Odd-job
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Good idea. My fake Milwaukee pressure washer also has a misting function although have to figure out if there is a way to lockout the trigger.
The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)
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The only thing about that kit is it requires a pressurized water source where as the Kobalt fan will just pump it out of a 5 gallon bucket. A M18 to Kobalt tool adapter is like 20 bux. I haven't tried it with a fan but I feel like this might be the easier route? The misting kit is cool though.
Ohio Andy
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I don't remember if you guys have talked about this yet, but...
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M18™ ROCKET™ Dual Power Tower Light
www.milwaukeetool.com
This thing puts out an insane amount of light. I dropped in one of my 12 amp hour batteries and I had this light on high while working in a tight confined area with little light for over an hour.
Lost power at the house this evening so I grabbed that light and I put it on its lowest setting and literally my wife hot power had come back on cuz I had this at the bottom of the stairs and it was illuminating a lot of area that you could see including upstairs and downstairs.
about an hour later power came on, and only one bar on the battery had been used.
All dealing with the power loss. I just raised it a bit so it was just above my eye level and put it on the low setting and it still kicked out a bunch of light.
All I was doing my work, I was replacing a grounding ******** a water line in a tight area so I had the light directed exactly where I wanted it.
When I bought it honestly I was thinking about illuminating entire ceilings or entire walls, I wasn't thinking about doing plumbing in a tight area. Okay it was a tight area for me to get into but there was enough room for the light to stand up, man. I'm really liking it. Highly recommend it.
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M18™ ROCKET™ Dual Power Tower Light
M18™ ROCKET™ Dual Power Tower Light | Milwaukee Tool
MILWAUKEE® M18™ ROCKET™ Dual Power Tower Light delivers 2,500 Lumens of TRUEVIEW™ High Definition Output & a 5-second setup
www.milwaukeetool.com
This thing puts out an insane amount of light. I dropped in one of my 12 amp hour batteries and I had this light on high while working in a tight confined area with little light for over an hour.
Lost power at the house this evening so I grabbed that light and I put it on its lowest setting and literally my wife hot power had come back on cuz I had this at the bottom of the stairs and it was illuminating a lot of area that you could see including upstairs and downstairs.
about an hour later power came on, and only one bar on the battery had been used.
All dealing with the power loss. I just raised it a bit so it was just above my eye level and put it on the low setting and it still kicked out a bunch of light.
All I was doing my work, I was replacing a grounding ******** a water line in a tight area so I had the light directed exactly where I wanted it.
When I bought it honestly I was thinking about illuminating entire ceilings or entire walls, I wasn't thinking about doing plumbing in a tight area. Okay it was a tight area for me to get into but there was enough room for the light to stand up, man. I'm really liking it. Highly recommend it.
Odd-job
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Have two of the v1 rocket lights still going strong. These things saved my **** during a couple of long duration power outages we had out here in CA. I tend to haul around other lights for working on stuff unless its an extended amount of time. The rocket lights take like a few extra minutes to setup...
I love mine but they **** with the larger amp hour batteries. The low battery warning is at a percentage or something so it starts flashing with the 12.0 WAY sooner than it needs to. The 5.0 battery is what that light seems to be calibrated for. When it flashes using a 5.0 battery, it really is time for a new one. With the 12.0 it starts flashing and there is SO much juice left in the battery. Very annoying. Overall a great light and I love mine though.
Got my original M18 12.0 battery back from RMA last weekend and it magically became a M18 12.0 Forge battery. Now I've got 2x12.0 and 2x12.0 forge batteries. Shipping it out was a pain but the warranty upgrade was really nice. I wonder if I'll be able to mow most of my property on a pair of fully charged batteries now that I don't have a bad one in rotation. This was most def screwing me over.
Odd-job
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Glad to hear they upgraded you. I think my one semi lame 12.0 might be going on 8 years? Pretty sure I got it with the first m18 chainsaw that came out. Doubtful I am in the 3 year warranty period though 
I have several M12 6.0 batteries that won't even take a charge, all out of warranty. I bought a battery spot welder and was going to open them up and fix them... eventually. Has anyone ever swapped bad cells out in their batteries?
assassin10000
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I've rebuilt one m12 3.0 with newer samsung cells that died. The same ones used in the HO2.5.
Not completely terrible if you can desolder and pop the spot welded tabs off.
