The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)

[herbc]

I was a big Milwaukee fan up until they were bought out by the Chinese back in the late 90's . I still love my USA made Tilt Loc 6394 circular saw and the Milwaukee corded jigsaw and of course I have a super Sawzall . I'm bummed I never picked up a Body grip router back in the 90's . I've never cared for any of the newer stuff after they were bought out but a lot of people seem to like them.

 

[herbc]

Picked this sawzall up for a song…lightly used…

That's a great Sawzall , only thing that I was slightly bummed about is why doesn't the quick loc cord on the Sawzall snap into place with a loud click like the quick loc cord on my 6394 circular saw . Milwaukee really didn't have an explanation for that but despite that it still works fine .

 

[subarub4]

Picked up the Packout M18 fan this past Friday really great output! Finally got two new 6.0 HO batteries as my 12 year old M18 batteries are going down.. I'll replace the cells.

 

[Steel_Rain]

Looks like Milwaukee is going hard later this year on more socketry:

Milwaukee Pipeline | New Tools & Ongoing Launches | Milwaukee Tool

Discover the latest Milwaukee Tool innovations with Pipeline: Preview new products, upcoming releases, and future tool launches announced each year.

www.milwaukeetool.com

 

[danski0224]

Looks like Milwaukee is going hard later this year on more socketry:

I bet the V2.0 versions will be better

 

[Rusty67]

Holy ****, that IS a lot of new socketry. I do love me a swivel socket.....

 

[geojag]

I picked up the second gen M12 3/8. It's a pleasure to use. It's replacing a 2754-20 M18 3/8.

 

[Rusty67]

Is that the one with the double tap trigger to switch to reverse?

 

[Roger.donaldston]

You can see the direction switch in the picture. I think the trigger tapping is for speed/power settings. Still annoying but a lot better than for the direction.

 

[Rusty67]

Oh that's right, its tap to change power, not rotation. Still interested in a real world report on how it works in the field.

 

[Roger.donaldston]

Me too. I have the gen 1 and it's removed everything I've tried with it, including 1-ton truck lug nuts. But double the torque is still real tempting.

 

[PhantomEB]

Been eyeballing the M12 3/8” ratchet and hackzall. Maybe next week.

 

[assassin10000]

Oh that's right, its tap to change power, not rotation. Still interested in a real world report on how it works in the field.

I thought the trigger tap to switch modes would be annoying but it isn't. It's not quite as powerful as my m18 mid torque but it gets lots more done than the 1st gen.

I have the subcompact 3/8 as well (also tap for mode) and it's become my most reached for impact.