Milwaukee Tools

You won’t be disappointed

 

I noticed something today when I threw a M18 battery on the charger, the Rapid Charger charges batteries M12 @4.5Amps and M18 @6.0Amps (the rapid charger being the charger that came with the M18 12.0Ah battery with my M18 Chainsaw set.) I don't know how that will affect the life of each battery, but I intend to keep the rapid charger with my tools for 'on site charging' and use the normal slow chargers for everything else. The normal charger charges @3Amps for both 12v &18v batteries.

 

As long as the charger current does not exceed the C rating of the battery and the voltage is appropriate (and I would expect their designers are careful about this), Li-Ion cells don't have an appreciable change in lifetime based on more rapid, but still within standard spec, charging. Even at 6A that is not approaching on 'ultra-fast' charging which is still somewhat challenging to design for. What will extend lifetime the most of Li-Ion cells is to avoid deep discharging (a quick rule of thumb is discharge half as much i.e. charge twice as often, to quadruple the lifetime) and I have never checked but the final voltage after full charge should be 3.92V per cell. Higher potential at full charge than this reduces lifetime quickly but I assume they got that right. Most important is avoiding deep discharges.

 

Some goodness arrived today. This completes the conversion of all my traditional corded hand tools to Milwaukee M12 or M18. Time to start saving for the Miter and Table saws.

 

Anyone try the drywall screwgun with the add-on magazine? I got the red screwgun cheap on the recent exceptional discount and was thinking to get the magazine for it to do a couple hundred feet of fence boards. I used to have the corded $99 rigid magazine screwgun and did a fence with it. One fence wore out that Rigid gun but doing the rapid magazine loaded screwing (1 screw every 3 seconds on a roll) made hanging fenceboards fun. We just used 2 nailgun nails to align each face board then did 50 feet at a time with the screwgun, 4 per board. Also hoping it helps motivate drywalling the garage.

I haven't opened it yet and noticed that tool is seemingly not in recent discussion.

 

Once you go collated screws, you’ll never look back. However you prob don’t wanna use drywall screws for exterior fencing. I’d look into deck screws maybe

 

Doing some CAD to make a saw tote.

 

Excited to see this unfold. I need to do the same. Ive been looking all over the Googlemachine to find ideas.

 

Spend the extra nickel for the epoxy-coated deck screws.

 

First try, I see som errors in my ways and I’ll be adjusting the axe holder to accomplish what I’m trying to do but I really like where it sits so far.

 

Very nice. And it can leak oil on the wood!!

 

Preserving it.

 

The kids toys didn’t need a damn box anyways

 

It's been a few days since anyone here has cost me any money...

 

Coming into a couple hundred bucks from a side gig, thinking of either the impact ratchet or wrench with a battery; which would y'all choose?

 

I recently bought the m12 hackzall for my basement project. It’s awesome compared to my regular MAKITA sawzall. Got into a bunch of tight spaces, lots of power. Great tool.

 

I should just walk away.

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Edited wow, thanks autocorrect

 

I picked up a pack of M12 6.0/3.0 batteries for $119. I'm debating on ordering a second set.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...0Ah-Batteries-48-11-2460-48-11-2430/306639146

 

I picked up this kit and returned the ratchet for $90 so it was $140 for the drill and impact kit. I already have the 3/8" fuel ratchet.