Here's the innards before iirc
assassin10000
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It does.
The 2.5ah batteries have a higher amp output but supposedly less capacity. The higher capacity is why there are higher failure rates of the m12 3.0 and 6.0 batteries, as they are a higher stressed chemistry iirc. In real world use I think the 2.5 & 5.0 basically match longevity in use, while still having more oomph available.
wafrederick
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Getting their cordless air hammer, the videos of the tests done on it are amazing. Uses my regular air hammer bits
Maybe we should request TTC do an episode on that? would be cool to see if the different boards in the batteries perform different with the same cells.
Looking forward to your review of it.
wafrederick
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I watched the video MrSubaru1387 put out on it which he put it to the test
I'm SO glad I bought this thing!
I've been using it a lot over the past two weeks, in the RV.
Last week, I was working on some plumbing, and cleaning out mouse nests in some compartments, on pretty hot days (windows open due to the mouse odor, so no AC). Got that cleaned up (and bleached!), and ran the fan on high for many hours over multiple days, and I only needed to charge the 6 Ah battery once.
I've been sleeping in there this week, and running the fan on low-medium (for 6+ hours a night), and haven't used much battery at all.
I keep forgetting to plug it into electricity to make sure that works properly.
The only three things I'd improve is:
1. Make it oscillating.
2. Build in a charger, so when it's plugged into electricity, you can charge a battery while running the fan.
3. Make the base smaller.
Mike
(Edited, I just realized it was a 6 Ah battery, not 5).
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YesIHaveAHammer
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I have this fan and it's great.
The improvements you suggest are trade-offs - it would be bigger, more expensive, less stable, not fit Packout, or whatever. And then a bunch of people would complain about that.
By smaller, I meant not as tall. Definitely keep the Packout.
But oscillating, especially with an adjustable limit, would be great to have.
Mike
Odd-job
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pretty sure that holds the nozzles for the spot blower.
That makes sense. I pulled one out and tossed the package in my box and haven’t touched it since.
Thanks brother
MichaelP
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Are cocktails on their way to SF Bay area?
ObnoxiousFumes
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Anybody real close with the complaints department at Milwaukee?
The 2928-22 “Ringer” pipe groover comes in a big case with super flimsy handles that are cracking after only a few uses of the tool. This is a huge oversight on their part considering the weight of this tool, she’s a mighty beast with a lot of gravity. And the handles aren’t even properly affixed at the inner pins so they kinda want to twist out when you lift with it.
The 2928-22 “Ringer” pipe groover comes in a big case with super flimsy handles that are cracking after only a few uses of the tool. This is a huge oversight on their part considering the weight of this tool, she’s a mighty beast with a lot of gravity. And the handles aren’t even properly affixed at the inner pins so they kinda want to twist out when you lift with it.
danski0224
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Those issues will be fixed with the V3 tool...
Odd-job
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Hey I am sort of located right in between Napa and Livermore conveniently!On the way..
Perfect!
Now if they can just get the year right you should expect delivery sometime in 2029
MichaelP
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Based on the itinerary, the cocktails will arrive well shaken, not stirred.
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See, what had happened was.....
A while back, I acquired a Milwaukee porta band of the battery variety. I was originally irritated because I had to download the dang app and crate an account and all that for the tool lockout. After I set it up and thought about it a bit, I was less irritated. It's a nice safety feature if nothing else so folks in my shared space (even though I know them well) can't cut anything they aren't supposed to.
Turns out that saw is amazing. Cuts really well, easy to use, plenty powerful.
Another project has come along where I need (want) a track saw. I did some digging around the internets and decided on the Milwaukee track saw with a 55" and 106" track (105"?). Also picked up another charger, battery, and clamps. My rep kicked in a 10 pack of blades. All came in except the long track. This should be fun!
Not sure if this qualifies me as an addict yet, but I may be on my way. I don't plan on migrating all my cordless tools until such time as they die.
A while back, I acquired a Milwaukee porta band of the battery variety. I was originally irritated because I had to download the dang app and crate an account and all that for the tool lockout. After I set it up and thought about it a bit, I was less irritated. It's a nice safety feature if nothing else so folks in my shared space (even though I know them well) can't cut anything they aren't supposed to.
Turns out that saw is amazing. Cuts really well, easy to use, plenty powerful.
