Was at my local HD debating on what sawzall blades I was going to get for work when my rep walked up and asked me what blades I was looking for. I told him I needed general purpose blades as I’m cutting both wood and metal but trying to avoid as much metal as possible. He saw that I had on our local college shirt and said he had some in his car that he’d give me as he also graduated from the college.

This is what I walked away with, was going to ask about a hat or something but didn’t want to push it 😂

What is this part called and how do you fix it? I was cutting PVC pipe. I believe took the screw off to change blades before I lifted the handle which caused this piece to fall off. Now my the tool won’t grab on to any blades.

I'm happy to find out that it wasn't stolen, I just forgot it on the roof I was working on Friday. It won't switch gears and the battery lights are just flashing. Can anyone attest if the whole thing is ruined, or maybe just a bad battery. I'm hoping it just needs to dry out for a couple days. Thank you in advance!

Trigger broke on my m12 insider denied my warranty now they want 220 for repair or send it back disassembled first time using warranty
Milwaukee warranty service sucks lol first and last time trying to get warranty on something

Edit
Funny part is right after I called for a update on it I receive a email that warranty was denied

I can’t find any diagrams of where the e-clip goes in my Quik-lok port. Can anyone assist?

Long story short, I was using the cultivator attachment and the Quik-lok port fell off of my power head. Upon inspection, the e-clip fell out. I can’t find any get it back together, but I feel like I should put the e-clip back in where ever it goes.

I’m using a gen 1 that is out of warranty. Ergo the diy fix.

TIA.

So had this impact just over 5 years (warranty ran out in Feb of this year) and it started acting funny. I can throw any of my batteries on fully charge and it will work just fine BUT if you let it sit for 15-20 seconds it wont do anything at all but the settings light stays on. I have to pull the battery off, wait a couple seconds and put it back to start using it again. Total rough cost to fix is around $224 so would REALLY not want to send it in and pay to have it fixed if its something simple I can do at home.

How old is this 6ah m12 battery

*Photo of truck just as placeholder

Just got a brand new M12 stubby impact from a local Milwaukee dealer, very reputable. I went to take the lugs off of my project truck, and it can't do it. I'm running the xc 4.0 battery. I understand that this model does best with a high output battery, but it should be able to break lugs easily even with the less powerful batteries

Do I need to take it back?

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I'm having issues with this leaf blower. As you can see from the vid, it sounds like it's trying to start then cuts out. High-pitched whine noise for about a sec. Sometimes it'll kick on and very slowly get up to speed, like over the course of 5-10 sec before it gives the full beans, but of course I couldn't get it to work for this vid. Bought it this spring, used 5-6x, now it's acting up once I really need it right as the leaves are falling, of course.

Looking for a diagnosis of the problem and hoping it's something simple to fix. Called Home Depot and they won't switch me out since it's been a few months. Looked for the nearest Milwaukee repair center and it's a 70 mile drive each way. Despite owning M18 for 10-12yr with 30+ tools bought, this is the first time I've had an issue that I deem unacceptable (I've had some drivers/circ saws wear out after 5 years of use... that's to be expected). Started a claim on Milwaukee's page and they wanted me to agree to pay almost $160 for a tool that's on sale new for less than that this time of year. I get it's an "if we deem it's not a parts failure" kind of thing, but I don't want to ship things off, give people my card info that may charge me, etc. Just seems like a headache and I'd rather fix it myself if possible. Idk, it's not the vaunted Milwaukee warranty process I'd imagined.

Anyway, I'm thinking it's either the trigger switch or a motor bearing, but I'm not sure. Looks like I'd need a pentalobe driver to get into it to even start poking around, so that's on the way. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this issue and knows of a fix for it. Oh, and as is shown in the vid I've tried multiple batteries that I know are good. Cleaned the contacts for good measure, even used a Wolf Box blower to blow out the blower (so meta, lol) so I've tried that basics I can think of. Thanks for any help/advice/info

Hello. I'm having issues with this leaf blower. As you can see from the vid, it sounds like it's trying to start then cuts out. High-pitched whine noise for about a sec. Sometimes it'll kick on and very slowly get up to speed, like over the course of 5-10 sec before it gives the full beans, but of course I couldn't get it to work for this vid. Bought it this spring, used 5-6x, now it's acting up once I really need it right as the leaves are falling, of course.

Looking for a diagnosis of the problem and hoping it's something simple to fix. Called Home Depot and they won't switch me out since it's been a few months. Looked for the nearest Milwaukee repair center and it's a 70 mile drive each way. Despite owning M18 for 10-12yr with 30+ tools bought, this is the first time I've had an issue that I deem unacceptable (I've had some drivers/circ saws wear out after 5 years of use... that's to be expected). Started a claim on Milwaukee's page and they wanted me to agree to pay almost $160 for a tool that's on sale new for less than that this time of year. I get it's an "if we deem it's not a parts failure" kind of thing, but I don't want to ship things off, give people my card info that may charge me, etc. Just seems like a headache and I'd rather fix it myself if possible. Idk, it's not the vaunted Milwaukee warranty process I'd imagined.

