Trey T
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Who got the first M18 5.0Ah battery?
The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)
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texascrane
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+1. I've been thinking about picking up the 3/8 fuel impact to go along with my 1/2 fuel high torque impact and I'm wondering if this might be a better match. I'll probably end up with all 3 though
Ign
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My 2763 arrived today. Home Depot online really did a crappy job packaging it, they just stuck the UPS label right on the cardboard Milwaukee bare tool box. It arrived and seems okay though, despite the box being crushed in a couple of spots. I used it tonight to take a trailer ball off of a hitch, hammered for a second or two then spun it off.
Still haven't used my M12 Fuel Hackzall yet, but charged it today. Hope to try it out on a 4X6" oak timber tomorrow. I did compare it to my M18 Fuel hammer drill, aside from the battery it's almost exactly the same size. The Hackzall grip is a little thicker due to the battery, but the body diameter is the same and the body length is very nearly the same. I'm still torn on whether I like it or not. If it can make a cut or two through the oak timber tomorrow I'll probably come around, if it can't I may see if I can swap it for the 3/8" Fuel impact.
They packaged my 2654 the same way, which surprised me 'cause up til then they'd been using the big Tyvek envelopes.
I really like the 2654 but even on a 1/2 ton '99 Ram there was one lug it couldn't remove. In fairness that one lugnut had the decorative acorn cap popped off thus exposing the threads to the elements, BUT we also don't live in the rust belt and corrosion is not a big issue here.
I'm not saying the 2654 is weak (was using Tekton impact sockets) but pointing out that even on a common vehicle maintenance thing I had to break out the 2763 for one lug. Most mechanics should EXPECT to see plenty of lugnuts missing caps, and on my D60's and 10.25's I deliberately ran "standard" nuts because the full-length acorns were way too long and cost more.
Yeah, running it to shutdown probably isn't the best option. I don't intend to use it to cut timbers like this regularly, but after seeing how big it is I felt like I should try and it did a bit better than I had expected it to. I have a full size corded saw for this job, but I do think the 18 volt version could probably handle it.
T56 Impala
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I'll be happy to give you my 18V drill. Its been a piece of **** since day one. Batteries puke all the time. Heaven forbid its cold outside. Even new batteries won't stay charged. I bought it thinking it was quality. What a POS. For $70 you think A Battery would CHARGE MORE THAN ONE TIME. I have 4 batteries. Only one will take a charge and it only works for 2 maybe 3 pulls of the trigger.
Ign
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Can you be more specific than "18V?" Sorry to hear of your problems, it would turn me away from a manufacturer too.
just got my subcompact m12 bandsaw today. that thing is nice, the weight and size are awesome, the throat is a little small, i wish it was at least 2", but i understand why they made it fit almost exactly 1 5/8" (for unistrut), this thing will definitely be one of the baddest tools in my arsenal at work when it comes to doing conduit/pumbing/hangers in the overhead and on the ground at work. not to mention getting quick and easy cuts on all kinds of angle iron and square tube without taking them to the large bandsaws, or trying to find plugs or man handling the bigger portabands. i don't know why everyone shouldn't have one of these, seems just as useful as the hackzall is for when you need to make quick cuts and hold material in one hand while cutting with the other.
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kctyphoon
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I strongly disagree.. they dont put ANYTHING out wihout making some type of improvement or inovation, not even their markers. if you pick up any of their hand tools, and compare them to a comparable dewalt, there is a huge difference, weather it be a tape measure or a pair of pliers..
Jeeper
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I almost had one of these off craigslist. Came up for $50 used, tool only. I was just a hair late. I don't need it but for that price I will find uses.
kctyphoon
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and how did you get those light/battery combos for $55? last i saw they were $79.. i bought two..
GOMcompMech
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I too am addicted to the Milwaukee m18 stuff. I just got the new 2792-20 charging radio for my shop. I love it and I can play my playlists from my phone while keeping it in my pocket with the Bluetooth. I have the new 1/2 and 3/8 impacts, they work great. Bought the cordless bandsaw, works awesome, but wished I had waited for the new deep cut to come out...
Askme42
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That's what the warranty is for.
Ign
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Ehh sorta. The truth lies in the middle for me. They add some useful innovations to some of their hand tools, but sometimes I think they try too hard and border on gimmick.
honestly, i don't think a fuel version would matter, run times with such a small motor are already so good, i doubt a fuel version is even necessary, it takes this little bandsaw about 5 seconds or less to chop through whatever you put it on.
for me at least 90% of what i work with can be cut with it, so its a win right there, the other 10% can be put on a large band saw table, or cut with my hackzall in place. the width of it is actually 1-3/4" when measured.
if the size of the cut is putting you off, consider masterforce who makes a small bandsaw (smaller than the next version up milwaukee), it costs only 99, and has a 2.5" capacity.
i got lucky and nabbed one of 2429 kits with a free xc battery, and 10% off from talking to customer service, so it was 125 for the tool and 4.0 batt. good deal there. most of the conduit, copper, and pipe i run day to day is 1" or less. so this tool is ideal for most of it.
