pl_silverado
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Just killed a brushed m18 1/2 hammer drill too. 2602-20. Lasted about 10 holes. But got the job done at least for today.
The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)
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Amitygravel
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Any way to find a date of manufacture on the two different tools?
Be interesting to see if a batch of tools from a certain run and plant are going to be problematic.
Be interesting to see if a batch of tools from a certain run and plant are going to be problematic.
TOOL FANATIK
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What killed it?
pl_silverado
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6" hole saw? What were you cutting through?
pl_silverado
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TOOL FANATIK
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I know people who've killed or abused their hammerdrills going through wet lumber with big self feeders or auger bits, going at it in speed 2 or 3; not knowing enough to go to low speed.
GortonsFisherman
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Not the tool for the job.
torqueman2002
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I have wanted to post the Milwaukee tools in the shop, but until I collect them, I'll post the 'newest' Milwaukee addiction-addition.
3/4" Arbor & 10" diameter wheels.
3/4" Arbor & 10" diameter wheels.
ABSTIFFGS
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That bench grinder is sweet!
Delfonik
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Nice!
Delfonik
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Got a great deal on the M12 Fuel Hackzall from Toolup.
$139 - $25 coupon = $114+$7 shipping =$121
Came with a free 4.0 battery. Gonna sell the 4.0 battery, so I'll be in it for even less.
$139 - $25 coupon = $114+$7 shipping =$121
Came with a free 4.0 battery. Gonna sell the 4.0 battery, so I'll be in it for even less.
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kctyphoon
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Hoping this will be the next "fuel" I get my hands on.. It's a 7/16 hex drive impact, made for utility companies.. Actually lists a higher torque rating than its corded counterpart.. Trying to get one of our vendors to "sneak" one into his next repair bill, along with a new hydraulic saw too.. I love Christmas 
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TOOL FANATIK
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Yea youre a lucky ******* if you do. These are sick beasts. Wow. If only dewalt made one for my 20v batteries.Hoping this will be the next "fuel" I get my hands on.. It's a 7/16 hex drive impact, made for utility companies.. Actually lists a higher torque rating than its corded counterpart.. Trying to get one of our vendors to "sneak" one into his next repair bill, along with a new hydraulic saw too.. I love Christmas
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Hoping this will be the next "fuel" I get my hands on.. It's a 7/16 hex drive impact, made for utility companies.. Actually lists a higher torque rating than its corded counterpart.. Trying to get one of our vendors to "sneak" one into his next repair bill, along with a new hydraulic saw too.. I love Christmas
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what kind of bits do you put in there?
i just got my 1/2" fuel impact with friction ring so i can go even more cordless in the plant, there may be air drops everywhere but those times when the air or electricity doesn't reach and you've got a half mile walk back and forth, my feet thank me at the end of the day
SpannerMonkey
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This video does a good explanation of the 7/16" use:
GortonsFisherman
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7/16" shank auger bits.
TOOL FANATIK
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Irwin Bosch Milwaukee and others make 7/16 hex woodeaters and 3 paddle spade bits. For the bigger diameter accessories, a regular 1/4 hex impacts take a beating. These bigger 7/16 imp drivers are specialty for linesmen. I'm pretty sure Makita makes one as well. I wish I had one.
Askme42
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Don't get to open til Christmas.
twertsy
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Fresh out of the box, 14 gauge version with extra battery!
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ah, yeah the video person above showed good examples. never thought to use impacts on wood bits.
so do those drill bits with a 1/4" hex shank in the shockwave bit sets get used in the impact driver then? supposed to impact drill? for some reason drilling and impacting never seemed to go together in my head
rice rocket
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Not necessarily.
The M12 screwdriver is hex as well.
The M12 screwdriver is hex as well.
I work for a electric utility and we have hydraulic impact guns that have 7/16" hex adapters on them. We have bits from 1/2-1" from 9"-36" for drilling through wood poles. The impact gun with the long bits drills right through the poles with no issues, wood knots and all.
Then we have 7/16 hex to 1/2" drive socket adapters so we can use the impact gun with sockets to tighten hardware down. The guns have a lot of power, IMO Milwaukee is making them so we have them available for situations where you cant get a truck to so you have another option instead of a gas drill or bracing bit.
Then we have 7/16 hex to 1/2" drive socket adapters so we can use the impact gun with sockets to tighten hardware down. The guns have a lot of power, IMO Milwaukee is making them so we have them available for situations where you cant get a truck to so you have another option instead of a gas drill or bracing bit.
Banjorear
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kctyphoon
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In my world, this is actually a step down in shank size. Most of the stuff we normally use is all 5/8 hex drive, but milwaukee stopped making a cordless version since it's very unpopular, even in the utility world. Our regular impacts are all metal ingersol Rand 5/8 hex drive , and a few corded 5/8 hex drive milwaukees. 7/16 hex drive is what most of the hydraulic impact guns are made with, and those are very popular with power companies and such.. Anyway - they typically get used with pole auger bits, nut runners for attaching pole hardware, pole step remover bits.. They make adapters to change it over to 1/2" square drive also. I have a bunch of greenlee nut runners that are 7/16 drive, ( ordered by mistake) and the same guy getting me the drill will get me a few auger bits too.. This will really just be a toy, but come in handy in the rare back yard poles and places you can't get a truck.. We SHOULD have one of these, but we don't - so I'll nominate myself to scheme and try to get one..
best part is its the company's money that'll be spent on all my "illegal endeavors"
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TOOL FANATIK
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Yes but shockwave is impact rated geared towards use for impact drivers. One would be overspending by buying shockwaves for a non-impact driver IMO.Not necessarily.
