Fuel Sawzall smoked?

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Hey guys. Was using my sawzall tonight to cut a crankshaft on a push mower and halfway through the cut the sawzall died down a bit in power and let out a spark from where the vents are and then i saw a small bit of smoke come out. i stopped, the smoke didnt continue and then it had full power back. could it have sucked up a piece of metal and that was the spark/smoke? Seems fine now but i know nothing about brushless tools. If i didnt buy it at home depot (closest milwaukee retailer to me) can i warranty it with them if it dies? Ive only cut wood with it up to this point and i blow it out with air after every use.

 

[gdocktor3]

You should send them an email and ask. Show your concern and maybe they will tell you they'll get you a new one. High hopes, but you never know.

 

[Gautama]

That was likely the death of the demon that powered it. Never fear, the curses that Milwaukee applied caused a new demon to take its place when you released the power.

Did you really think that you could truly "saw all" without the power of Satan's minions? The number of demons the curse binds to the item is dictated after the M, such as M18. So if you're using an M12 Sawzall, you've got 11 demons remaining.

 

[dacan23]

Milwaukee is great with warranties. Its based on the serial number and you dont need to show proof of purchase. Check and see if theres a Milwaukee service center near you.

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/service/find-a-service-center

 

[FigureItOut]

To answer part of your question, Home Depot won't do anything for you. They don't even handle warranty stuff if you did buy it from them, only returns within their return period.
Personally, I'd contact them and send it in. It's a very painless process. Try to be detailed about what happened, otherwise they may just test it, and being unable to reproduce the problem they won't even open it. If that had happened to my saw, I'd never be all the way comfortable using it again.

 

[bcradio]

If it works fine, then it works fine. Enjoy using it.

 

[ScottsGT]

Few weeks ago I smoked my M12 4.0 battery in a non fuel hackzall. I was told to test it out and if I was good with it, don't return it with the battery. I seems to run fine, so I just sent the battery back.

 

[neophyte]

Oil or grease seaping out of the gear housing, and coming into contact the motor, could cause the saw to start smoking. The smoke from oil or grease isn't the "magic smoke" every power tool owners fears and the tool will probably continue working fine. If you don't use a tool frequently, or the grease gets subjected to hot or cold temperature extremes, the grease is more likely to separate and leak.

 

[tarbellb]

That was likely the death of the demon that powered it. Never fear, the curses that Milwaukee applied caused a new demon to take its place when you released the power.

Did you really think that you could truly "saw all" without the power of Satan's minions? The number of demons the curse binds to the item is dictated after the M, such as M18. So if you're using an M12 Sawzall, you've got 11 demons remaining.

I also read this in my owners manual, so you should be fine.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Oil or grease seaping out of the gear housing, and coming into contact the motor, could cause the saw to start smoking. The smoke from oil or grease isn't the "magic smoke" every power tool owners fears and the tool will probably continue working fine. If you don't use a tool frequently, or the grease gets subjected to hot or cold temperature extremes, the grease is more likely to separate and leak.

That makes me feel a bit better.

 

[TheGrooveking]

Better get an old priest and an young priest and perform an exorcism in that unit, or at least sprinkle some holy water on it. If it start power pukig split pea soup, run for the hills..

TheGrooveking

 

[pepi]

Did you catch a buzz?

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Did you catch a buzz?

Lol, no.

 

[gdocktor3]

That was likely the death of the demon that powered it. Never fear, the curses that Milwaukee applied caused a new demon to take its place when you released the power.

Did you really think that you could truly "saw all" without the power of Satan's minions? The number of demons the curse binds to the item is dictated after the M, such as M18. So if you're using an M12 Sawzall, you've got 11 demons remaining.

I also read this in my owners manual, so you should be fine.

Nicely done gentlemen.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Does the Sawzall have overload protection? I liked over the manual and couldn't find what you described. Not saying it's not there, more so wanting to read the other information in the section that it came from.

 

[Ign]

My 2404 drill did something similar once. Weird spark, strange noise, down on power then normal again. I figured a piece of metal found its way in as I'm mostly a metalworking shop. It's been fine since, I decided against warranty as there's no problem ATM

 

[Know Wosad]

Fhing probably left the fortune out of his cookie in there during lunch and quickly closed it up after and the heat ignited the peanut oil on it. It'll be fine.

 

[jd_1138]

I wonder how the power on your cordless Fuel sawzall compares to my corded Makita sawzall?

 

[thebeekeeper1]

I too am in the camp of contacting Milwaukee customer service. I have found them to be GREAT.

As an aside, whenever you let the Magic Smoke(tm) out of any tool it is likely toast.

 

[jd_1138]

I too am in the camp of contacting Milwaukee customer service. I have found them to be GREAT.

As an aside, whenever you let the Magic Smoke(tm) out of any tool it is likely toast.

Funny, I never have to even contact customer service due to my Makita and DeWalt tools.

 

[thebeekeeper1]

Funny, I never have to even contact customer service due to my Makita and DeWalt tools.

That's likely because you bought them new.

I bought a well-used Milwaukee mixing drill that some idiot had pulled out the grounding plug, but I got it for a song, so I wanted to replace the cord. I bought a cord on Ebay.

When received I found out the ends of the wires don't come with the little "flags" (for want of a better term) which plug in to the switch inside the handle.

This necessitated a call to Milwaukee CS. The very friendly and knowledgeable CS rep sent them to me free and gave me tips on how to install them, as it takes a special crimping tool which is not available. I soldered them on and the drill works perfectly.

If you were trying to imply either of those brands are somehow "better" than Milwaukee you will have an impossible time convincing me. Oh, and I own both of those brands, in case you care--but they can't hold a candle to the typical Milwaukee product.

 

[jd_1138]

If you were trying to imply either of those brands are somehow "better" than Milwaukee you will have an impossible time convincing me. Oh, and I own both of those brands, in case you care--but they can't hold a candle to the typical Milwaukee product.

No I was just making an observation. I haven't had any problems with my DeWalt/Makita stuff. And I've also owned Milwaukee stuff. I think a person can't really go wrong with Milwaukee, Makita, DeWalt, Festool, Bosch. They are all great tools.

I mainly went with DeWalt, because my cousin's a pro carpenter and I've seen him beat the s--t out of his DeWalt tools and they take the abuse. I am a lot easier on my tools. And plus DeWalt is a USA co.. That matters to me; I guess I am old fashioned. lol.