KATSU VS MAKITA BATTLE - I Know Which One I'd Buy... Do You? VID#72
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Find out the Pros & Cons on both of these router trimmers.
It's the Katsu CORDLESS Trimmer and the Makita CORDED Trimmer!
I'll also be comparing them against each other and testing them both in lots of ways to help you make your mind up on which one is better & possibly buy !
Stay tuned until the end, as I'll be showing you a free 'Tool Hack' right at the end ....
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The Katsu is great value for money especially for occasional use. It works great in a router table and is perfectly able for all trim router jobs. Personally i find the Makita battery router top heavy just like the Makita sander. My Katsu has done everything Iâve asked of it and after 3 years itâs still going strong.
This is a great little comment thanks, just shows that the katsu does last and is reliable đ
Thank you!!
@@thelondoncraftsmanworkshop Had my corded Katsu nearly 4 years, been well used, still working flawlessly.
Good video, thanks
I love the Makita trimmer, I would love to get hold of a battery trimmer that has guide bushings 12mm to do door jigs maybe with a dust extraction also...the trend router ideally for locks and lock jigs but to do hinges it would be ideal, big trend t10 is just to bulky in my opinion to do a job the trimmer would be very capable of đđ»
Nice review Ryan. Iâve got the Mikita cordless and it has the same 2 button system. Iâve also got the Katsu corded which is about 3 years old and still going strong. The only thing I find with the cordless is itâs a bit too heavy and gives some wrist fatigue with extended use.
Sorry mate just saw this, youtube hides my comments sometimes. Yeah I have no probs with the katsu, and see what you mean with the weight. You can get lighter 1.5 ah batteries but probably only useful for light work. đ
I bought the katsu as a cheap thrasher router. Apart from the cable coming abit loose, it's been great, and as a boatbuilder it gets used everyday on the full gamut of: composites, timber and the occasional brass & aluminium.
These routers been round a long time and very highly reviewed I have the katsu wired router permanently fixed to a hand made router table never an issue a cracking router and at only ÂŁ38 canât go wrong, also can get several bases for it including a plunge router base for only ÂŁ25 awesome routers.
Just purchased the cordless Makita, thanks for your thoughts. I am just about to do all the edge's on some wardrobes. You said in a previous video you stack them all together and fill edge's to make process quicker and flatter. Do you router edge's AFTER this procedure? Thank you, GREAT CHANNEL
Interesting review. I own the Makita corded and cordless trim router. I've got to say, if the cordless version was available earlier, I'd have skipped the corded version - you know 110v, massive tranny and all that stuff. Anyway, I use the cordless version almost exclusively now to buzz out hinge pockets, strike plates and the like.
About a year ago, I bought the Katzu corded version to fix under my workshop router table - 12mm mdf and the leg of a reclaimed table - as I didn't want to use the 110v Makita or consign the cordless to the table and trash the batteries.
What can I say? For the money, forty odd quid, the Katzu has done a sterling job of running off shaker style doors and has already more than paid for itself. Is it as good as the Makita? No. But is it more than good enough to live under a sheet of mdf in my garage workshop? Absolutely!
I bought the corded Katsu as a set with three bases. Pretty good value for money.
The cord could be longer. I'm not sure about the single stage collet. Don't know if the Makita has a single stage collet or not.
Never used the angle base, don't expect to either.
The plunge base isn't too great, it wobbles on the guide posts so I don't think it will go down to exactly the same spot every time. Not good when doing guide collar work, which I do a lot. If it comes to it I can always buy a Makita plunge base.
For ÂŁ65 for the set it's a bargain and I'm very pleased with it.
I only have the cordless version and it's beautifully made for the price đ
Sounds like a brushed motor and does not stop instantly
I am tempted but I love Makita
Itâs the warranty and after sales for me with Makita.
In terms of sound, which one is loudest?
The mains powered router đ
2 button is a safety feature so you cannot turn it on with same hand that you are holding it with. Of course weâd all be holding the collet and turning it on!!!
Comparing a wired tool with a battery operated one???
You canât compare those âŠ.
Great channel and a sub from too đđđđ
Thank you!!
Really appreciate the sub also đđđđ
Nooice!
I had both the Makita I picked up for ÂŁ120 so no that much more than the Katsu, the Katsu was pants and the battery used to get stuck on it never again will I buy cheap tools,
Mines still going strong, absolutely no downsides to it at all. Its had constant use daily since I put this video up. I'd buy again 100%
I guess the Katsu is only really viable if you've already bought into Makita, i'll stick to Dewalt
This review is not very detailed. I got katsu at home, using it in cnc router and also got battery powered makita at my work.
First of all, katsu have no rpm control, just power control so if i use it on low setting in cnc it slows down under load and i cant get stable chip load. Also have to ramp it up a bit to compensate that slowing down. Makita on low setting is very stable under load and i can use it even on "level 1".
Second, makita is brushless and sooo quiet. Its HUGE difference and i really like to use it.
Third, my katsu had very bad quality collet, not straight at all. I bought oryginal makita collet for 10$ and that solved my problem but i wasted a lot of time to figure it out.
Is Katsu bad? No, it works great after replacing collet and its crazy how much you get for that price. But now i would pay more and buy makita, mostly because noise level. Running cnc for hours with that noise is nightmare.
I bought that corded Katsu and it was so poor. The spindle was out so the bits spun out of true. Dreadful tool. Buy cheap, buy twice.
London handyman...
Have you got a CZcams channel??
Katsu can afford to undercut Makita's prices only because they don't have to spend money on R&D as they are a direct ripoff of Makita's research. I'll pay full price and support the real companies and own a tool that will last for years. Let's check back in a year to see how many Katsu's have bit the dust. cheers.
Iâve had Dewalt tools break on me within 2 years so i think time scales are irrelevant plus as he said âyou can get 2 katsus for the price of 1 makitaâ so if by chance it does break you can get another. Pretty much all tool manufacturers have 18v router/trimmers and I wonder who has copied who out of them.
Weird flex. You keep buying Makita so the rest of us can buy Katsu. Cheers, bro!
I have a corded katsu and a corded makita. How can u compare like they are close! The katsu is nearly twice as loud and burnt out and needed replacing twice beforei gave up. Katsu is cheap crap. Is this a promotion?
I like it, it's not twice as loud, it does everything the makita does and it hasn't broken on me and its more than half price so for me I love it. Not a promotion đ
katsu trim router failed and burnt out after a few uses maybe 25 uses and 2 years, only used it for round overs.. crock of rubbish sadly
Ahh that's a shame, we still have the same one that is in this video. Nearly 3 years old, used 1-2 hours every day and never missed a beat. Maybe it's just a faulty one. I havnt got a bad word to say about mine, very strange!!
Same rating as the Makita on AmazonâŠ. User error, perhaps?
corded to cordless is NOT a comparison
It maybe isnât an entirely fair comparison to put up a âcheapâ cordless tool up against a âqualityâ corded one. However, I think that using the Makita corded tool as the benchmark for other router/trimmers is valid. It is good for me as a DIYer to know that the cheaper tool would be up to the sort of jobs I would need it for without sacrificing power. I donât have Makita 18v tools myself so the cost saving for me would be lessâŠI also donât want to get into another battery system so Iâll probably go for the corded Katsu for occasional use.