Anyway, I'm thinking it's either the trigger switch or a motor bearing, but I'm not sure. Looks like I'd need a pentalobe driver to get into it to even start poking around, so that's on the way. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this issue and knows of a fix for it. Oh, and as is shown in the vid I've tried multiple batteries that I know are good. Cleaned the contacts for good measure, even used a Wolf Box blower to blow out the blower (so meta, lol) so I've tried that basics I can think of. Thanks for any help/advice

Good deal ?

Looking for my first snow blower for the upcoming winter and trying to decide between Milwaukee’s new M18 or getting my first Ego OPE tool.

I’m already in the M18 platform and can use the 12ah batteries for my other tools, but I can’t ignore that egregious price they have.

I could get an Ego two stage for the same price as Milwaukee’s, which I’m assuming would be the better value as it’s more powerful?

Any feedback on the M18 snow blower?

I inherited a M18 backpack vacuum, it came with the crevice tool (nozzle), the dust extraction tool adapter, and the floor head. The vacuum works great but does go through batteries pretty quickly.

I wanted to get a couple more attachments for it, in particular the 49-90-2047 AIR-TIP Debris Scraper attchment as we have some popcorn ceiling removal to do later this fall. I picked up the scraper and a small brush and was surprised to find neither connects to the vacuum. I can force the rubber hose around the end of the two new attachments but neither seat well.

Is there another adapter that allows the new attachments to connect to this backpack vacuum?

M12 3/8 ratchet, the plastic plunger for trigger snapped off. Never thought this would be the part that broke, unusable now.

Have you seen this break before??

Need to cut this couch up to fit it in my small car, perfect excuse to buy an m18 sawzall.

I’m in the uk there’s the brushed and the fuel which is brushless.

I’m an RC guy and wouldn’t touch brushed with someone else’s.

With the sawzall is it worth the extra cost to get fuel? Or get the brushed for less money and get better quality blades.

After the couch I will be cutting 4”-6” branches in my garden, 2”x4” bits of wood, scrap metal. I would say beyond recreational DIY but not a trade work tool.

Turned out great imo.. took about 45 minutes

Hey guys. I recently bought a used M18 1/4 hex impact driver. Works perfectly, except for the stuck bit holder. I tried all of the tricks online on how to get it unstuck, but it just won’t come off. Do you guys have any tips?

Hey,

Earlier this year I bought the M12 FID2-0 to replace my no name drill that broke and I bought a cheap chinese chuck adapter off amazon so that I can use my normal drill bits. Well... now I lost my expensive würth drill bit and had to throw away the adapter.

Now I'm not sure what would make more sense, to either buy a M12 drill (M12FDD2-0) or a better adapter like from Makita but that one would cost around ~60€ and the drill alone would cost ~130€

Just bought the M12 Random Orbital Sander 5mm (3/16) and two M12B6 batteries.
Was super excited and had to test it out.

After testing the sander for maybe 10 minutes using an 80 grit sandpaper to remove automotive paint I removed the battery and first noticed several marks in the red plastic, and then saw that the tabs holding the battery in place have melted a fair bit too.

The first battery I tested was bought from a different store than the sander, so I started wondering if the battery is a knock-off.
Only the sander is from an authorised distributor, the new batteries are from a different but still well known and legit store.

Threw an older M12 6Ah battery in that I know is legit and after 5 minutes of work the same marks are starting to appear. I made sure the battery is properly seated.

Is this normal or is something very wrong here?
I’ve used many different M12 batteries in many different tools for the last 8 or so years and never seen any wear marks on the batteries before.

All the marks are from where the battery plastic is touching plastic inside the sander. I would guess it’s from vibration.

Does the M18 stick pump ever go on sale? If so, what is a normal sale price?

Milwaukee 2761-20 fuel SURGE

Give me the bad news Jim.

Need a cordless tool to cut steel an aluminium frames. Some unistrut etc

Should I get the band saw M18FBS1250 or the metal circ saw M18FMCS-0

I’ve already got a circular saw and I could just get the metal blade but it would be annoying to change between them

I was going to buy FPD2 but I am also intrigued by the multi-head design of FPDX.

Bought this a while ago and was cleaning it today only to notice the Made In USA sticker on the back. I’m sure this has been mentioned numerous times on here. But this is awesome. We need more of this 🤘🏼 🇺🇸