PedroHizzo
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Some of chris's posts on here regarding dewalt have been so ridiculous one would think he is a shill. He has some nerve calling out the Milwaukee fan boys when he is probably worse. And LOL at liking the concord carpenter better. I take everything that guys says with a grain of salt. I can't help but wonder if he or the manufacturers pay check is giving their opinion.
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Rather than getting a bunch of little things that I may or may not have wanted I asked all interested parties to combine forces and get me the ts55 that I have wanted. Let's just say this is one of my better adult christmas' :-)
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Any more info? Can't find anything online
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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.
I had the same issue with all 3 of my dewalt drills; dcd785, dcd780, dcd710. The worst of the bunch was the dcd785. I noticed that there is loads more play in all of the hammer drills than in non hammer variants.
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The system is great. I like it on my 780. One thing to note, its next to useless when working outside in the sun.
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The kit on the Dewalt website says the recip saw uses a multi position blade clamp... Unless they just added the good one ina recently
Just checked and they Offer a cheaper kit and a premium kit... The cheaper kit would be a good for a diy homeowner who don't need the best of the best
After all the shit they got from trying to hide what they did, they eventually came out with a revised kit and sold them side by side. It was never meant to be a Homeowner vs pro setup and for the first year the 20v max lineup was available you could only buy the kits with the cheapo tools at tjhe same price mind you as the new "pro" kit. In fact until recently I was still seeing some of the older kits at the big box stores. Hence why I brought it up.
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Oh for those that actually care about the tool they are buying and not just the color of it, here is the link that shows you the differences between what DeWalt sells in their kits vs buying them seperately. this isnt the first time a manufacturer has dones this but its annoying and in a thread like this deserves to be pointed out:
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Three is no SAE or any kind of governing body that verifies and certifies anyone's measurements for their ft lbs in lbs whatn have you in power tools... For years in the auto industry it was a free for all in hp and to numbers until SAE began testing and certifying everything yo make sure nobody was fudging numbers... Might be time for power tool manufacturers to do the same
That would be bad news for DeWalt! Their cover might get blown not being able to hide behind UWO
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I heard different things on uwo from Milwaukee guys saying Dewalt is hiding to actual math guys saying it's a more accurate way to measure a power tools total output power at the chuck so you guys can believe what you want it I'll still sleep tonight....
The fact remains that the INDUSTRY does not use UWO as its respective measurement for torque so all dewalt is doing is confusing the consumer. Who cares if its more accurate, unless an independant lab is doing the measuring of ALL brand the numbers will always be skewed in favor of the respective brands claim.
Plus when Dewalt was at the top where they still are Milwaukee copied Dewalt for years... Everyone does the same thing... If nobody copied anyone we'd have nothing
I am fairly new here so maybe I am out of line but I'm going to ask you anyway. How much does DeWalt pay you to post on here? Because you sure do sound like one of their shills. And if you're not, you may want to rethink what you post on here because new guys like myself are just going to assume your some mouth jockey for DeWalt and disregard everything you say as nothing more than marketing bullshit.
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I was on my phone most of the day and didnt really have the time for a full reply. There were multiple reasons why I personally switched from Dewalt to Milwaukee. I mainly switched due to the lack of certain tools that I wanted (Cordless Multi-tool, rotary tool, power pack). I use a mix of 12v and 18v tools and Dewalt is seriously behind on their battery capacities and technologies. 12v only gets 1.5ah batteries? cmon! No battery gauge? seriously? 20v batteries only recently got a bump in capacity and fuel gauges. I was also really dissapointed to find out that if I wanted to actually build a 20v max tool collection i was going to need to do it piece by piece rather than take advantage of the combo kit discounts. Why you ask? Because Dewalt thought it would be cute to cheapen the kit tools and hoped nobody would know. Im sure most dont even realize it but if you purchase a 20v kit with a Recipricating saw or circ saw you are NOT getting the same saw you would be getting if purchased seperately. That is honestly pathetic. With the recent announcment of who knows how many more brushless tools coming to Milwaukee if you are planning on buying into a new tool system TODAY its really difficult to look past Milwaukee. Heck, Milwaukees 12v line is reason enough to go with their 18v tools, thats how deep their 12v catalog is. You may not want or need a 12v tool now but if you ever did decide on one you arent getting much out of dewalt. In fact, Dewalts new Compact 18v drill is almost the same size as their 12v drill leaving me to wonder why I should even waste my time with Dewalts 12v line.
