A battery powered OZITO Palm Router? Noice!
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
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Today, I’ve bought myself an Ozito Cordless Router. This isn’t a top tier product, but it’s something that I’ve been after for a while. I find that using the router table for a simple roundover is overkill, and often means I have to change the setup already in place there. My existing portable plunge routers are clunky and awkward to use.
I expect this tool to only see very light use, it probably will be set up with a round-over Bit in it, and used exclusively for that purpose from here on out.
Long story short, I bought this from Bunnings with my own cash, so I can say whatever I like about it. $119 AUD at the time of this video (Skin only, no battery included) www.bunnings.c...
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Hi there Mario. Enjoying your channel. I picked one of these up yesterday and I gotta say this was half the price of my Ryobi One + router and its a much better tool. I have a mixture of Ryobi One+ and Ozito PXC tools and I really think for someone who is wants to be a serious 'weekend woodworker' then the Ozito range offers a very reasonable tool at a very good price. Anyway cheers mate, keep em coming 👍
Ozito seems to be getting better and better these days. I'd never rock up to a work site with a ute full of Ozito tools, but for the home handyman, perfect! 👍
Hi Mario, the edge guide accessory is for bits that don’t come with bearings such as core box and bowl and tray bits. Especially useful when you need to go around a curved piece and the straight guide isn’t capable. Definitely worth having a play with, you will find it’s more useful than you would have thought
Nice, and thanks! I'll go watch some videos and see how it is supposed to be used properly 👍
Thanks Mario! I've been thinking about getting one of these for the same reasons. Now I think that I will. And yes, more amp hours means more torque. On the guide demo, you'll notice that the battery warning light was flashing (5:42), which will also trip the cut-off prematurely. Soft start is also a lot kinder on batteries as well as nice in your hand when it comes to life.
Hi Jason, it's been about a year since I've had this, and I'm still a big fan, really useful tool that works quite well. I pretty much always use the 4amp batteries with it now, rookie mistake of mine for not doing so from the start lol, but haven't had any issues with it in that time since. Cheers for watching!
I wish they had this 12months ago. I looked everywhere hoping Ozito had a trim router, Had to go upmarket with the Makita cordless. No real regrets with that purchase but looking at your review I could have bought 3 of these things.
Yep looks like it was only launched in April or thereabouts, I picked mine up in early May, just happened to walk past it on the shelf and got excited when I realised what it was. 🙂
The five year warranty is a dead giveaway that these tools are solid. I have been using their drills and other tools for years without any issues whatsoever. They are much higher quality than the standard Ozito range.
They really do seem good value for the occasional job, I've been happy with most all of my Ozito purchases, but I think especially so since the powerXchange system started.
Bought one today after seeing your review. I have plenty of Ozito kit as Im not a tradie, just a home tinkerer. IMHO they are great value for money and do everything I ask them to do. Thanks for the heads up in this one.
Cheers Merv, I've been using mine a lot more recently, and am loving it, don't have a bad thing to say about it still. 👍
Hi Mario.
Your previous review of the Ozito nail/staple gun got me in to the whole Ozito PXC range. I first cam across the PXC trim router on the RUclips tool teardown channel as an Einhell model. I waited for it to become available and bought it as soon as my local Bunnings had stock. Hasn't seen a huge amount of use yet, but I am very happy so far. There is also a plunge router that uses the same motor and in the Einhell range they sell a kit that includes both trim and plunge router with one motor. This isn't available from Ozito (at least not yet).
Really enjoy your channel. Especially as you are in Melbourne. Lots of good channels on RUclips, but the US and European channels sometimes have brands that we never see here.
Oh nice, Einhall is the UK branding for these tools I think? I haven't seen a new plunge router from them yet, but I try not to look at tools that I don't explicitly need, I end up buying them for no reason otherwise... Cheers for the kind words, I'm glad my review has helped, never really know if people watch these and think, "gee, this guy's an idiot!", but nice to know that isn't _always_ the case 😄
Thank you for making this video. Even though I had a 2.5 amp battery from a previous kit, I still got a pair of 4 amp batteries on a special to drive this better.
This helped to sell it over another brand given my uses will be small round overs and hinge rebates.
Glad it helped, go Ozito lol 👍
I have a cordless Makita knockoff trim router and it works like a charm when doing quick chamfering or rounding corners. Not recommended for making dados or other heavy router jobs, but its handy when you need a quick router job.
Cheers Gene, yep that's exactly the plan for this one, but thought I'd test it on some harder work just to see if it breaks apart in my hands or not. Looks like a solid little unit so no complaints here. 👍
@@woodfather Ozito has indeed come a long way.
I believe I have the same router too. I purchased it a few years back with a fixed base, a plunge base, an edge guide and contour guide for $70 from the Grizz. The Ozito router looks nearly identical from the bottom.
