Cordless power tools.

[Snowwolfe]

Have both DeWalt and Milwaukee built up from over the years. Milwaukee seems to be more innovative and has evolved better the past few years though!

Same for me. I still own a DeWalt drill and light impact driver and they work great. But if/when they die they will be replaced by Milwaukee.

 

[loganwayne]

Im a pm/superintendent so not using them day in and day out but use them alot. Probably more than I should honestly. I started with Hitachi, that became metabo. I have started replacing everything with Milwaukee. For the simple fact thats what everyone uses. And I need to borrow a battery or tool its going to be Milwaukee. I still prefer the metabo battery nail guns to Milwaukee, but the batterys last longer in the Milwaukee

 

[displacedtexan]

Hey,mit

I do think dewalt might have the edge when it comes to woodworking tools.

Miter saw, somewhat.

Dewalt nail guns suck so much though.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Hey,mit

Miter saw, somewhat.

Dewalt nail guns suck so much though.

The old man is runnin the 60v worm drive's on his concrete crew. Says thats a game changer.

 

[weaver]

Prefer dewalt flexvolt saws.
Everything else I go with Milwaukee.
I don’t know if Milwaukee has improved their miter saw yet but they simply didn’t hold up with heavy use.
Dewalt flexvolt batteries crap out pretty regularly but I can get them replaced under warranty without any hassle.

 

[IDVortex]

Im a pm/superintendent so not using them day in and day out but use them alot. Probably more than I should honestly. I started with Hitachi, that became metabo. I have started replacing everything with Milwaukee. For the simple fact thats what everyone uses. And I need to borrow a battery or tool its going to be Milwaukee. I still prefer the metabo battery nail guns to Milwaukee, but the batterys last longer in the Milwaukee

I bought a metabo siding gun, it came with a 1/4 impact driver, im actually surprised with it. I tske it over my gen 3 m18 impact driver. And thats with me being a hard-core Milwaukee guy.

 

[Grassymike]

I have two of my first three Milwaukee batteries from 2012 still in use. (M18 3amp). Everything cordless I run is Milwaukee now.

 

[IDVortex]

Id have to ask, is the tools more for a home owner/garage use or work? And with what kind of work? If its carpentry, you cant replace the makita battery rear handle saws, for drivers, impacts, etc. Milwaukee.

If youre needing a rotoray hammer, go with Bosch, Makita or Hilti, my rotoray hammers from Milwaukee have been trashed.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

FYI if you do switch to Milwaukee, you can get an adapter that allows you to use your 20V DeWalt batteries in 18V Milwaukee tools.

My battery powered tool fleet is mostly DeWalt (drill, 1/4” impact, 1/2” impact, recip saw, jig saw, chainsaw, 4-1/2” grinder, oscillating cutter) with a little Craftsman thrown in the mix (rotary hammer, hedge trimmer). I’m not a pro using these tools every day though. Most of the pros I know prefer Milwaukee. I did use a borrowed Milwaukee framing nailer extensively when helping the GC frame my house and was very impressed with that tool.

 

[tony]

Milwaukee M12 line for me.
Perfect for the apt dweller like me that might use these a few times a year.
Drill, driver, impact, “multi tool”. All kinds of tools in the 12 volt range.

 

[AZ8]

Over the years I've acquired a hodgepodge of different brands. Basically whatever was on sale at the time I needed it.

I've been converting over to Milwaukee now. I have the batteries, so just buying tools only.

 

[Burnsie]

I'm invested in Milwaukee - but I have friends that use Ridgid and they give them good reviews.

 

[sickles107]

I started on dewalt 20v 15 years ago, and just kept with it because I had the batteries. Probly have 15 tools total now, mostly heavy equipment wrenching and home hobby carpentry, with no real complaints. I will say the xr brushless tools are much better than the cheaper standard brushed motor tools. Especially drills and saws.

This is actually one of my original tools and battery, 15 years old, not pretty but still going strong.

On the chain saw leak, while it should not do it in the first place, there is a known issue and fix

Post in thread '20V DeWalt Chainsaw review'

Feb 17, 2024

I haven't done this yet to mine but it seems like fixing the oil leak is relatively easy to fix, minus having to take the saw apart.

Not all heros wear capes.

I have had this saw for years, have always just accepted it would leak all over the fing place, until is was about 1/4 tank.

Going to tear it apart today and seal up the actual tank joints per video

• sickles107

 

[Mormegil3]

Milwaukee or makita for sure!

 

[nobody]

I haven’t seen anyone mention Milwaukee yet, so I figured I would mention it in case it got missed (insert sarcasm emoji here).

Milwaukee OWNS the cordless tool game, full stop. I’ve also heard that supposedly Milwaukee LITERALLY owns the patents on the Lithium technology and charges everyone a royalty to use the technology in their tools, which explains why Milwaukee has run away with the market share.

I have family in HVAC, and Milwaukee is the standard there. As an example, my dad’s original Milwaukee (pre m18 series) cordless drill lasted him almost 20 years. The drill still worked, but the batteries were toast and Milwaukee had discontinued that style of battery and replaced it with the M18, otherwise dad would probably still be using that old brushed cordless drill.

I’m in masonry, and with the exception of our Hilti gas saws, everything is Milwaukee, except for one HUGE job site. When we started on an exceptionally large historic religious edifice restoration job in Downtown Salt Lake City, our superintendent went and all but bought out Home Depot of all their dewalt cordless tools in an effort to have a full array of tools assigned specifically to that job site. They’ve been a nightmare. Poor longevity of the internals of the tools themselves, awful battery life, and comparatively fragile tools when compared against the Milwaukee stuff the rest of the company uses.

Call me a fanboy, but there’s only red in my garage

 

[Tahoe1305]

I’ve had some m12 and m18 Milwaukee stuff for a few years. Runs flawless still.

Not sure if it’s just my FB, but I get all these comparison videos of their stuff vs others….cant think of many competitions where they lost.

 

[PaHunter86]

I run nothing but Rigid. Have since I was 18yrs old. 21yrs later and I still have a few pieces from back then that still work. I was in the HVAC business when I was using them hard.

 

[Blcktail56]

I run mostly Milwaukee but have a Makita 36 v circular saw. It’s big and heavy which I like personally. I feel like I cut better and straighter with a heavy saw over the single battery little ones. My crew has had bad luck with the big Milwaukee circular saws and all love the makitas

 

[SonnyDay]

In the process of converting to Milwaukee from a hodge podge of brands…

Question: anyone have an awesome strategy for discounts/sales when buying tools, batteries, or chargers?

HD/Lowe’s clearance rack?

Black Friday Deals?

Amazon?

Pro deals?

Thanks!

 

[Olympics777]

I use Milwaukee every day and I love their tools. If I couldn’t use them then I’d go with Makita. Milwaukee makes just about every kind of battery powered tool you could need to you can keep battery’s the same.