Any Commercial Electricians..Power tool ?

Whats up guys?

Been a sparky for 6 years now and have always used Milwaukee cordless tools. Most of them are now coming to the end of their life cycle and I was just wondering what people's experiences are with different brands.

When I am talking about experience, I mean hard useage, and being able to last.

 

commercial plumber here, and we use milwaulkee cordless tools too. seems like we go through batteries like candy. we've also had issues with the drill chucks locking up and the sawzalls just not lasting.

 

I'm a residential builder / carpenter and I recently switched to all Makita cordless tools and have been really happy with them

 

Recently, one of the plumbers on site let me test out his makita set. I liked it and thought they felt good. But do the batteries last under heavy usage?

My milwaukee 2 speed 18 volt drill always unchucks itself at the most inopportune times. I have lost more than one bit down a wall that way. I think it is getting old.

 

Mine have been very dependable , but I don't do constant drilling with them like an electrician would so I can't say for sure how they would react to that

 

The brand new Milwaukee brushless stuff is awesome, the regular 18v lithium stuff is great too.

I use dewalt 18v at work (company provided) and Milwaukee at home. Either brand will probably not disappoint you. I see a lot of the electricians around here are using the Milwaukee 12v fuel band saws. They look awesome.


Elevator constructor here.

 

Milwaulkee is the way, if you discharge the battery completely before recharging they will last longer

 

I've been an electrical contractor for 33 years and have used the same corded Milwaukee Hole Hawg for 28 years. It would have been a 33 year old one except the first one got stolen. I just keep replacing cords and switches as needed. I also use a corded Milwaukee Sawzall. and recently replaced my original one of those with a more powerful model.

For cordless, I use a DeWalt 18 volt lithium ion battery drill and absolutely love it. I had been using Makitas for many years and won't be going back.