Customer Reviews

Porter-Cable 9290 19.2-Volt Cordless Router

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a great router! You have no idea how much easier it is to rout without the cord. I have a Makita RF1101, Makita RP1101 and a Bosch 1619EVS. I don't use any of those now. The cordless dose all of my jobs. I am well educated in physics and wood working is my hobby. Not like most others I don't get fooled by manufactures boastings about power. Hint; always go by metric units, they can't trick you then. Most 1.5 HP routers have an impedance of 11A. That is 1320W @ 120V of power out-put. This router has a power output of 600W, what is less than half of a 1.5 HP. suppose this was a corded 120V, the empedience would be 5 Amperes. Porter-Cable claims that this router will do as a 1.5 HP. I say, PC is tiring to trick you. while this router will do most of you're fixed based routing, it's got less than half the power of a 1.5 HP and it will not do or act as one.

I love this router, but the kit, no it just doesn't work. this kit comes with only one battery! come on Porter-Cable, do you expect people to wait an hour for charging when the battery goes down? If you don't have another PC 19.2V tool you gonna have to buy a battery. That is more $. I take one star away for this.

This is the cheapest thing PC did here, there is only the .25 inch collet. You have to buy a .5 inch...

The other thing that I find cheap is that the base is screw on. I couldn't stand it and bought a clip-on base. for these 2 I will take another star off...

If this kit came with 2 batteries, a .5 inch collet and a base with clip-on it is a defined 5 star, since it didn't I will have to rate it as a 3-star.

Nevertheless, the router itself is a 5-star.

i bought this router about 6 months ago based upon the reviews. it works great. if you hang doors you can carry it in the house and use it to rout out the lockset on the side of the door etc. I have used it to hang about 17 doors so far and it will usually do 7 doors without recharging the battery. I bought the 19.2 drill from porter cable, so I have 2 more batteries. I know have about 23 drills, because the cost of 2 batteries seperatly is only about 30-60 bucks less than a whole kit.

use this router with the collet for the door jigs and you will be happy.

kreg
the Honey-do Handyman

I hang custom doors for a living in the San Diego area and I tell you what. If I can go through a house, mortising latch and strike plates without dragging a cord, Im in heaven. I give it only 4 stars because it doesnt quite match up to the 2 corded PC routers I already use for other jobs and also the single battery it comes with

I love cordless tools; this is the 15th cordless tool that I bought and it is really handy when it comes the time to trim a little edge off or drill a hole for a hinge. I am not a carpenter or any expert when it comes to woodworking, but I believe there is a purpose for each tool, and this router, after owning for just 1 week, helped me installed a pet door out of the wall on the sunroom. It chewed up the plywood fast and easy, saved me from chiseling. Good tool! Wish I had it when I installed my new door lock...

"How did you do that?" my friends wondered looking at my tapered sliding dovetail-joined bookcase assembled in my shop last weekend. I pointed at the 9290, a dovetail pattern bit, and a couple jigs I'd made for the purpose. It occurred to me just how much use I've gotten out of this little guy since I got it a couple years ago.

I'd picked this up as a second router so I could leave my main one in the router table. I love doing router work, and quickly I found myself using the porter-cable almost to the exclusion of my corded one. I took the advice of previous commenters and rounded this out with a 1/2" collet, transparent baseplate, and a plunge router base housing.

The only problem I've run into is that while it's nice and easy to get the collets off the router, getting the bits out of the 1/4" collet can be a challenge. I worked around it by filing the threads off a 2" long bolt and use it and a mallet to pop the bit out. Most of my projects involve at least two different 1/4" router bits, so I've been frustrated by this from time to time. As a solution, I'm thinking of getting a second 9290; having a second battery+charger definitely makes it worth it.

I bought this router to perform one function. To route a 3/8 roundover on cypress table tops. I simply wanted to eliminate another power cord from being in the way or getting caught on the workbench. What I did not realize is that the router weighs a lot less than the the 690 I have been using. That was a pleasure to discover. Another thing I like is that when the battery dies, it does so quickly. Not a lot of run time at a low rpm. A great tool for my application and it was my 8th Porter Cable tool purchase.

The grandkids surprised me with this one last Christmas. At first glance, I thought that a cordless router would never pass muster, especially with an experienced wood working hobbyist like myself. C'mon Porter Cable - this thing is mostly a marketing gimmick, right? I quickly became a believer once I put it to use, however.

It seems to have nearly all the power of my trusty 690, I'd say it will do 90% of what the corded model does (I use bigger routers for the big stuff anyhow.)

It is tailor-made for dovetails, rabbits, and even mortises especially when it is easier to bring the tool to the work rather than the other way 'round. I only hope that my corded 690 doesn't get jealous and angry with me, she'll probably be confined to table duty from now on.

You'll never realize how much that cord gets in the way until it ain't there. Thanks Porter Cable! There's obviously woodworkers amongst your ranks...

This is only a hint, you must push and hold the power switch in and then to the on position to start the router.

I've been waiting for the convience of the ultimate cordless
tool for my job. The 9290 will save me at least 50% time using cords.
Thank you Porter Cable.
I've always known that the battery for a router
would come around.