pjsockett

I was super excited to get that saw for $400 usd this week. That deal doesn't seem quite as good anymore.

So when does the price conversion happen? I was looking at something and checkout took me to PayPal with the same amount that it was on IHL.

The black sleeve on mine wobbles but not the actual chuck or bit itself.

I didn't realize that he was out of town on a snowmobile trip so I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet. I should be able to get in touch with him today and let you know. Initially he told me that he only wanted to keep 2 of the drills so I think he was going to try to sell 3 of them.

Jimbo, My brother in-law bought 5 kits last month. He got them for $315 each plus a free bare fuel tool. He didn't need the drills but he wanted the impacts and batteries so the deal was too good to pass up. If all you need is the bare Drill I know he would be willing to sell one.

My apologies, I was not aware. I just saw it a while back and remembered when I saw the product posted here. I thought it would be relevant for people interested in more information about this item.

Real Tool Reviews did a video on these last month.

I want the E3PO

I read this as "Want" instead of "What" and thought it was a very strange comment, then it finally hit me and made total sense

I think the Milwaukee bits are a crapshoot. I hear a lot of bad things about them but I have the 3/8 and 1/2 and haven't had any issues with them at all. It just depends on the batch you get. I like them because they are shorter than a lot of the other options. Most hex bits are loose to begin with, so when you extend that out on a longer bit and then put a heavy impact socket on the end any wobble really gets exaggerated.

I have the regular red one and I love it.

I use the Diablo Pruning blades in a M18 hackzall for pruning 2"-4" branches. I actually had to do some that were probably 8" on a branch that fell off of a tree. It's definitely slower than a chainsaw, but it gets the job done.

Completely off topic, but is that an 87 Cutlass in your profile pic? That was my first car and the one I will always regret selling.

This won't apply to everyone, but if you live near SE Wisconsin there are some great deals to be had this week. We have a local Hardware store in Menomonee Falls called Neu's Hardware. They are having their "Tool Days" sale this week and there are some great deals. http://www.neushardware.com/event/neus-tool-day-december-4-2015/ My Brother-in-law wanted to switch one of his work trucks over from Makita to Milwaukee so I have been helping watch out for deals since the summer and this one came up. What makes it even better is that Home Depot matched it + 10% off. He purchase 5 of the Gen2 Fuels kits and got 2 Fuel Sawzalls, 2 Fuel Grinders, and the 71/4" Circular saw for free. Regular price for his purchase would have been $2890 but with the match of the deal at Neu's he got everything for $1570, about 55% of off.

MILWAUKEE is great with service issues. Unfortunately the replacement drawers aren't packaged as well as the chests. I had a guy from Milwaukee bring 3 drawers to my house and they were all bent, we had to straighten and bend the slides just to get it in. Email their customer service and they will take care if you. If they can't fix the issues I'm sure they would compensate you in some other way.