Great video. Exactly what i was looking for before heading to bunnings
It's been a couple years now I think, and I still love this little guy, has been super helpful and I use it a lot more than I thought I might.
i ended up getting this router after you showed it could cut through hardwood with a 2Ah battery. I couldn't find any 3Ah batteries at bunnings but turns out it cuts through merbau with a 2.5Ah battery just fine. made my life a lot easier after i attempted to cut dadoes by hand :)
Oh, great stuff! I use a 4amp battery now, but to be honest the only real difference is that the 4amp one lasts longer, the 2amp one works just fine, just not for as long. I use mine for about 15 minutes every month so it doesn't really matter in the end for me anyway lol, but it's super handy to use for those 15 minutes which makes all the difference!
Thank you Mario!!
You're welcome, more I use it, more I like it!
You can also use the edge guide for rebating by shifting the bearing in and out. In practice, I think I've used my Makita one twice in 5 years ;) Someone has also been watching Fight Club too much :P
Hah, yeah that seems like a feature that's a marketing selling point, but not an actual use. Similar deal on my jointer, it can do beautiful clean rebates, and it has done so precisely once, when I tested it out after buying it 😆 lol, yeah fight club did pop in my head during editing, figured I'm making the joke too often so the shorter I made it the better it might be 😆 made me laugh at least!
Great review Mario. Looks like its got all the features of the other brands so “bargain”. Interesting what you said about the spindle lock - i need to find the instructions on my milwaukee, and see if it says the same, cause till now, ive always used a spanner and the finger lock.
Hey, don’t throw out the dust cover.. they actually work really well, with a near dust free routing.
Also great use of “thats what ……. Said”. 😂
Hah cheers, after watching the video a million times in editing I had to put something extra in to amuse myself at least, little bit childish maybe, but hey, me too 😄 I'll grab the cover or the bin and test it out, they've all been rubbish on every other router so I guess I'm used to poisoning myself now... 👍
Great piece of kit mario! On a first glance there really isnt a gulf of difference to my makita version, other than the price! My makita spends most of its life with a round over bit too!
Hiya Sam, I'm sure if they were lined up side by side the Makita would win in a few areas, but it's great so far 👍🙂
Hi Mario great vid, my new aeg battery trim router did the same thing , cutting out when you take to much t5imber off even with a 6 amp battery but for small project they are fine cheers
Cheers Dan, yep 100% I was asking too much of it, but good to know what it can do. Definitely won't have issues when using it for roundovers and chamfers I reckon 👍
I have very close to the whole Ozito PCX cordless range.
And honestly I’m yet to fault them for what they are.
I’ve used the brushless drill to bore farm gate hinge holes through yellow box with 12mm auger bits 200mm+ deep.
The trim router and plunge router are bloody brilliant for what they are.
And yeah, use the correct battery.
The new 5.2amp batteries there was no lack of power.
Nice! I've a number of their tools and I'm with you, for the occasional user, they're perfectly fine. My impact driver and drill are both Ozito, I use them nearly every day, and have done full on construction with them, outfitting the frame of the workshop and renovations inside the house, love them. I do sometimes use professional quality Makita and Dewalt drills when helping at jobsites, and of course they're incredibly powerful and can take a beating, but they cost literally 10 to 20 times the cost of one of the Ozito's. For 99% of my work, Ozito seems to cover me. Will go hunting for the 5amp battery, I have 2 2amps and a 4amp, all of them at least 2.5 years old, all of them still work beautifully across the power and garden tools I use them in. No complaints here, they feel like great value. 👍
@@woodfather had my drill and impact driver for about 7yrs now. Both get punished around the farm, impact was used more than dads Makita and his Makita has been replaced with an Ozito after it burnt out and warranty wasn’t honoured.
Mostly I think he went Ozito so he could use all my battery’s.
And he likes that 5yr warranty that’s actually honoured.
Cool video review and interesting product which has tempted me since i already have the ozito drill, driver and multifunction tool but not the beefier battery, also i have two other routers. :(
I use the ozito multifunction tool in my next video and recommend it for making impossible cuts. You could end up an ambassador and review the whole range lol
Ooh, do they have a battery multifunction tool? I've got a corded one, it's great, but I use it for awkward things like cutting plasterboard or cornice up on the ceiling, battery version would be heaps better. I should pay more attention next time I walk through the store and see what they've got 😆
@@woodfather yep
Took me a while to figure it out but, "That's what she said."
einhell says this is professional tool. i would like to see it s limits with higher ah battery.
I'm not sure about professional, but I've used it a bunch of times now, and I've never been disappointed. Once I realised that I was supposed to be using the 4amp battery, I've not had the power cut out at all. 👍
@@woodfatheri use 5.2a batteries on this one because if i go with 4,3 or 2.5a batteries it stops, not always but sometimes.
