Rigid Cordless Router

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Doesn't Ridgid have an awesome battery replacement policy as long as one fills out the paperwork when new?
   They do,  they offer a lifetime warranty on their tools and batteries.  And though I've not done it yet, I have friends in the trades who say most the time Home Depot will just let you exchange a broken item for it's replacement right off the shelf with out having to go through their warranty process.  

It infuriates me that 2 new batteries cost nearly as much as a new Drill driver combo kit with 2 new batteries.
     That gets me too.  I've learned that the best time to buy batteries is around Black Friday time,  seems most manufacturers offer a buy one/get one free deal during the Christmas season.  A few years ago I got 3 Milwaukee batteries for the price of one and stocked up.  You can also rebuild the inside of the battery packs for pretty cheap, companies offer the service and a lot of how to tutorials online that would be right up your alley.  

One of my Friends bought Milwaukee cordless everything.  Side by side when my Makita was still new the driver was faster and batteries lasted longer, but took longer to recharge.
     Makita stuff is highly regarded among trades people now as well.  If I were starting over from scratch, it would be hard to pick a brand, there are several good choices and some offer tools the others don't, so it would be really hard narrowing it down.

I have a 115vac Ridgid low profile Jigsaw I really like.
      I've yet to be disappointed with any Ridgid tools.  I prefer the low profile jig saws to the D handle ones myself, I find them much easier to control and get more accurate cuts.  I have a 12" portable planer by Ridgid that is a beast, going on ten years old and who knows how many thousands of board feet i've fed through it.  

Have a made in the USA porter cable plunge router that is so much nicer than a newer version I used.
       The old Porter Cable routers used to be the industry standard, and now the new Porter Cable stuff is junk,  truly sad seeing they let themselves turn into what they did.  I have a few of their old routers, belt sander, and jitterbug sanders that were all made in the USA and are some of my most cherished tools.  

I am trying to not acquire any more tools.
        Me too.  (Eyes roll into back of head)  Actually, some truth to that,  I'm trying to refine my tools to just the stuff I actually need and use on a more regular basis.  There's a guy on youtube....Ron Paulk.  He does custom home builds and all his tools fit in his 7x14 trailer.  He has no home shop, no tools he stores anywhere else and he's able to do everything from house framing, finish carpentry and even cabinets and built ins with his mobile set up.