To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)

HolyGrail

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 1, 2012
Messages
91
red%20tools.png
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

beamrider

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 21, 2013
Messages
533
Location
Columbus OH (displaced from Wheeling)
I feel sorry for someone who is in a 96 degree enviroment at 3AM. That just aint right. I do have to admit, the Milwaukee watch is boss looking.

I was completely impressed, but that's not a Milwaukee brand speaker. Nice try tho........:D
 

HolyGrail

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 1, 2012
Messages
91
Nice watch,but those tools don't even looked used...:lol_hitti

When I look at a tool,and how it's made, my mind appreciates the art that went into the design. I like to see my tools, I hate seeing them in a box. So I guess I'm pretty OCD on cleaning my tools after every use. But then again I just design and build projects. I'll admit if I was an auto mechanic, it would be pretty hard to keep that cleaning regimen.

But they get plenty of use. I built my man cave with these tools.

House033-1.jpg


DSC00353_zps46856475.jpg


DSC00356_zpsa8bc52a4.jpg


20160530_233302.jpg
 
Last edited:

Evan(CA)

Banned
Joined
Mar 3, 2013
Messages
996
How much for the battery flashlight? I'm scared to ask cause I remember buying the for like $50 in the store on clearance..

I got them on clearance as well for 49.99 and was hoping to sell 3-4 to get a couple free ones for myself since their usual price is 120+ but the going rate on ebay seems to be ~75-80 shipped and after fees it's not worth the hassle. Haven't had any bites on here or CL so I may end up just returning them to HD. If anyone on here wants them all I'll cut them a deal but otherwise I think 80 shipped is the least I could take since I had to pay CA sales tax on them initially.
 

dacan23

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 15, 2014
Messages
2,804
Location
RI
Some new specials

Free M18 Fuel Hammer Drill, Fuel 1/4 Hex Impact, Fuel 3/8 Impact, or 5.0 Battery with select M18 Fuel kits. Ends 8/31
Free M18 Fuel 1/2 Impact, Fuel 1/4 Hex Impact, Fuel 3/8 Impact, Jobsite Radio, or 5.0 Battery with select M18 Fuel kits. Ends 8/31
Free M18 1/2 Impact, Sawzall, Circular Saw, Grinder, or 3.0 Battery with select M18 non-Fuel kits. Ends 10/31
Free M12 4.0 Battery, Drill or 1/4 Hex Impact with select M12 kits. Ends 9/30

All these were in an promo email from Toolup, of course details not on their site yet. Sometimes not all retailers have the same offers or freebies.

Will keep everyone posted if I find any double disc on these deals.
 

kctyphoon

Banned
Joined
Jun 9, 2014
Messages
9,102
Location
Jersey/Staten Island
I broke down and ordered the Dewalt 20v max spot light to scratch my itch until the m18?search light comes out.. I have 2 trucks at work, one has Milwaukee, the other Dewalt.. And I still find myself bringing along the Milwaukee stuff sometimes..
 

rwil23

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 4, 2015
Messages
218
Anyone have the Milwaukee screwdriver sets?

Looking to grab a nice set. would rather it be red, but if someone has another rec - I'll listen.

Also, seems to be a lot of different Milwaukee sets floating around - if Milwaukee, any particular set I should be looking at? Thanks


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

JettaGetUpandGo

Well-known member
Joined
Jun 3, 2015
Messages
685
Location
Pewaukee, WI
Anyone have the Milwaukee screwdriver sets?

Looking to grab a nice set. would rather it be red, but if someone has another rec - I'll listen.

Also, seems to be a lot of different Milwaukee sets floating around - if Milwaukee, any particular set I should be looking at? Thanks

I bought the $40 set around Christmas time a couple of years ago for $12 I think? It was the first set Milwaukee released and it included 2 ECX screwdrivers (https://www.milwaukeetool.com/hand-tools/screwdrivers/48-22-2008). The set is selling for $30 at a couple of stores now.

I do like the ECX tip for outlets and switches. If you do a lot of electrical work they're worth it.

As far as the handles/tips go, they are definitely a step up from the standard acetate handled Craftsman screwdrivers, but not as nice as the Craftsman Pro. I would say they are similar in quality to Klein.

Recently I purchased a set of Wera and hands down they are better than all of the above for a similar price. The laser etched tips grip much better and the handles fit my hand better, but that one is personal preference.

The gimmicky wire stripper and hole for bending the end of a bare wire for an outlet/switch work in a pinch, but I wouldn't recommend using them. I have used the flat head with the metal striking cap on the end as a crude chisel a few times. It worked with no damage to the screwdriver. Wera has screwdrivers with the metal cap as well, but you lose out on the laser etched tips that their standard screwdrivers have.

