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I agree, I also don't find the cutting edge on knipex lineman pliers to last any longer. Quite the opposite in my experience.

Not too sure what it was. Probably a long #10 into a 4x4. Was playing around with it when I got it. Although yesterday I tried it with a 3/8 lag into a lead concrete sleeve. That was a no go. Power cut out right away. Wasn't expecting to be up to the task. The first gen fuel didn't skip a beat. I'm just not a fan of how it just cuts off power instead of limiting current. In more realistic usage where it would work just slowly it'll cut out. I do love how it works with smaller fasteners and doesn't trash bits. Just thrown off by the torque limit. If it were just underpowered that would be one thing but this will just stop doing the job. If I didn't know and didn't have my impact driver with me I would be pissed. It is great for the vast majority of what I do. Just has one large downfall.

It's about 11 minutes in. Power just cuts off to the tool with the trigger depressed in high speed. Seems to happen to mine over a certain torque as well. Do you use xc batteries?

Is the torque cut off in this video normal operation? Mine does it too. Even with larger wood screws and I'm not even talking about 1/4 lags. It's kind of annoying.

All of my tools are dirty. I don't have a homeowner collection lol Honestly, most of my tools I use regularly and can't afford to let people use.

That's a feature! It's like a torque wrench

If done right you could have a rotary hammer that won't rip your arm out. It's a good idea for sure

Back ups are nice to have. I like to keep a full back up set of my primary hand tools. As well as a drill and driver

I don't own any tools

What do people dislike about the 996 gearbox? I loved the gearbox on the 995. 1250rpm was the perfect ratio of speed and torque for most of my needs

My m18 fuel started smoking this weekend... yeah it runs hot

Oh, those were actually good. My grandfather still has one.

And v28 and v18?

You forgot about their 24 and 36v platforms

I hated that thing. First drill to ever take me for a ride. Hole hawg was great compared to that garbage. I never had an issue with the hole hawg to be honest.

Quite frankly Bluetooth control has some serious potential. If I could get accurate torque control on an impact driver it would be great. When doing a panel swap it would be great to look at the torque settings and set it up quickly and go to town. As of now I do everything by hand since I don't trust any power tools to be accurate enough. There is no way for me to know if the screw is binding up or if the wire is actually snug on a neutral bar with an impact driver. I won't take the chance. I can see why Milwaukee didn't include any actual specs in their current torque settings. They use current draw to control torque. Obviously it varies wildly as the battery dips in voltage. It's quite noticeable in practice. It's not remotely accurate enough to post an actual measurement. The torque cutoff is nice on the driver. But nothing that other manufacturers don't do without Bluetooth control and imo is less of an issue with a three speed transmission.

Laser levels are nice. There are times where it's next to impossible to cut in recessed cans dead straight alone.

I have yet to be impressed with a Milwaukee accessory. Their Sawzall blades suck, very surprising since they own the name and all. Hole saws are mediocre. And driver bits are plain awful. Lennox blows them away on the sawblade front. Their augers rock too. Ideal makes a decent 2 blade auger as well. Just my opinion but I haven't given them a chance in that department in quite a while. This is also coming from a Milwaukee fan

Is there that big a difference in power? I found it to bind up quite easily with a 4ah battery. I haven't played around with it much since.

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I would love to try one of these out. The sustained torque is easily the most intriguing part for me.

Definitely morse or lennox. I've been very disappointed with Milwaukee sawzall blades

Definitely does and way too easily. My boss has one. I'm not a fan. The high torque impact does a much better job with auger bits.

Just had this happen with my one key drill. Bluetooth light would go on and all other controls were unresponsive. I decided to spin the fan a bit with a screwdriver and it started working again. My m12 fuel impact has always had a similar issue but just changing speeds would make it work again. This was very different. Need to get the impact repaired. Does that all of the time now sadly. It's also seen the hell of a lot more use so I'm not as bothered by that one.

I'm fairly certain that they're the oem. Looks like a lot of companies sell the same tool.