Childiaugz
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Are the snap-on drills and impacts brush-less or with brushes?
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Snap-on cordless questions
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Childiaugz
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Aww man, the internet told me brushless is much more superior than brush-ed, I guess I'll go with milwaukee.
3 Gun Shooter
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Don't waste your money on Snap On cordless tools. Buy Milwaukee instead, more power, better quality, longer warranty and cheaper by nearly half the price if you shop real good.
Hammer1963
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I've owned many Snap-on cordless tools and yes they are good, but I recently sold all of them and invested in Milwaukee from impacts to drills. You just can't beat what they offer across the board!
LordPsychon
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Snap-on makes great hand tools but so-so cordless tools. Milwaukee makes so-so hand tools (with a few exceptions) and great cordless tools (with a few exceptions).
KamiCrit
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Milwaukee makes so-so hand tools (with a few exceptions) and great cordless tools (with a few exceptions).
What are the Milwaukee exceptions to the rule? I've always dismissed all of their hand tools but if i'm missing out on something it would be great to know what.
Edit: Apologies to Childiaugz, blame me for de-railing his thread.
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LordPsychon
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Their ratcheting screwdrivers (at least for me) have held up quite well and their utility knives have terrific blade grip (no slippage).
n8n
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Their ratcheting screwdrivers (at least for me) have held up quite well and their utility knives have terrific blade grip (no slippage).
But in comparison w/ snap on ... Love the SO ratcheting drivers. Also the red cman one that looks kind of like SO is surprisingly good for the price (but SO is still better)
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LordPsychon
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Ah, but I wasn't comparing Milwaukee's screwdrivers to Snap-ons. I think you're right that SO's versions are superior to Milwaukee but I was pointing out that Milwaukee's versions don't ****.
The only Milwaukee hand tools I would say are worth the money are their handles that accept hacksaw and sawzall blades, their utility knives, and their aviation snips. The handles are nothing crazy, they're just cheap and handy to have around. Other companies make them too I'm sure, mine just happen to be Milwaukee. The one that takes a sawzall blade and allows the blade to fold into the handle is very handy for minor tree trimming and random sawing tasks.
Their Fastback utility knives are, in my opinion, the best thing since sliced bread. Easy and much more accurate than any retractable utility knife (ZERO blade movement), and light years more comfortable than the folding utility knife handles that you can get at HF and HD and everywhere else.
I bought the set of 3 snips to replace an old Wiss set that was worn out, and they've been excellent so far. Some people will probably say that there's no way Milwaukee could beat Wiss at the snip game, but I use my snips a lot and the Milwaukee ones don't show any more wear than I would expect the Wiss ones to at this point, they're still sharp as the day I bought them after a year of hard use, and the handles are a lot more comfortable, at least for me, than your typical single-part plastic aviation snip handles.
The rest of their tools, pliers and whatever, dont appear to me to be any better than the homeowner grade stuff you can get from channellock or husky or whomever.
Their Fastback utility knives are, in my opinion, the best thing since sliced bread. Easy and much more accurate than any retractable utility knife (ZERO blade movement), and light years more comfortable than the folding utility knife handles that you can get at HF and HD and everywhere else.
I bought the set of 3 snips to replace an old Wiss set that was worn out, and they've been excellent so far. Some people will probably say that there's no way Milwaukee could beat Wiss at the snip game, but I use my snips a lot and the Milwaukee ones don't show any more wear than I would expect the Wiss ones to at this point, they're still sharp as the day I bought them after a year of hard use, and the handles are a lot more comfortable, at least for me, than your typical single-part plastic aviation snip handles.
The rest of their tools, pliers and whatever, dont appear to me to be any better than the homeowner grade stuff you can get from channellock or husky or whomever.
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AceofSpad3s
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The only Milwaukee hand tools I would say are worth the money are their handles that accept hacksaw and sawzall blades, and their utility knives. The handles are cheap and handy to have around. Other companies make them too I'm sure, mine just happen to be Milwaukee. The one that takes a sawzall blade and allows the blade to fold into the handle is very handy for minor tree trimming and random sawing tasks.
Their Fastback utility knives are, in my opinion, the best thing since sliced bread. Easy and much more accurate than any retractable utility knife (ZERO blade movement), and light years more comfortable than the folding utility knife handles that you can get at HF and HD and everywhere else.
Link to the handles? I just got a older usa sawzall last weekend and that handle sounds like it would be handy to throw in the metal case with the saw and blades, thanks. Also I like the fastback utility knifes as well, besides the wire clip I love them.
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Link to the handles? I just got a older usa sawzall last weekend and that handle sounds like it would be handy to throw in the metal case with the saw and blades, thanks. Also I like the fastback utility knifes as well, besides the wire clip I love them.
I have one I think I picked up at lowes or HD
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Link to the handles? I just got a older usa sawzall last weekend and that handle sounds like it would be handy to throw in the metal case with the saw and blades, thanks. Also I like the fastback utility knifes as well, besides the wire clip I love them.
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/hand-tools/saws-and-cutters/48-22-0305
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/hand-tools/saws-and-cutters/48-22-0012
Got mine at the depot. I think they were about $10 each.
I actually really like the wire clip- I find it very easy to clip over thicker material (like the zipper on my tool bag, or the thick edge welt on my vest) without having to use my other hand to open the clip. Obviously that's a personal preference thing.
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http://www.milwaukeetool.com/hand-tools/saws-and-cutters/48-22-0305
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/hand-tools/saws-and-cutters/48-22-0012
Got mine at the depot. I think they were about $10 each.
I actually really like the wire clip- I find it very easy to clip over thicker material (like the zipper on my tool bag, or the thick edge welt on my vest) without having to use my other hand to open the clip. Obviously that's a personal preference thing.
Thanks for the links. I prefer the spyderco style clips since they are less prone to bending, the fastback seems more prone to bending but I have not had any issues yet.