I keep the Milwaukee set on the wall at my workbench for day to day stuff when I just need a screwdriver quick. If I am assembling or taking apart something I care about (or for "clean" projects) I will reach for the Wera.
 

paulsomlo

Well-known member
Joined
Jul 16, 2013
Messages
3,866
Location
Northern Colorado

dacan23

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 15, 2014
Messages
2,804
Location
RI
Hope this means the Fuel version coming out soon?!??! Though it wasnt at NPS...

 

ADSR

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 12, 2013
Messages
10,713
I gave up on some fuel versions coming out. You'd think a brushless jigsaw would appear before cordless water pumps..

I agree. It's a mistake IMO. I hope when they do make it, it's more ergo friendly than the current M18 brushed.
 

GTO

Well-known member
Joined
May 8, 2009
Messages
3,927
Location
NJ,FL
When I look at a tool,and how it's made, my mind appreciates the art that went into the design. I like to see my tools, I hate seeing them in a box. So I guess I'm pretty OCD on cleaning my tools after every use. But then again I just design and build projects. I'll admit if I was an auto mechanic, it would be pretty hard to keep that cleaning regimen.

But they get plenty of use. I built my man cave with these tools.

House033-1.jpg


DSC00353_zps46856475.jpg


DSC00356_zpsa8bc52a4.jpg


20160530_233302.jpg


Do you have a figurine of Steve Austin's(6 million dollar man) boss too.:lol_hitti
 

72highboy

Well-known member
Joined
May 14, 2016
Messages
269
Location
So Cal
Some new specials

Free M12 4.0 Battery, Drill or 1/4 Hex Impact with select M12 kits. Ends 9/30

All these were in an promo email from Toolup, of course details not on their site yet. Sometimes not all retailers have the same offers or freebies.

Will keep everyone posted if I find any double disc on these deals.


Saw this at home depot today, $230 plus free extra tool (speaker/extra battery and a few others) .. Was tempted but remember the set I was looking at being $135 on clearance at HD not too long ago, just wasn't able to find one.. I don't think I can ever pay full price on a tool again...

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
 

Ign

Well-known member
Joined
Jul 7, 2006
Messages
12,769
Location
Butte Peak ND
I'm really wanting the M12 3.0 and 6.0 batteries, looks like Sept release. I'll be one of the first to order.

The 6.0 will be awesome in my 2438 polisher where I sometimes run through three XC batteries in a day (mixture of 3.0 and 4.0) and the compact 3.0's will be awesome in heated gear this winter. As it is there is a noticeable increase in heated gear run time from a 1.5 to a 2.0 (understandably)
 

kctyphoon

Banned
Joined
Jun 9, 2014
Messages
9,102
Location
Jersey/Staten Island
Well I had nice chance to show off my m18 fuel 7/16 hex drive impact wrench last night. Was out on a call for a broken utility pole, and the power company lineman pulled out his cordless hilti 7/16 drive impact.. I was like , you ever try the Milwaukee?? He answers, yea my friend has one and it'll barely drill through some of the green poles (pressure treated). Then says his is a $1400 impact, it'll be pretty though to beat.. I say, ok - hold that thought.. Walk over to my truck, pull out the fuel with a fully charged battery and a 11/16" X 18" Milwuakee ship auger bit. I hand it to him and say give it a shot..

He goes up in the bucket and drills his first hole in a brand new pole I just set. . The thing flies right through it.. Next thing I hear from up in the air is "OK, it's not bad", followed by his two coworkers having a good laugh..
 
Last edited:

Caparris

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 27, 2011
Messages
939
Location
Greensboro, NC
Really wish they had a trimmer.. I need one and really don't want to buy one just to buy the Milwaukee one next year

Still haven't used the circular saw hardly.. I keep putting off the bathroom project
 

c-moe_117

Active member
Joined
Apr 22, 2016
Messages
29
Real question is when will milwaukee offer different color options? I want orange... even if it means having to buy just a cases separate from the cordless stuff
 

morgantm

Well-known member
Joined
Jul 22, 2014
Messages
295
Location
Durham, NC
Picked up the M18 SDS rotary hammer yesterday as I needed to remove some concrete slab around a water pipe and that thing is a beast. Not cheap but it gets some work done quick.
 

Jamie V

Well-known member
Joined
Jun 10, 2012
Messages
1,059
Location
Atco, NJ
I grabbed a m18 vacuum yesterday (tired of dragging a cord out to clean up the kids crumbs in the vehicles) and I'm impressed so far. It's a little loud but I expected that with a small unit.
 

theoldwizard1

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 22, 2011
Messages
43,114
Location
SE MI
Picked up the M18 SDS rotary hammer yesterday as I needed to remove some concrete slab around a water pipe and that thing is a beast. Not cheap but it gets some work done quick.

You have enough additional work to justify it ? I would have just rented one !
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
Top Bottom