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If your yardstick for comparison in hand tools is DeWalt...I don't even know where to begin...
QtrHorse13
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He bought them with the $150 off promo item and then returned the large ticket item. This gave him about a 33% discount on the light/ battery combo kit.
d-rive
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This is for my little hobbyst. If is red, is Milwaukee 
And for his father, some Milwaukee hand tools. Even if they are made in Taiwan, they are good quality.
And for his father, some Milwaukee hand tools. Even if they are made in Taiwan, they are good quality.
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Ign
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This is for my little hobbyst. If is red, is Milwaukee
And for his father, some Milwaukee hand tools. Even if they are made in Taiwan, they are good quality.
Are they? I thought it was China.
Oh and I love the Markzalls but the clips snap off the caps WAY to easily. Surprised Milwaukee wouldn't think of this and beef the clips so they take some abuse. I'm always clipping them in my back pocket and even Sharpie caps hold up better. Hmm, I wonder if the Sharpie caps fit? Now I gotta go look........
i looked up some testing on the pens. should just buy a sharpie and leave it at that, the sharpie aimed at industrial use seemed to be better anyway.
theres just something about walking around your workplace bleeding one color that kind of irks me, no company makes the best of everything lol... maybe its just psychological
+1....IMO the Dewalt kit is the best choice for the promo because a sealed box made the return fast, easy and maximized savings.
Most of the times Ive returned the DeWalt kit the returns cashier opens it up to make sure its not full of rocks (remember that reference?
)I honestly dont blame them for doing so and it only takes a few seconds so no big deal.
TOOL FANATIK
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Exactly. Some stuff is gimmicky but for example their linesman pliers, have been put up side by side with the holy grail Klein's and the old timer doing the comparison (seemed like a completely honest review) said the fish tape puller worked easier, the side cutters cut more easily and found the reamer to work well. Doesn't mean it's better than the Klein's but at the least it means they made a pretty good tool. Impressive if you ask, me to reach out there and with one swing are comparable to one of the best...and that's just their linesman pliers. Would I buy a pair? No. Can't get over the gimmicky part. Just like even though I'm a dewalt fan I won't buy any of their hand tools. I already have my go to handtool brands.
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kctyphoon
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well yea. - why wouldnt they be? they are both competing tool companies, and are direct competitors in almost every sense of the word.. its unfair to use something like klien or knipex as the benchmark, as they specalize in this area, and have not "branched out" to include new hand tools.. all dewalt does is find some made in china typical pliers and such, gives them yellow handles and slaps their name on them. at least milwaukee designs all their own tools, and if you watch alot of video reviews most people are suprised at how well they do.. take one of milwaukee's tape measures for example.. its probably one of the nicest, most "why didnt anyone else do this?" tape meaure on the market.. its simpe solutions like a magnet on the end, and a case desinged to allow you to comfortably use your finger as a brake, that make stupid things in life a little easier.. and you dont need to spend $50 to get it either.. its also, designed much better than the comperable Dewalt.. you'd be hard pressed to find another utility knife that has as much of a following as Milwaukee's also.. i dont think i have ever read anyone even mention one of the dewalt's knives.. dewalt and milwaukee share the exact same target market, it only makes sense people would compare their hand tools just like their power tools.
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Why wouldn't you compare it to Klein or Knipex? This isn't Harbor Freight vs. Snap-On prices here, they're asking similar prices as Klein and Knipex. So yes, they should be directly compared to Klein and Knipex.
You can rationalize all you want, I still haven't found anything worth buying.
And if you want an awesome tape measure.
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9ovuFoiVwr0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Or the BMI.
http://www.bmi.de/en/products-pocket-tapes-404-in-out.php
You can rationalize all you want, I still haven't found anything worth buying.
And if you want an awesome tape measure.
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9ovuFoiVwr0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Or the BMI.
http://www.bmi.de/en/products-pocket-tapes-404-in-out.php
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TOOL FANATIK
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Right on. Same price point, same market....and now I want one of those tapes, although they cannot REPLACE my 35 foot Stanley with great standout...but I'd reach for the Stanley a whole lot less, as well as all my other tapes.Why wouldn't you compare it to Klein or Knipex? This isn't Harbor Freight vs. Snap-On prices here, they're asking similar prices as Klein and Knipex. So yes, they should be directly compared to Klein and Knipex.
You can rationalize all you want, I still haven't found anything worth buying.
And if you want an awesome tape measure.