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A compact with higher rpm and bpm then the Fuel... The Dewalt is a little short on in lbs and that's it...
A little short? Do you own the Milwaukee? The dcd985 is significantly more powerful than the DEWALT compact. Not sure where the logic is here.
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That $299 is with the "compact" hammer drill. A far cry from the Milwaukee Fuel. It's an apples to oranges comparison
Exactly. The fact remains that smaller, lighter Milwaukee is more powerful and efficient than the dcd985 which is its true direct competitor.
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OK heres the deal, right now I have cheap Chinese brand screwdrivers which are complete shit, the tips are breaking and Im tired of it, so I want a set of phillips, demo, slotted, torx and cabinet screwdriver( I forget the name of the bit), I want a good brand that wont break the bank to much with a good warranty, what do you guys recommend?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207040 German Hand Tool is running a promo for the Felo ergotronics which are great.
Wiha always has their demo drivers on sale directly from their site(currently not but keep checking): http://www.wihatools.com/featuredtool.htm (I paid under $20 for the set)
Harry Epstein has some pretty good deals on craftsman USA closeouts (best part of his site is he lists COO): http://store.harryepstein.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=1930&Category_Code=Craftsman
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Wiha Demo drivers, Felo ergotronic, Husky red & Blues (made in USA)
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But if it was a patent issue, that means that Ridgid and Ryobi cant use it either, They are all owned by TTI
Im only speculating but if it was a patent issue its certainly possible that Ryobi and Ridgid paid a royalty to use this feature. this is something you see all the time.
is it possible that having the LED ring compromises the strength of the tool in some way and that is why milwaukee doesnt use it? Although, I had the DeWalt 20v Max impact driver and i never felt like it was "Weak"...
its one of the great mysteries of the world
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Did you order it from a large company or from someone on ebay?
I ordered it from tool barn
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I wonder if the led ring not being used is a patent issue. I remember reading a little while back that DEWALT had a patent on the miter Saw bevel lock system and that why other companies don't use a similar lock.
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I recently had the opposite happen to me. I just picked up the m18 fuel drill which was supposed to come with the 3.0ah xc batteries. When the drill arrived to my surprise it had 2 4.0ah in the case, plus the free 4.0 from the promotion. It seems that Milwaukee would rather just quietly update their kits rather than make a New SKU.
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Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
Welcome Pedro, this is starting to become a Milwaukee owners group haha!
Its hard not drinking the red koolaid when all the cool stuff comes out there first, and now with all this new brushless stuff coming out at the end of the year... My wife is gonna kill me!
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DR99: I agree 100% about the hammer function. For the slight difference in price, it makes no sense not to opt for the hammer drill over the Drill/Driver. Some people may take the position that $10 or $20 is $10 or $20, but I'm not that way. I'm a "go all out" kinda guy when I can afford to be and $20 isn't going to make or break me.
Hey guys, new member here. First and foremost, this place rocks! Figured now would be as good a time as any to sign up.
I just made jump from Dewalt to Milwaukee and subsequently just picked up the 2603 (non hammer) M18 Fuel drill. My decision to forego the hammer function was actually not motivated by money. I already own a corded Bosch rotary hammer and felt that it was one less feature that I needed to worry about breaking on my drill. There seems to be inherently more runout in the chuck with a hammer drill than a non hammer counterpart. This was the case with both of my Dewalt 20v hammer drills and I verified this at HD when testing out the 2603 and 2604. I also like that this drill is shorter than the 2604.
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The simple fact that drywall screws are not square or torx drive limits my use of them.