My new milwaukee cordless tools

[youthere]

Hello. Im a longtime lurker in this forum, and i used the search function alot in my decision. To everyone looking at any tools, use the search feature it really helped in my research, as there are some smart people in here. also Im NOT a professional user, just an average homeowner.
Anyway..
I just bought 2 new milwaukee 12 volt cordless power tools. I bought the Hackzall M12 Cordless Recip Saw, and the M12 Cordless 3/8” Drill Driver.
I choose these because i figured the 3/8 drill would be better than the screwdriver that comes in the combo pack due to its higher torque rating, and since im not a pro user It should be fine for around the home use. I also choose the hackzall because i figured for light cutting around the house and hobbies it should be more than fine. What follows are just my observations.

The drill 1st. It says the batterys charge in 30 mins , and they do. I have not had any modern cordless power tools so this was neat to me. I did some drilling trying to repair some fencing i have, and it performed great, except down to the final end,(3 inch coated deck screws) then it seemed to bog down but these post are old and SOLID, so i'll consider this a win as this is the toughest this drill will ever be used.
the downside. .. I can confirm that the chuck does loosen up in high torque situations. Twice when drilling and im really pressing on it towards the end it loosened on its own, so i had to hold the screwdriver bit and retighten.

The hackzall. The good.I figured for my hobbies that this size for a small saw would be perfect. I initially bought a blade for pruning, and one of those diablo carbide tipped hacksaw blades, i did not use the small blades designed for the hackzall. I always tried to let the tool do the wook at all times. Pruning was awesome with the hackzall and the pruning blade, and also i had one old fence board i played with sawing on, and it cut smoooooth like butter when i switched it out to the carbide tipped wood blade. It has a nice feel and is easy to hold one-handed.
the bad. while it does cut nice, since it has a short stroke it needs whatever it is cutting to be secure. If it is not secure it, it creates a heavy vibration due to its trying to saw, and what it is cutting is moving also. If what you are cutting is secure and tight no problem, if its not then its really a one handed vibrating mother.

Overall i really like my purchases, It was between bosch and milwaukee. I choose the milwaukee due to the warrantee. In the forums ive searched through it seems that these two brands have the best warranties that are actually honored rather than just a paper warranty that once you leave the store doesnt mean ****, plus i really wanted the hackzall. I had a gift certificate from work that i used on this purchase to help on the cost. Hopefully this review helps people who are looking at these tools, as I tried to keep it honest by telling the good and the bad.

 

[CamarosRus]

CONGRATS on your MILWAUKIE Purchase.........

Use these for many years in good health!!!!!!!

 

[IndyGarage]

I have the m12 tools as backups to my V28 Milwaukee cordless tools, however I find that I use them more than the V28's.

I have the drill/driver (the one without a chuck) the impactor, the hacksall and the Mspector camera.

You can't beat the size of those tools - they are pretty powerful and very lightweight. The batteries don't last nearly as long as my bigger tools, but they aren't very big either.

If you are driving long screws, the impactor is much better than the drill/driver - it'll drive a lot of screws on one charge. I use it very often with a 1/4 or 3/8 socket driver for mechanical work. For shorter screws or simple installation, the drill/driver is faster.

They make the drill/with a keyless chuck also - I didn't know if I would like the one with only the quick change bit holder or not, but now that I've had it I like it pretty well. I normally just leave a magnetic bit holder in it with standard phillips bit, and I bought a cheap 100 piece small bit set that has torx, security bits, flats and philips. For some strange reason they put a better bit holder on the drill/driver than the impactor - on the drill/driver when you open the holder to let the bit loose, it stays in the open position until you push another bit in, then it pops shut and locks the bit in. On the impactor, the holder is spring loaded, so you have to hold it open to take the bit out, and hold it open to put a new bit in. You can actually do the drill/driver with one hand, but it takes two on the impactor - probably some safety reason.

I would also recommend getting one the the quick change bit driver kits - which includes drill bits, driver bits and the socket adapter. Milwaukee makes one, as does Bosch and Dewault. I bought the Ryobi kit sold at the Orange Depot store, because it seemed to be cheaper. I also bought a Makita keyless chuck that fits into the quick change in case I ever want to use regular drill bits with it (haven't yet).

The hacksall isn't as powerful as a sawsall either, but it works pretty good for small stuff. The trick with it is to keep the baseplate of the saw tightly up against the workpiece, otherwise it just vibrates the work. A really nice thing about it is that it uses regular sawsall blades, so you can buy the 12 inch bimetal ones that will bend around corners and still cut.

 

[FNFS2000]

used to be a milwaukee tools Wisconsin fan until they moved to the unheard of city Milwaukee, China