Eric - TIA

I have never even seen one. Looks kind of cool

LOL. That would be a good one.

Man those are pricey. If you look around you can find them for much cheaper. Milwaukee makes great tools. Do you really need the M28? Milwaukee is coming out with some brushless M18 tools that are great. The hammer drill puts out 725 in-lbs of torque and are lighter than the m28. In regards to your question, you can build a very nice Milwaukee line. They are tough and offer a wide variety of tools for their m18 and m12 lines.

I saw the same thing on Dewalt Owners Group in regards to the 4.0 battery. It is amazing how different it is over by you than the states. Metabo has some cool tools by you, but in the states, they only offer a couple different tools.

Ouch. Yeah I never thought about the danger of of not having a clutch

I will keep my eyes open and let you know if I find anything. The only other idea I have is to surf eBay and Craigslist to see if someone is selling one of those tools for cheap. Maybe you can part it out and get that piece.

Check this out. They have a breakdown so it is easy to find and seems like they have a lot of stuff. http://www.toolpartsdirect.com/milwaukee/milwaukee-7.html Let me know if this helps.

I guess it depends on your use so you don't strip anything or should say hurt the tool. Did your break or did it just not come with one.

A barn project sounds cool. Would like to see some pictures. The DCD950KX is a nice kit, but it is a NiCad version which is heavier and the run time isn't as good as a Lithium-ion version. Dewalt makes a 20V max that is Lithium which is very nice. Milwaukee and Bosch also have very nice drills that would work great. Milwaukee has an 18V that is brushless, but puts out 725 lbs of torque which will give you more power, plus it is Lithium. Bosch has an 18V drill that puts out 700 in-lbs of torque that is also very powerful. If you are just getting in carpentry, I would go with a Lithium, much nicer. They are lighter, longer run time and don't have a power fade. Plus manufacturers are all designing new tools for the Lithium lines, so you will have an easier time adding on in the future. In regards to the impact, you might be accidentally looking up impact drivers which have the screw or hex head like your talking about. A lot of companies have this. An impact wrench should have the socket stub. I did the same thing when I was first looking around. Google and some of the other search engines will throw both at you when you look up impact wrench. Some companies do have both and will call the hex head a impact wrench, such as Hitachi. When you search, just use the key work square head. Like square impact wrench. Let me know if you have any other questions and would be interested in seeing the before and after pictures.

I thought the exact same thing you did. I thought they were going to go downhill, but I think the opposite has happened. The M12 line is great and one of the biggest lines on the market. They have come out with a lot of new tools and sunk a lot of money into research. I have a bunch of Milwaukee tools and have used and abused them and they have been great. Since they have changed batteries, the new batteries have been great and reliable. The tools have lasted so far with no complaints. So far I am very happy with the direction of the company and quality of their tools they bring to market.

Wow I agree with PutnamEco. That is such as awesome idea with being able to tap into the hydraulic system on the chipper. I am impressed PutnamEco, you know your stuff.

Any wording on the tool

Have you tried eBay or a Hilti Pro store. Usually the Pro store can order anything, even parts for Hilti tools that are no longer made

Wow, I have never seen that before. Let me do some digging and see what I can come up with.

Never tried them, but have heard people say good things about them. I Like Redwings

For a 12V line I like Milwaukee. 18V Milwaukee, Bosch and Dewalt all have a great line. Makita has one of the largest 18V lines, but I am starting to hear more and more problems with their batteries. Not sure what that is all about.

Got me. I live in the states. I would visit the U.S. eBay and look for completed listing in Australia. You can see what people are paying for as a premium to have shipped.

Interesting. Wasn't aware they were having problems with their batteries. Thanks for the heads up and something to keep an eye on.

Just sent you a private message on the forum. Shot me an email at the address I gave.

I would check out ereplacementparts. They have just about everything. If you can't find it there, send them an email and I am sure they can find it.

Wow that is a good question. There has been a lot of money spent trying to hit this market. What about green tools for the enviroment. Maybe a how to dvd included.

Wow I am very curious as to what this. The rollers on the front that are on the ground makes me believe it is for an application on the ground and not wallpaper like some have said. I don't think it is for road construction for two reasons. First not sure about the cord to the motor. Second it looks like it is in very good condition to be outside with asphalt. I don't see it for bowling lanes like some said. What is on the other side of the motor. Is it flat? Does it have a blade or knife system?

Looks like they solved it with the wallpaper. Kind of cool.

Wasn't that one of the tools they used on the moon landing. Not sure what that is, but looks like it might be fun to use.

That's cool. Design us some really cool tools