in the works?

Framer joeMember since Nov 2016Feb 7, 2017 1:36 PM CT

Ya ..I went to Ryobi for fill in tools also…but I’ll say they work great and last…my router is blue like 10yrs old…still kicks ass and that’s daily use. Every company has a FAN but Dewalt it’s just a fan Dewalt cmon…I just need a trim router so I hope Dewalt is not going Flexvolt on that ,too big..too heavy..rigid just made one,…..

……..I have some Ryobi..fan,router,flood light,orbital sander, they work great…wish it was all Yellow and black…