MikeInCtown

Darn you guys live in some odd places. Health inspectors go through places here like 2x a year if not more. A health inspector doesn't know electrical code, nor plumbing code. You either have correct temperatures or you don't. As long as they don't see certain things on the floors, can openers, fidges, and the equipment holds food at proper temperatures then you will pass. FWIW there are a lot of places out there with strict cleaning policies where they move equipment on a nightly basis and wash and scrub down everything. (an Olive Garden for example) BTW you don't need hot water for anything as there are sanitizing chemicals and bleach which do the job in place of hot water.

And once again, they ignore what people seem to be asking for, which is an 18V tool free multi tool.

LMAO, I have to say I totally enjoyed this one.

Home Depot recently dropped the price to $99 on the regular ones, so they are either coming out with a new model soon or they realized they needed better pricing to sell more units. For as much use as one would get, I probably don't need a brushless version, but brushless motors usually do last longer and require less maintenance, something I kind of like.

Hahaha. I pulled out my old Dewalt 18v drill/driver a week or so back to compare size and weight to my newest drill driver. The Dewalt is rated at 400 inch pounds while the new one is 1200 AND it is a hammer drill as well. 1-2" shorter and lighter weight plus it will run 10x longer on a charge. Since I use my tools at work, time is really money, even if I'm on salary. At least I get to leave after 8 hours instead of 9 or 10. It's worth it to have good working stuff rather than sitting there rebuilding battery packs.

LOL, I think Milwaukee is the only brand I have never owned until now. At one point everything was DeWalt but when they kept wanting $99 for a darn NiCad pack I finally gave up and went with other lines that were cheaper and did just as well. Since then it has been a mix of everything, but with the new Fuel line and brushless technology and now one key, Milwaukee has every tool I would use at work and almost every tool I would use at home. The best thing (I'm sure you all know) is that every tool is available stand alone sans batteries and charger. 2 5.0 batteries are enough for all my needs. In 3 or 4 years when they go bad I'll buy a new combo kit and get a couple more. Anyway, back to the thread, even NiCad or NiMh batteries are expensive these days. Cells for a 12V ridgid pack was like $35 shipped to me. An 18V pack was still like $55 or so. Why bother rebuilding when a good lithium for a couple bucks more will run circles around them and have a warranty. Now, for companies like my electricians and HVAC techs have, since their have dozens of employees who beat on the tools, it may pay to keep rebuilding battery packs.

I finally realized this after looking at rebuilding my old Ridgid 12v NiCad packs. I'm like wait a minute, I can get a shorter and lighter 18V drill with 3x the power and I'm looking at making a 10 year old 12v drill work why??? This was even more apparent this last weekend when my brother in law's nicad 18V DeWalt impact wrench wouldn't take the lug nuts off my truck but my brushless impact driver did. This is also part of my reasoning behind starting to buy Milwaukee and stop buying any new Ridgid tools. After 5 years when the warranty expires, I'm willing to bet that anything out there at that time will be far better and more capable than what I am trying to keep running.

Oh who am I kidding with my wishlist of new 18V tools. I'd be happy with the elimination of slotted screws and the near future elimination of phillips head screws. Once you use square drive and torx drive, everything else seems very dangerous for fingers.

All very true. Every review you watch has someone running a huge lag without drilling a pilot hole. No professional I know would do this for fear of splitting the wood and costing themselves a pile of $$ fixing what they just screwed up. It was mentioned about dull bits, running into nails, knots, etc. The problem is that one cannot duplicate this time and time again. There still needs to be a baseline when doing any testing. As long as a person starts with a new bit, blade, or whatever of a given brand for all testing then one can logically assume that one of the few remaining variables is the actual tool itself. If I was going to test a normal hammer drill I would probably just drill 3/8 holes in all concrete testing as it is a very common size. That said, I need to use the same brand and size bit every time I test a drill in order to get as close unbiased as possible. Even after doing that though i would show the actual tool in use doing some random project so that people watching can get an idea of what the tool can do without some controlled test. And if you have a problem then say so. I don't know anyone, except maybe a company rep who doesn't appreciate honesty if something went wrong.