The M12 screwdriver is hex as well.
TOOL FANATIK
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I felt the same way and for certain things I still do. I hate a spade bit in my impact driver, seems like it chews up the workpiece way more than a drill would, especially if that workpiece is wet lumber. Hardwood doesn't seem to mind. But for building structures where cosmetics is not crucial or if you have to go through studs and joists, I love it. It's funny though, still in my mind, it just seems wrong.
TOOL FANATIK
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That's awesome.In my world, this is actually a step down in shank size. Most of the stuff we normally use is all 5/8 hex drive, but milwaukee stopped making a cordless version since it's very unpopular, even in the utility world. Our regular impacts are all metal ingersol Rand 5/8 hex drive , and a few corded 5/8 hex drive milwaukees. 7/16 hex drive is what most of the hydraulic impact guns are made with, and those are very popular with power companies and such.. Anyway - they typically get used with pole auger bits, nut runners for attaching pole hardware, pole step remover bits.. They make adapters to change it over to 1/2" square drive also. I have a bunch of greenlee nut runners that are 7/16 drive, ( ordered by mistake) and the same guy getting me the drill will get me a few auger bits too.. This will really just be a toy, but come in handy in the rare back yard poles and places you can't get a truck.. We SHOULD have one of these, but we don't - so I'll nominate myself to scheme and try to get one..
kctyphoon
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Bump for the new m12 speaker/ phone charger
Ign
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The charging wall in the house is now complete! M12 for heated gear and the LED "flashlight," M18 for heated gear and M28 for the shop vac around the wood stove and misc clean-up jobs!
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In my world, this is actually a step down in shank size. Most of the stuff we normally use is all 5/8 hex drive, but milwaukee stopped making a cordless version since it's very unpopular, even in the utility world. Our regular impacts are all metal ingersol Rand 5/8 hex drive , and a few corded 5/8 hex drive milwaukees. 7/16 hex drive is what most of the hydraulic impact guns are made with, and those are very popular with power companies and such.. Anyway - they typically get used with pole auger bits, nut runners for attaching pole hardware, pole step remover bits.. They make adapters to change it over to 1/2" square drive also. I have a bunch of greenlee nut runners that are 7/16 drive, ( ordered by mistake) and the same guy getting me the drill will get me a few auger bits too.. This will really just be a toy, but come in handy in the rare back yard poles and places you can't get a truck.. We SHOULD have one of these, but we don't - so I'll nominate myself to scheme and try to get one..
hah, i almost feel the same as you, had to commission my company to purchase a few hundred worth of tools to make some of the projects we were working on easier, and then you have to deal with the office number people who say "why do we need this. can't we just use X?" then you have to take it back to shop class style lectures because the people controlling the cashflow at work don't know how much is saved by having tools to make jobs easier and quicker.
i've bought my own fair share of work tools though so that when the time comes i can save time on my own and not have to worry about missing tools from the storeroom.
this includes that nice fuel drill/driver set, fuel 1/2" impact, and hackzall. all great tools if you have a lot of random projects going on all day, and i mean random.
used the driver yesterday for mounting and installing a new powerflex4 on a conveyor, then the day before that used my drill for drilling and tapping a bunch of 1/4-20 holes for mounting a bunch of conduit clamps. and then used the hackzall for quick chopping of copper tubing for water and air lines, and cutting conduit as well to finish the 480 runs. when my tubing cutter walked away at some point during the day (somebody "borrowed" it for another project on the other side of the plant, thats a whole other story right there).
without having these tools on my cart i would have easily added another 2 hours of time finding tools, running power cords, finding outlets with power (most power was shut down in the area for the new installations). gotta love how versatile and easy cordless power is now.
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TOOL FANATIK
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Good post and I couldn't agree with you more. At my plant you have to submit requisition forms (req forms) for any and everything. I'm on McMaster Carr and MSC a lot, and most of the time the reqs don't get approved. It's hard for them to understand the new tools/equipment is A necessity. All they care about is immediate R.O.I....which you can't really blame those guys upstairs. They sit in a neat office on a comfy chair and never come in the shops.. so about 80% of the tools I use at work I bought myself which is nice. Like you said no wasted time hunting for the community 1 3/4" wrench, or socket, or whatever and it makes my job easier. Most of the tools we have there are 10+ years old (hand tools anyway). It doesn't help that our guys don't get any real training, so Tom is there beating the s#%! Out of a good proto chrome socket with an impact gun....or bare wires are exposed on a 220 electrical connection...not all their fault tho, they weren't trained properly. Why? Because the higher ups don't wanna spend the money and send people out...nature of the business I suppose.
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ABSTIFFGS
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I love my non fuel version of that saw. I can only imagine how much power that one has.
i got that as well during the sale days home depot had. waiting til spring to break it out, hoping it runs as good as everyone says. i don't have a ton to cut, but i have plenty for it to run through.
why upgrade? was it not a large enough blade depth or something?
rice rocket
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I'm a right-blade kinda guy. Seems to just make more sense in my head.
Sent you a PM.