Milwaukee hex to 3/8 conversion?

[2002maniac]

This might be possible with the 1st gen Fuel drivers, but it's not a direct swap for the 2nd gen. I ordered the 3/8" anvil to convert my 1/4" hex driver (had a broken socket adapter shank stuck).

The diameter of the 3/8" anvil was smaller than the hole through the case and required a custom machined sleeve in order to fit.

I would classify this conversion as "Easy, if you have a lathe"

 

[shockwave]

I understand what you are try to do but you might be best to get adapter instead of changing the anvil and nose cone
As warranty can be an issue in the future for bare tool

On a technical the motor should be the same

 

[ishiboo]

3 years later and you've brought this thread back from the dead so OP can angrily berate your responses?

Hopefully he bought the parts, but then accidentally put them in his mouth and choked on them. 3 years ago.

 

[shockwave]

Okay yeah I didn’t even look at the date but yeah this threads should be closed

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Kctyphoon must have had a long weekend; but He isn't the first to attempt to type and snore at the same time.

How would I know that?

 

[Strouty]

KC is so ***** with Milwaukee that he can't see dates.

 

[mc4life27]

Any particular reason as to not wanting to use a hex to square adapter?

I know this is an old post but everyone keeps asking why not use an adapter. Simple answer because he doesn’t want to. There a many reason why someone would not want to use an adaptor. Length, power loss, one more part to have to carry/bring if working mobile, and best of all what does it matter. Plus his question was about doing a conversion. On a tool by changing the stock anvil not if there is an Easter way by clipping in an adapter.
Plus this is why people come to places like garage journal, because we like to think out side the boxes and we like to make things and we like to make things in way that we want them to be. Take me for example. I want a 1/4 square anvil impact that’s m12 fuel. Currently I have an extra gen 2 fuel hex impact just sitting in a tool box. I have absolutely no use for it and have no reason to use it. Also already have 2 m12 back up impacts let alone my 3 m18 hex impacts. So instead of basically giving it away on Craigslist since their value kn the street is not the best, I would rather convert the anvil internally. Plus when working with 1/4 most of the time size is an issue so the shortest the better. So looking at the specs the 1/4 fuel
Square impact has
Crappy paper specs
Plus the hex is basically the same with more
Power and shorter. So why not try and convert The tool. Why not
Make the tool customer to
The end user
Needs plus it will be a better impact. But biggest reason of all this is America and that’s what I want to do.


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[mike93lx]

I know this is an old post but everyone keeps asking why not use an adapter. Simple answer because he doesn’t want to. There a many reason why someone would not want to use an adaptor. Length, power loss, one more part to have to carry/bring if working mobile, and best of all what does it matter. Plus his question was about doing a conversion. On a tool by changing the stock anvil not if there is an Easter way by clipping in an adapter.
Plus this is why people come to places like garage journal, because we like to think out side the boxes and we like to make things and we like to make things in way that we want them to be. Take me for example. I want a 1/4 square anvil impact that’s m12 fuel. Currently I have an extra gen 2 fuel hex impact just sitting in a tool box. I have absolutely no use for it and have no reason to use it. Also already have 2 m12 back up impacts let alone my 3 m18 hex impacts. So instead of basically giving it away on Craigslist since their value kn the street is not the best, I would rather convert the anvil internally. Plus when working with 1/4 most of the time size is an issue so the shortest the better. So looking at the specs the 1/4 fuel
Square impact has
Crappy paper specs
Plus the hex is basically the same with more
Power and shorter. So why not try and convert The tool. Why not
Make the tool customer to
The end user
Needs plus it will be a better impact. But biggest reason of all this is America and that’s what I want to do.


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