Another project has come along where I need (want) a track saw. I did some digging around the internets and decided on the Milwaukee track saw with a 55" and 106" track (105"?). Also picked up another charger, battery, and clamps. My rep kicked in a 10 pack of blades. All came in except the long track. This should be fun!
Not sure if this qualifies me as an addict yet, but I may be on my way. I don't plan on migrating all my cordless tools until such time as they die.
rmack898
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Wood is a four letter word in my world, I hate working with it.See, what had happened was.....
A while back, I acquired a Milwaukee porta band of the battery variety. I was originally irritated because I had to download the dang app and crate an account and all that for the tool lockout. After I set it up and thought about it a bit, I was less irritated. It's a nice safety feature if nothing else so folks in my shared space (even though I know them well) can't cut anything they aren't supposed to.
Turns out that saw is amazing. Cuts really well, easy to use, plenty powerful.
Another project has come along where I need (want) a track saw. I did some digging around the internets and decided on the Milwaukee track saw with a 55" and 106" track (105"?). Also picked up another charger, battery, and clamps. My rep kicked in a 10 pack of blades. All came in except the long track. This should be fun!
Not sure if this qualifies me as an addict yet, but I may be on my way. I don't plan on migrating all my cordless tools until such time as they die.
That being said I do have times where I'm forced to work with the stuff. I bought the Milwaukee track saw and love it.
It's a great saw and while it doesn't make me want to work with wood, it makes it a little more palatable when I have to. I bought two 55" tracks and the connector kit to put them together, while it works OK in hind sight I should have bought the long track for cutting 8' sheet goods.
I was using it to cut 1/2" plywood with a 5AH battery and it lasted the better part of the afternoon on one battery.
Ohio Andy
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I think my Ryobi has more power than my Milwaukee circular saw. The Ryobi also can use a larger blade.These circular saws are pretty hard to recommend, not a lot of use and now is dead. Honestly was never impressed with its performance.My dad had his similar saw also die after not a ton of use.
I’ve had a couple of them but that was a long time ago. I was never impressed either so I’ve never even considered anything newer.
But I’ll give you guys a heads up. I’m a big time red guy but this cordless hole hawg is a total pos. I bought one a couple months ago for drilling some 3-4” holes in some metal cabinets and for mixing some concrete in buckets. And we’re not talking a low slump mix, we’re talking one step more viscous then pea soup.
You can’t throttle it at low speed without it kicking off. My 1/2” drills have better low speed torque than these. What a complete waste of money
Does it **** at cutting holes? I have been looking at getting one. Is this the gen 2?I’ve had a couple of them but that was a long time ago. I was never impressed either so I’ve never even considered anything newer.
But I’ll give you guys a heads up. I’m a big time red guy but this cordless hole hawg is a total pos. I bought one a couple months ago for drilling some 3-4” holes in some metal cabinets and for mixing some concrete in buckets. And we’re not talking a low slump mix, we’re talking one step more viscous then pea soup.
You can’t throttle it at low speed without it kicking off. My 1/2” drills have better low speed torque than these. What a complete waste of money
The problem is there is no low speed torque. It does have a variable speed trigger and it works but if you put any load on it at low rpm it’s trips the overload. And full speed is ridiculously high for a drill of this nature. I’ve had (still have) three corded hole hawgs that are every bit of 20-30yrs old with the two speed gear box that work flawlessly.
I know when I decided to buy this there were two models. And if i remember right the next level up was a lot more money. I’d have to dig back into this to confirm what was what.
manwithtools
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Super Hole Hawg is a beast, but you do pay for it...
danski0224
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You bought the wrong one. Milwaukee has 2 of these that, at first glance, look similar but aren't.
(Not including the variants with the quick lock bit holder)
The one you want:
M18 FUEL™ SUPER HAWG™ 1/2" Right Angle Drill | Milwaukee Tool
MILWAUKEE® M18 FUEL™ SUPER HAWG™ 1/2" Right Angle Drill generates corded power to deliver up to 100 2-9/16" holes per charge. The drill's all-metal 1/2" keyed chuck provides ultimate durability
www.milwaukeetool.com
This one is a beast. I've mixed thinset with mine.
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These circular saws are pretty hard to recommend, not a lot of use and now is dead. Honestly was never impressed with its performance.
What model number is that?
Mike
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