Milwaukee Tools

sounds like a combination of factors, possible over-torquing by the tire shop, and an old tool with old battery, one or both of which are not performing as it used to.

 

We use the 1/2" High Torque model on double jacketed pipe torqued to 650+ ft lbs to bust nuts for disassembly when the Mobile Launcher is leaving the pad. 50+ nuts busted on 1 5.0 ahr battery.

Its what I use at home on all my vehicles and I've never not busted something free. I think I paid $180 or so for tool only in the last 2 years.

 

Dude, Awesome! You ready for tomorrow morning’s launch???!!

 

Yes I am I will be watching from the VAB parking lot as my pad 39B has to clear when X is launching from 39A.

 

Could well be. I still love all of my Milwaukee tools and would recommend them to anyone (recently bought a 12V Fuel drill as part of a gift kit for some friends who finally bought their first house). The 12V circular saw I have is probably the single quietest saw I've ever encountered.

Now that I have a 20 gallon compressor in my garage, I could always get a for-real air impact gun if I really needed one for wheel lugs. So far a good lugnut wrench and the driver I have are getting the job done for me well enough.

I also recently picked up a manual impact driver for some body bolts when I get the bumpers in for my 4th gen T4R build; the 2008 I bought spent the first half of its existence in/around Boston and another few years in TN, so there is some moderate rust involved. I haven't seen anywhere that anything is rusted through, and might see about getting some reinforcement strips bolted/welded onto the bottoms of the frame rails (the mounting plates for the Demello sliders I've ordered are continuous and should double as a frame reinforcement for the vertical webs)

 

Got 4 days of random intermittent use from the 8.0 XC battery on my 10" Sliding Miter Saw. Trimmed out 3 full rooms (mopboard & crown), 4 doors, and a couple of windows. Mixed painting in here and there so it wasn't continuous use. Pretty impressed.

 

Picked up a Pro Organizer for $25 (non Pack-Out) to keep boxes of screws & nails I often bring to jobs (never know what you'll randomly need). It seems to attach to something as there are clips on the sides. I ditched all of the plastic inserts/boxes as I just keep stuff in original boxes. Carry's nice suitcase style.

 

went another round today on the lawn. No flaws.

 

these ended up being bigger in size. My large felt like a B&T XL. Had to return them

 

Thanks for the report, I’ve got to schedule some time to take mine in to the service center.

 

I think there was a time before every company started making the "rolling" stack systems that there was a wave of these kinds of parts organizers that were made to be stackable so you could clip 2 or 3 of these together and carry the whole bundle with one handle. Now that all the storage/organizer sets include a wheeled base of some sort, they might have had to change the form factor to make the bigger boxes more usable for large tools.

This is one area where I'm mot willing to pay the premium for the Milwaukee brand. The Ridgid stack set is my personal choice (for storing/transporting my Milwaukee tools). Besides the more affordable price point, the components clip together with metal latches, there's a "milk crate" unit for storing stuff that can get covered with sawdust and allow the dust to escape the container, and the wheels are built into the bottom case in the stack (this does mean you can't roll it around flat like the sets with a dolly unit, but also means it won't wander on you).

 

I'm still using the HD Husky Rolling Connect system. I prefer the horizontally oriented rolling box/handle as I can roll it into/out of my bed without rolling up my Tonneau Cover. I use these as base.

 

I've got a Bestop, so the height of the Ridgid set wouldn't be a problem if I hadn't put in a storage/sleeping box that's level with the wheel wells (so I can also haul sheet goods flat with the tailgate down). The stack I use breaks down in about 2 seconds to fit into the back the way it is, and re-stacks in about 3 when I get where I'm headed.

My Ridgid stack is the big "base" unit, then a "milk crate", then a small "drill box" with a parts organizer on top of that (or I can swap those two if I'll be taking the drill box off when I get to where I'll be working. since the latches to connect to the next unit are on the lid of the bottom unit (which is fully removable rather than hinged), I don't need to disconnect the crate to get to the big stuff in the bottom (circ saw, jig saw, sawzall, hammer, long screwdrivers, speed square and tri square along with some other stuff like a drill guide and sometimes a plug-in palm router with a flush cutting bit).

 

Nice setup.

Here's my 3 stacked/connected. Similar to most, bulky, less used tools are in bottom. Other two boxes are M12 tools/batteries in one and M18 tools/batteries in the other. They connect with this plastic tabs that pop in & out. So far no issues with those. I have a Husky rigid nylon tool bag/tote hybrid. It holds all the hand tools/smaller things I use most often, that aren't in my small tool pouch around my waist. I don't like wearing one at all, but the basics need to be there when needed. I mostly do finish work.

 

If you don’t need batteries, this is a steal. One of my favorite tools.


Edit: Sold out

M18 FUEL 120 MPH 450 CFM 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless Handheld Blower with Tinted Safety Glasses (Tool-Only)

https://www.homedepot.com/p/315705954

 

Amen, that thing is awesome!

 

Got a pretty good mix of m12 and m18 tools rolling around in the work van.
Have a good collection of wood tools in the garage.
I really want the rear handle circular saw next.
favorite Milwaukee tool- gonna have to go with the multi tool. It has saved the day many a time. I really want to upgrade to the m18 fuel multi tool once mine gives out.

 

I don't to a lot of repeated cutting of dimensional lumber, plywood, etc. But every now and then I'll wish I had a cordless circular saw for something small. I'll replace some decking boards here and there or will need to add some blocking to framing...stuff like that. This should work just fine for that incidental stuff. Went with M12 as I've got more of those batteries than M18. I couldn't find any on the shelf at my local HD, but they "allegedly" had 7 in-stock. After 45 minutes of searching, someone found them up on a pallet in the plumbing aisle. For the inconvenience, I asked for 20% off and they agreed. Feels very comfortable in the hand.

 

Anyone need a lineman pole step socket?

$101 Milwaukee 49-66-5131 Shockwave Lineman's Pole Step Socket

https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-49...d=1&keywords=milwaukee&qid=1619885896&sr=8-46