I think I'm crazy............:wacko:

 

I do have a little milwaukee envy though. Just a little.

 

Got rid of my teal and went with red when the m18s came out and haven't looked back. And I really have no need to upgrade to the fuel. Might some day, but now happy w/the stuff I have.....

 

Sticking with Makita Teal. The tools have gotten even better. Now with the 4.0ah batteries and items like the X2 circ saw and rotary hammer. Can't beat'em.

 

Im pretty happy with my Dewalt 20V recip. Im sure the Fuel Sawzall is probably better in a lot of ways, but once your in, its hard to get out. lol. I only went milwaukee 12v for the baby jig and the radio. Their pricing is spectacular compared to the bosch 12v (which are the only two real 12v competitors IMHO).

 

Oops...

 

I guess if you always have one, then its not an issue!

But some of us can get by purely on cordless. Just depends on what your doing

 

I have a red fuel impact and drill/driver. Love em. I also have a bunch of red 12v tools. Very handy.

As for the question, when drilling through old doug fir joists, my drill will slip the clutch when it gets well into the wood. Its a pain. I may have the wrong bit but I always revert to my d handle for the tough jobs. That being said, for drilling something like 1/4 inch steel, I would take a sample and go the the vendor and ask to test out his milwuakee fuel. See if you like it. No use spending all the bucks and not getting what you want.

 

My collection.. The circ saw, one impact, and the nice clean drill are fuels. Awesome tools, don't know how I lived without that three speed impact to now.

 

 

What? Where's the new saw?

 

Got it after that pic was taken

 

Pretty impressive compared to xrp

 

Thought I would chime in on the brushless technology. My M18 Fuel trigger was acting up, I brought it in. On the old ones you could just swap the switch, but they have to order in a whole electronic board because it's brushless, which isn't stocked. Still like the drill though.

 

I brought mine in for repair, it was on my doorstep within 4 days ready to go.

 

My local HD has a buy 2 bare tools get a charging kit (149 value) free.

I'll have to use the arithmetic to figure out if it's better to get a kit with 2 batteries, then a bare tool, or the above deal with an extra battery.

I have not seen a kit that has the sawzall and the 7-1/4" combined, that would be an ideal set up for what I do.

 

My local HD has a buy 2 bare tools get a charging kit (149 value) free.

I'll have to use the arithmetic to figure out if it's better to get a kit with 2 batteries, then a bare tool, or the above deal with an extra battery.

I have not seen a kit that has the sawzall and the 7-1/4" combined, that would be an ideal set up for what I do.

No drill? The Fuel hammer-drills are sure nice.

OT, but would you guys say tools brands are a regional thing. Sorta like paint....

I'm working on this job right now. At least 4-5 subs are all rocking Makita. I'm the only one rocking big red...

BTW, newest big red acquistion - the portaband. Thing is awesome !

I LOVE my new portaband. That is one of the better investments I have made. Of course I got the corded instead of cordless because that works better for my needs on that tool.

 

I have no complaints about my dewalt 20v recip saw. I get awesome run time, so maybe the fuel is even better, being brushless

 

Why would anyone buy a cordless 7-1/4 over a 6-1/2?
7-1/4 depth of cut is 2-1/2
6-1/2 depth of cut is 2-1/4

6-1/2 is lighter and I'm sure would use less battery while cutting as the blade would be lighter to turn.
Maybe someone has some insight to this?

 

Because I'm left handed and the blade is on the other side opposite of the 6.25 directly to my line of site. The .001 lb lighter is a non issue. I can still put a 6.5 blade on the 7.25 if I really wanted to get it a little lighter. But that doesn't make sense to me. Not to mention I get a 24 tooth 7.25 Diablo blade for 5 bucks a piece and the 6.5 blades are 11 bucks a piece.

 

The blade cost/availability is the big thing. Now if they'd make a blade left 7.25 for the rest of us. I'm almost skillsaw ambidextrous but I still prefer blade left.

 

this is the first time I haven't had to look over to the other side of the saw to see the blade on the cut line. It's really nice. Didn't realize what I was missing all these years. :laughing:

 

We've been using the M18Fuel recip for almost the last year or so . I don't think we've rolled out our corded recip (Makita 15amp) in that time.

I love it.

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OT, but would you guys say tools brands are a regional thing. Sorta like paint....

I'm working on this job right now. At least 4-5 subs are all rocking Makita. I'm the only one rocking big red...

BTW, newest big red acquistion - the portaband. Thing is awesome !

 

Brands are very much a regional thing. DeWalt is king here but I have noticed a bit of red creeping in.

I'm the only contractor in the area running Bosch. I've even had other contractors make comments about it. :laughing:

 

BC -

My Fuel Porta clocks in around 16-18lbs when I weighed it.
But it has a full 4 1/2 capacity which was what the corded does IF I recall

 

I've always wondered if one of those could cut a corbel on a 4x

 

Hell Yeah
indeed on throat width.....height, gonna be tough with corbel

 

I've got the fuel drill, impact wrench, angle grinder, portaband, circ saw...all great so far

 

I just picked up a Fuel sawzall and the 7-1/4" circular saw today.

I had to order them online and have shipped to store, the HD here has an offer that if you buy 2 tools they will throw in a charger and one battery for free. Of course when I went to pick these up the Milwaukee Rep had left for the day and the HD staff could not understand the deal with the bonus charger and battery.

I'll have to go back and talk with the rep and get it squared away tomorrow. The rep actually told me to order the 7-1/4" saw online, then bring it in, since it is not stocked at any local stores yet. I ordered it and had it shipped to store, then the clerks were like, "But you did not buy it here"..... :blink:

I've opened up the boxes, these look pretty sturdy, I can hardly wait to get 'em dirty. :laughing:

 

I can't vouch for the 7 1/4 saw but you won't be disappointed with the sawzall. It's a beast Nd I don't even carry corded anymore

 

It used to be all dewalts my area. Then, milwaukee sent a really good looking woman to represent my area and now my two local lumber yards have huge milwaukee displays and the contractors all went red. That girl is worth whatever Milwaukee pays her.

 

I'm sure the eye candy helps sell Milwaukee. The one think that also is helping Milwaukee is the switch Dewalt had from the 18v to the 20v max. Guys that had Dewalt 18v tools are wearing out now and Milwaukee has a competitive cordless too line now. Another thing that's probably helping sell red tools is Milwaukee is really aggressive on the promotions. I'm always seeing a a free battery or bare tool deal when you buy an M18 or M12 kit. Milwaukee really did turn things around to become a pretty big player in the cordless tool space now.

 

I am impressed with the strength of the tools so far.

Turns out when I ordered off the HD website, I ordered the "sawzall kit" which came with a battery and charger. That was not eligible for the bonus charger and battery.
I talked with the rep and asked if I just bought another bare tool would he be able to do the free batt/charger deal, he said sure lets go look 'em over.

I decided to get the 1/2" impact wrench, (700 ft.lbs. fastening torque, 1,100 ft.lbs reversing torque).

I tested it on some lug nuts on the pickup, spun those loose no problem, so I headed out to the dump truck, my 1/2 air gun has problems with the dump truck lugnuts. Well that little Milwaukee loosened one right off the bat, no trouble at all.

I am truly impressed. :thumbsup:

 

You are making me jealous now :notworthy. Those are the 3 tools I'd get out of the M18 Fuel lineup. That 1/2" impact will basically make you air guns obsolete. Only time you'll need air is for size and weight reduction, but then you can just move to the 3/8" fuel impact.

Don't forget your impact sockets (no chromes) :thumbup: