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I would like to see more sawzall and multi-tool comparisons personally and would like to do more myself but its an an expensive hobby LoL!

It kills me when people do this, they don't realize hack-racking a tree can be very detrimental to its health. Uggh! *SMH*

Agreed! People can say what they want to about the TTI accusation but they were probably the single best thing to happen to Milwaukee. Its really an interesting partnership they have, its almost as if TTI is a silent partner that is letting Milwaukee run wild with ideas and a limitless blank check. It couldn't have been cheap to let them not only start a new line of tools but to go all in with tools that have never been brought to market before, so you know it has been an expensive road and makes me wonder how long it took to recover the initial investment? I love that Milwaukee is like its own company and makes me wonder if that's how its treated. Unlike Ryobi, Ridged, AEG that have TTI managing those companies Milwaukee operates as if its in competition with them as well, not calling them out but damn sure setting themselves apart from them. They still have their HQ here in the U.S. all of their R&D is here, their social media people are here, their testing all happens here and they still have the most manufacturing facilities of all the brands here. They have (what I think is innovative) the most aggressive and unique form of advertising. You don't see Milwaukee ads anywhere, or at least nearly as much as any other. I noticed their advertising dollars go to direct to consumer purposes. They have giveaways, "Test It Before You Can Buy It" campaigns, free battery/tool promotions and the like. I think this was brilliant and has obviously worked in a huge way. I'm surprised more companies haven't taken notice, they will still spend $10,000.00 in a magazine ads for a year or upwards to $100,000.00 for television commercials and thousands on FaceBook ads when it seems like direct to consumer funding is so much more profitable. It seems as though some are starting to come around like DeWalt and Irwin but its no where as aggressive. I was initially concerned with spending thousands on a new line of tool, especially a new technology (Lithium) by a manufacturer that wasn't really known for their battery tools, but I am glad I did. I was equally hesitant with their brushless line but dropped $600 on the M12 impact and Hammer drill when they first came out and so far it seems to be as promised. In the end, it seems as though Milwaukee has the gumption to fight it out and they actually do put their tools through the ringer before bringing them to market. With aggressive campaigns, highly aggressive warranties, great customer service among other attributes, the others better take notice or face the bitter fact that they will eventually look like Milwaukee did 5/6 years ago.

I'm an electrician so you should take what I say with a grain of salt. I was doing base, chair rail and crown molding in my house and after the first few cuts I had had to quit ( OCD kicked in ), the chipping drove me nuts because I try to limit imperfection as much as possible, and in my sometimes distorted mind I decided this was something I could control. I went on eBay and found a good used blade and it did the trick, no more chipping. Or at least very minor at worst when I cut too quick. Here is a blade that would be good for you: http://www.ebay.com/itm/IRWIN-MARATHON-80T-10-TRIM-FINISH-TABLE-SAW-BLADE-GOOD-CONDITION-CARBIDE-/151415376010?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23410f488a As for the other question; I will max it out if need be, if it fits I'll stack them. As far as clamps go, I just freehand the boards but if you want to use clamps you could use some speed clamps or Irwin's Quick-Grip bar clamps.

I'm certainly in the middle ground with some idiosyncrasies that may border sociopathic. I baby them in that I will try to keep them off the floor, try not to bang them on stuff and have OCD when dirt is stuck to it, I will immediately clean them. When someone borrows them and I see them laying on their side on the floor I'll retrieve the tool, clean it and put it back in its case. But, when its time to rock I use it for what its intended for, I will lay in to it till the tool tells me to stop or I get through the job. If I'm in the sun I have to have a box or something to keep the sun off my tools too. Yeah, I'm weird!

Agreed! if its anything like the corded Super Hole Hawg it will surely be a hit, I can't wait till the one just announced comes out. As an electrician I can and will use it often.

LoL! It certainly does what I need it to when i want it too LoL! Like many others here, I have so many because of the promo's they offer so often and because I like to have the cases so I have to buy the kits anyway. I think I'm going to start selling off my 1.5 and XC3.0's now that the XC5.0's are coming out. Thanks for posting that deal from Home Depot, thanks to you I just pissed away more money on something I really didn't need to fill my insatiable lust for the latest and greatest FUEL. I also picked up the M12 FUEL Impact so I'll have 3 more batteries and two more tools I don't need but I don't care because I WANT them and it fills my need to "FUEL" up Seriously though, thanks for posting that, I was going to get it soon so this deal couldn't have come at a more opertune time for me. Hell, thinking about it, I may just dress them up (Clean them) and take a picture of all my fuel tools since I don't even know what all I have anymore :/

BTW, I guess you could say I did do it all over again because when I went to Lithium I choose Milwaukee because of past experience. But again, 1 really wasn't a good sample for judgment I very well could have had an iron horse in that one drill.

This is kind of a tough question to answer. I, like many back then, was a DeWalt guy. I had around 15 tools, I also had a Milwaukee 14.4 Hammer Drill. All of my DeWalt stuff is long since been trashed due to motors burning up or gears burning up, the only one I have is the Milwaukee and it still works. Milwaukee wasn't really even a player, most people didn't even know they had battery tools so its kinda of hard. If I had to choose again I would probably go with the Milwaukee since the one I still have is still running but that's one example and not a good sample for reliability.

I think this is a hard one to answer, there are way too many variables to consider and really depends on the person using them really. I have 25+ M12 and 20+ M18 I have them because I hate taking the time to charge them on the job so I just swap them out and have a battery charging party on the weekends. I have some of the older first gen M12 and M18 batteries that have been laying around for over 2 years and still have charges on them. The key to Storing Lithium batteries is to drain them to between 30 and 50%. Never store then dead or fully charged. I also live in Palm Beach, Florida so our winter consist of 2 - 30 degree days if we are lucky.

Ryobi has 4.0AH batteries now so you should just get those. Converting your current tools to accept other batteries could be a costly mistake.

This is how I am with tools, I have a Hackzall that's 2 years old that doesn't run right any more. I've used it more then it was probably ever intended to run and abused including accidentally dropping it into a bucket of water. It fell from 20' and the battery went flying 40' and still worked but, I feel as though it served its money's worth of time and Milwaukee isn't responsible for me dropping it into water so I'm not trying to turn in a warranty claim. I say you couldn't find a better excuse to buy a FUEL so do it, pull the trigger As soon as I got mine I shit-canned the non-FUEL.

Check this out, I wonder if they realize they let the rabbit out of the bag. Skip to 10:05 he said they are releasing a Super Hawg for plumbers. This is frickin' awesome to see all these new high-drain tools being developed.

I thought this was available in the UK, Australia and all of Europe for like the last 6 months?

Thanks Javier, I appreciate it. I actually made a review video before this one but my ADHD kicked in, I was so happy to make the vid that I went all over the place. It went from a review to an obnoxious how-to video LoL! Here it is if you get really bored and want to see how how far off topic I can get Yes, I think that was the best decision they could have made going with direct drive instead of the chain. I think their corded is all gear drive now too though. Here is the complete fail video LoL!

Both and more. I cut some 1/2" EMT (I know, its useless but it was there so why not cut it up), 2" Ridged, 2-1/2" fence post, 1" angel iron, 4"x4" wood post with nails embedded and other miscellaneous stuff.

Thank you! I just wish I had more stock to cut, its a fun tool to use LoL! I'm getting some 3" steel tomorrow and plan on making an In-Action video of the FUEL band saw and grinder, this should be fun I wish I had your editing skills to make it more professional.

Thanks, I appreciate it

Javier, once again you have created a fantastic review and comparison video that is highly informative. I was going to do the same thing but since you have it'll save me about $650.00 LoL! I am very impressed by this drill and am glad to see it beating the other two, the biggest driver of innovation and improvement is competition and Makita has finally made a mark the others can't turn a blind eye to. Thanks for another fine comparison, its a pleasure watching your videos.

I just made a 1 month review of the Milwaukee 2729-22 FUEL Brushless deep-cut BandSaw and figured I'd share with those who may be interested in it. I really can't express how impressed I am with this saw, it really is a fantastic piece of equipment. I was really skeptical about it at first but now that I have it and been using it I feel safe saying that anyone needing this tool will be most impressed. I'm going to be making more videos of it in the future making cuts in materials with different blades and speeds just because its been such a great tool. Here is the video:

I get review samples often and post on TIA, I order the tools from CPO then play with them and post it on this thread, Tool Reviews. LoL! You can do the same, order one and then just add it here.

That's a really nice setup. I'm an electrician and am looking to make a portable system for the job-site, glad to see ideas.

Haha! I know that feeling, the last time I had a family reunion I took a pic and posted it on Milwaukee's FB page.

I'm pretty sure its a price thing. Someone needing a fastener drill will be happy with the 1" but someone looking to chip and drill through holes is going to need that 3.3ft-lbs force. I for one am getting the 1-1/8" drill. I use my M18 for chipping electrical boxes all the time and am very happy with its performance but it's 1.3ft-lbs, compare that to the new 3.3 and I bet it'll make the one I have look like a joke LoL!

Just checked, the HD 2602 will fit but not as its intended to, the fuel has a more contoured handle and is a bit larger so the handle doesn't let it fit snugly and pushes up on the lid slightly but would be more then fine to use.