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9ovuFoiVwr0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Or the BMI.
http://www.bmi.de/en/products-pocket-tapes-404-in-out.php
I agree somewhat with the Dewalt tools but you're taking it a bit too far. Besides I know there are guys who love their mechanic set from dewalt, because of the "high quality" for the money...and their linesman pliers use more leverage to make cutting and gripping easier, although the trade-off is less jaw capacity, kinda like the crescent side cutters...fyi I'd never buy the dewalt pair linesman pliers, and if the Milwaukee. Wer the last ones on earth, I just might. I baught a dewalt 35' tape when they were new to the market and first time on the jobsite the coil busted or something and my tape went everywhere...a dud? Maybe, but I'll never buy another.
kctyphoon
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have to say, that tape measure is nice, but not like you can walk into home depot and pick up a 2 pack 35' & 16' for $25, like you can with milwaukee's or dewalts.. and speaking of dewalts tape meansure - i couldnt get past the fact that you need to force the brake down to get it to hold. its almost like something is wrong, because i tried 3 to make sure they really are so clunky.. i didnt buy a milwaukee tape because it was from milwaukee.. i bought it because it really is the nicest tape meanusre sold in the store, and the small difference in price from the dewalt's gets you a much nicer product. also - if it gets left on job, stolen, run over by a truck, or dropped from 30' in the air, i wont be too worried as i can drive to 6 different HD's in my area and buy a new one in 20 minutes. if i worked in the same spot eveyday and there wasnt so many chances for things to disappear or needed something better than maybe a trade up is worth it, but these all might wind up being disposable tools, depending how things go at work.
and the reason im not comparing milwaukee's tools to klien or knipex is because i wasnt comparing the actual products, i was comparing the difference between the 2 companies, and how milwaukee puts effort into being innovative with their hand tools while dewalt just places their name on standard products, and anything "different" they package is what i think of as gimmicky. (enter dewalt's new multi tool and smith & wesson style knife )
dewalt's compound lineman pliers / cutters are a joke. i have them - they are almost useless and after TRYING to find a good use from them, they are retired to the truck as spares. they came out after crescent's spring loaded compound cutting lineman pliers / cutters which are like night and day apart from dewalts. (i have 3 sets of each crescent, they are that good for what i do ). another reason i wouldnt compare milwaukee's lineman pliers to kilens is because they arent in the same price point at all.. milwaukee's is like $23, most kilens are close to $40 or even more. regardless, maybe its a gimmick, but they did make an effort to make use of every area of the tool, and for alot of guys (electricians) that makes them more usefull, and at half the price of the most expensive Kliens. regardless, i was comparing two cordless tool compaines line of hand tools.. i prefer the spring loaded compound crescents to anything else anyway.. i dont tools just for brand, i buy what i think will work better for what i do..
and the reason im not comparing milwaukee's tools to klien or knipex is because i wasnt comparing the actual products, i was comparing the difference between the 2 companies, and how milwaukee puts effort into being innovative with their hand tools while dewalt just places their name on standard products, and anything "different" they package is what i think of as gimmicky. (enter dewalt's new multi tool and smith & wesson style knife )
dewalt's compound lineman pliers / cutters are a joke. i have them - they are almost useless and after TRYING to find a good use from them, they are retired to the truck as spares. they came out after crescent's spring loaded compound cutting lineman pliers / cutters which are like night and day apart from dewalts. (i have 3 sets of each crescent, they are that good for what i do ). another reason i wouldnt compare milwaukee's lineman pliers to kilens is because they arent in the same price point at all.. milwaukee's is like $23, most kilens are close to $40 or even more. regardless, maybe its a gimmick, but they did make an effort to make use of every area of the tool, and for alot of guys (electricians) that makes them more usefull, and at half the price of the most expensive Kliens. regardless, i was comparing two cordless tool compaines line of hand tools.. i prefer the spring loaded compound crescents to anything else anyway.. i dont tools just for brand, i buy what i think will work better for what i do..
TOOL FANATIK
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A pair of Klein's can be had for just under $30 at HD. I just checked.
kctyphoon
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right, or these, which are $46..
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and then they have insulated models that are over $70..
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Why wouldn't you compare it to Klein or Knipex? This isn't Harbor Freight vs. Snap-On prices here, they're asking similar prices as Klein and Knipex. So yes, they should be directly compared to Klein and Knipex.
You can rationalize all you want, I still haven't found anything worth buying.
And if you want an awesome tape measure.
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9ovuFoiVwr0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Or the BMI.
http://www.bmi.de/en/products-pocket-tapes-404-in-out.php
The Talmeter has some really cool useful features. But you will need to keep in mind it is in millimeter vs inches.
hey check this out.... a milwaukee (errr... knipex with milwaukee battery and handle???) Ecrimper!
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C1F6ADOBLbg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C1F6ADOBLbg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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I love it just can't justify the $1,900 price tag.
cajunfirehawk
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M swag came today 
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cagullett1
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m swag came today
how do i get milwaukee swag
Ign
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Since this is the addiction thread, I picked up the Milwaukee tool box today for $20 after coupon and the screwdriver with can holders ($8)
I don't really need the box but I can use it and at $20 I like it.
I don't really need the box but I can use it and at $20 I like it.
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kctyphoon
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pretty disappointing how it just pops open with little to no effort on a small fall... you'd think a mobile tool box would be built to stay together especially from short falls from worktables and such.
kctyphoon
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true - im surprised milwaukee hasnt jumped on the bandwagon with the tool case systems yet.. the dealt toughbox is nice but they dont sell the hand truck in home depot.. i was playing with the rigid system and for the money it seemed like a good buy.. i like the tall milwaukee box though.. dont have any need for any of them myself, but i still like looking..