All I can say is that this is one major tool. Much bigger and heavier than I thought. Makes my Dewalt 18 volt look like a toy. Bought it from Toolup.com for $359 + free shipping. The power seems signifcantly more than the dewalt but my dewalt was on its last legs anyway...
Milwaukee V-28 Arrived Today!
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l_bilyk
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heavy = not a good thing
sberry
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It is only slightly heavier but it is way more powerful and the batteries are far superior, no question. I have 4 of the drills, pricey but the performance cant be beat.
eschoendorff
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Mmmmm.... v28....
My birthday's in June everyone. I'm just putting that out there...
My birthday's in June everyone. I'm just putting that out there...
C_F
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Are Milwaukee's made in America?
The reason I ask is that I went to Sears the other day & noticed that every brand of drills they carry is made in China.
I know we've discussed this here before, but I don't necessarily want to put into the China pot if I don't need to.
The reason I ask is that I went to Sears the other day & noticed that every brand of drills they carry is made in China.
I know we've discussed this here before, but I don't necessarily want to put into the China pot if I don't need to.C_F said:Are Milwaukee's made in America?
The reason I ask is that I went to Sears the other day & noticed that every brand of drills they carry is made in China.
The only thing I have from Milwaukee are some sawzall blades. They're made in the USA though.
As far as Milwaukee in general, what are some of your opinions on them? I'm looking to buy some power tools and am considering Milwaukee.
I've have had the time to run the V-28 this weekend side by side to my dewalt 18v. The performance of the V-28 is impressive but only time will tell... The keyless chuck seems to be far superior to the "plastic" one on the dewalt. The V-28 is all metal and easy to tighten. The weak link in the dewalt ended up being the batteries and the chuck.
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sberry
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Put it this way, I bought 2, a couple days later I bought another, and even bought another one. We built a big steel building with thousands of screws, a battery will last an hour and a half or slightly more with a strong guy running it full out to the nuts every screw just as fast as he can stick them in the driver. If I needed tools I wouldnt consider cords for the hand held stuff anymore. I have sawsall, impacts, circ saw and even the flashlight is a piece of work.
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Yeah, putting together metal buildings with all those self tapping screws is a tough test for a cordless. It sounds like the V-28 passed! I decided to buy one after running all the EMT in my building and the Dewalt couldn't keep up any more. I'll put up with the slight increase in weight for the added power and battery life....
sberry
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The weight is slight, not noticeable. I have 2 of the 1/2 Mil hole shooters but rarely use them anymore even on the bench. One thing is that the new 28 is designed with just the right amount of usable torque, great for working on ladders and it wont get away from you, throw you or rip your arm off.