People think it’s a budget brand but the Einhell/Ozito router is a makita router in a red shell and different stickers
That's interesting if true. I've used the Makita trim router before and it felt a lot more powerful to me, but I've never used them side by side for a comparison. Having said that, I've also never a concern around the power level of the ozito, it's always smoothly cut whatever I've wanted it to. 👍
@@woodfather yeah I mean I’m I the Uk the internals could maybe be slightly or less powerful I’m not 100% but got both the makita and Einhell and they look exactly the same everything come in the box is exactly the same except the depth adjustment and the colour of plastic but in Europe they’ve got some tools that will compare on stats to the best of the big brands some that are still budget like you say
Great review Mario I have $60 Detroit with an annoying cord. Might consider
Cheers mate, and good point, I should have pulled out my existing routers as a comparison now that I think about it. I've a big Triton for heavy duty work, but it is super heavy and hard to manouvre, I've ruined many a curved profile with that one. And then a smaller Ozito corded plunge router. That one is actually somewhat annoying to use, stiff cord, stiff mechanism, fiddly to change the router bits, but the benefit was that it is much lighter than the Triton and is easier to move around. For these sorts of tasks, the battery Ozito is going to be my best friend I reckon. 👍
@@woodfather Yes I also have a small herd of routers an OLD Makita that's a beast as well as teh 2000w Triton both of which are too heavy for light jobs. Also hiding in the back of my cupbaord is an old GMC router that's too shy to step out. I like the look of the Ozito and the price as well
Great video mate..is this the same as a laminate trimmer? and could you use it to make a tougue and groove like a floor board?
Thanks m8.
Cheers! Yes I'd consider this little guy a laminate trimmer, and yes you could use it to make tongue and groove with the right bits, but I'd probably look for a bigger model if I was going to be doing a fair bit of that work. This router takes bits with a 6mm shank, but if you're cutting hardwood and taking out long deep grooves, I think you'd want something with a little more power and which can take a half inch bit instead.
Hey mario
Which one is good ryobi or ozito. I am begginer with tools and started studying carpentry. Please let me know. Thanks.
It depends on what you're trying to do I think. If you just want to play around and make things for yourself and friends and money is a concern, then Ozito will likely be more than good enough to get started with. If you plan to make lots of things to try to sell them, I'd lean towards Ryobi more. Having said that, I know the Ozito warranty is very good, replacements for up to 3 years I think, so that takes a lot of the risk away in buying cheaper. If I misunderstand and you are actually beginning a carpentry trade, I would skip over both Ozito & Ryobi and go for something much bigger and stronger. 👍
If the option is only to choose between the Ryoby cordless router and the one Mario is reviewing I can say both of them are doing great jobs within their limits. I used to use Ryobi before and now recently I bought Ozito. I am amazed to look at its performance which supercedes its value of $119. I am not a professional carpenter but do quite a lot wood work in and around the home. I mainly use the router for trimming and chamfering etc on pine but with Ozito I am doing carving too. It's more versatile and comes with guides. Use min 4AH battery, fully charged and it works like a charm. The only downside is as Mario said use of two spanners to install and change the router bit is indeed awful, I hate that part, but the rest is okay. I am not comparing with high-end professional ones but just with basic ones. Hope this helps
could you be more specific about what you would count as heavy work vs light work? im looking at my first tools
Light work for this router is using it to put chamfers and roundovers on the edges of boards. If i'm trying to do a deep chamfer or roundover, I'd cut it in multiple passes, just to make sure I'm never overworking the tool. Heavy work would be using this to cut a channel or groove down a board of hardwood. It can do it in very light passes sure, but at that point, you'd may as well purchase the right tool for the job (a much bigger and heavier and more powerful router), instead of setting up multiple guides and going over the same groove multiple times to get to the depth you want to.
I noticed they now have the plunge router. Would you recommend that for doing for hinge recesses or this?
I have their older style plunge one, corded though, not battery. I use it, but not often. I find the plunge mechanism very stiff and hard to finesse. I don't believe I've used it on a hinge recess at all, instead I use my much bigger/ heavier, but surprisingly easier to maneuver, triton plunge router. Having said that, now that I've this small one I've used it a number of times for hinges, you can make a jig for it in minutes, and the recesses come out perfect, it's so light and small that it is super handy in that scenario.
It seems to be "faithfully inspired" by the makita in terms of height adjustment and use (lock and power buttons). Just when I say that I'm not going to buy the Ozito routers, they go and do this.
Yes the power buttons are very similar. As luck would have it, I recently was playing around on a mates Makita. I didn't try and do a direct comparison as they are sold not just at different price points but at different use cases as well, the Makita is certainly more powerful, but at 4 or 5 times the cost, (I'd have to buy a Makita battery as well), this is the better choice for me. 👍
The Makita's height adjustment is much smoother than the Ozito I should point out. As for precision in depth height, I guess they are equally as good as you can really finetune the depth here, but the Makita is certainly easier to adjust.
@@woodfather good to know. We use the makita one at work (too handy though, wind up using it when we shouldn’t) and I have the dewalt one. That one has excellent height adjustment but the 8mm collet is a pain.
love the cautious approach... does it turn on? don't use it for hard work... need to read instructions... this thing? Came on mate... 3 y no questions asked to exchange. No fancy names do that. FFS it is just a motor with a spindle.
I've never seen that attachment before and it isn't clear from looking at it what it is supposed to achieve, so yep, needed to read the instructions for that one. Cheers for watching duder.
Nice little "toy"
If a power tool fits in one hand, it's a toy 😄
@@woodfather I guess that depends on the hand size, but generally that sounds about right 😁