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Cool. I'll look into those. Thank you!
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I'm wondering if anybody knows of any good American made bits for a Milwaukee M18 Fuel impact driver. Also, is there a good source for American made drill bits? Thank you!
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Went to the next closest Home Depot after the visit to Lowes. All the Dewalts had the same amount of play. However, I finally found a Milwaukee with significant amount of play on display. Weird. It was a display model but looked like it had been used quite a bit. It was all scratched up and dirty. Their tools "expert" didn't know anything. If I buy through HD, it won't be that one.
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Might try to do it Monday.
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I might go to Lowes and check their selection. If theirs has play in the chuck, that'll settle it for me.
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Possibly. I won't knock it. If not for that, I would be getting yellow tools next week.
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Could it be a quality control problem?
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Really? So this is a known problem. That's what turned me from the Dewalt line. Up til then, I was planning on getting it. I thought it was just a bad one on the hammer drill. When I felt it on the drill driver, I knew it couldn't be a fluke.
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Ok, I went to the local Home Depot and compared the display models they had out in both the M18 Fuel and 20v max. They had a drill/driver, impact, and hammer drill for each one on display. I couldn't test comfort, due to anti-theft devices. Weight wise, they felt about the same. The chuck screw, the screw you see on the inside that, I'm assuming, holds the chuck on the drill, looked tougher on the Dewalt. Dewalt had some made in Mexico, which I think is better than China. I also preferred the grip marks on the chuck on the Dewalt. They seemed to be a little easier to get a hold of. I didn't get to do a run test. The batteries were dead on all but one. All-in-all, it was a draw, at best, that leaned toward the Dewalt. The deciding factor came when I checked for play on the drill/driver and hammer drill on the chuck. I checked side-by-side and by rotating the chuck until I feel the gears engage. I know some is normal, however the Dewalt had significantly more play than the Milwaukee, a deal breaker. Both had a little, but the Dewalt was at least double the Milwaukee. So, it looks like I will be going with the M18 Fuel. A couple of more questions. What's the difference between these: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-FUEL-18-Volt-Brushless-Lithium-Ion-Hammer-Drill-Impact-Driver-XC-Combo-Kit-2797-22/203639295#.UgVPTDHD_IU http://www.ohiopowertool.com/P-4468-milwaukee-m18-fuel-hammer-drill-impact-kit-2797-22.aspx?CA_6C15C=1612295642 Also, are the tools you get individually different than those that come in the kit?
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I do. I hate to buy something, and it not last. I also want the best bang for my buck.
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The UWO thing bugs me too. That's why I'm questioning Dewalt. I've used ttheir stuff in the past that others owned. I just want it to be an even comparison.
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It's about 250 acres. My issue is, I have a 19.2 Craftsman drill driver that I've only used about a dozen times. The reason is, I am able to drill about 5 pilot holes and get the screws in before it goes dead. That is, providing, the battery doesnt go dead between uses.
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I've used a Makita impact driver on a temp job I did for a local govt, mainly driving tapcons and bolts on swing sets and playground equipment. I just didn't know how they'd do on woodscrews.
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I'm not planning on an SDS. What I was thinking was using the hammer drill for pilot holes and the driver to put screws in. The barns are about 100 years old AMD have sawmill oak that I'll be screwing into. I figured this would save switching out. I'm also going to be doing some foundation repair and might use tapcons, hence the impact driver. I think it'll also help when I tear down the 59 Fairlane.
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I'm looking into getting a drill driver, a hammer drill, and an impact driver for use on repairs to buildings on the farms. I'm stuck between the M18 Fuel and the new 20v Max. I'm pretty much set on brushless Lithium-Ion for power and run time. My question is, which is the more solid of the two? There have been reviews of a plastic screw breaking in the chuck of the Milwaukee, but I haven't seen much on the Dewalt. Has Milwaukee fixed this? Which is more reliable and the greater torque? What I'm asking is, does anybody have experience with these two lines?