Comp you did nothing wrong. I misundestood what you were going for. Sometimes I need to learn to shut my mouth even when I feel the need to really help out. I could have offered my opinions and suggestions in a much nicer way. Have a deal for you... When I make my first video, I'll post it here first and you pick away at anything you find you would rather see. Only fair. Now if only I could get you to do a voice over of any camera work I have. LOL Have a great day and I'm honestly looking forward to more videos. I especially enjoy knowing how well balanced things feel, how loud they are, how annoying a certain feature is, etc. From reading it looks like others are the same way. good luck. <edit> BTW when I told my 15 year old why I was practicing in front of the camera and that I was going to make a review video of the new stuff I bought for work, he started laughing at me. In fact so did my 12 year old. So I think I kind of understand how you felt reading what I said.

Well since I don't know any history I just mentioned the username of the person who did the videos. I'm not sure if they have their own forum or not, nor do I care. I'm only looking for good produced reviews and information. (which is part of the reason I joined here) As I tried to clarify my original post, I really hope the troll comment gets rethought because it was certainly not my intention. In a world of 6+ billion people, I'm sure there is plenty of room for everyone to be seen and heard. My intention was to provide an honest explanation of why I said what I did in my original post. Like i said, even with that other person, I really wish they would talk about how the tool felt or what may have been noticed. For example I am getting used to a new impact driver and I noticed that the battery is sloppy side to side on the impact but not on the drill. I've noticed other reviews claiming how well everything fits, so my obvious conclusion is that manufacturing tolerances for Milwaukee are fairly wide and I would note this on a video. However, to MANY people, the number of holes a tool can make on a charge is a serious consideration. if you can go all day on a single charge of the battery while getting every project complete then it deserves consideration.

Just FYI, the usual Ridgid warranty is 3 years from date of purchase. So if you purchase through CPO then you get a 3 year warranty, unless it is a refurb. If you purchase through Home Depot then you get the 3 year warranty with receipt (or date of mfg) BUT you can also apply for the LSA program which is the Lifetime Service Agreement. Many people confuse the LSA with a warranty. To be clear, the warranty of their tools is three years, but on qualifying purchases through HD, you can also qualify for the service agreement. Lately this means filling out everything on line then having to send in a copy of the receipt via certified mail. Since January 1st I have purchased 4 different Ridgid items which all qualify for LSA status. So far 3 have been confirmed and one is still pending. When you need service though it is on you to get the tool to the service center. This is different than Milwaukee where the tool ships on their dime. For me the 5 year warranty won out on a combo kit and I am returning the Ridgid because I bought the Milwaukee.

Not much help when you have only M18 tools. A 12v 4" or so polisher is also not useful for doing an entire vehicle with a 2 or 3 step process. They make a corded polisher but I really want a brushless 7" polisher. They also make a 12v ratchet while the 18v version is an impact with a lot higher RPM. Would like to see an 18v ratchet. And while I'm at it, give me a Fuel 18v hackzall. (brushless)

I'd like a brushless multi tool. (Fuel) Would also like to see a one key high torque impact wrench. In fact I am buying the compact 1/2" before the high torque simply because I don't need the high torque for everything, but do need more than 100 foot pounds often. Would be great to be able to dial in 150 or 200 foot pounds or something similar. Oh, and an orbital polisher so I can polish and wax the car with a cordless brand I have.

Sorry about criticizing you with my second post here, but it needs some work. The camera keeps wobbling side to side, and your lighting really needs help. Also zoom back some so that we can at least see the entire tool as you are talking about it. If you need to show something close up, either take a second video of the close up shot and edit it in, or just hold the tool closer to the camera. Your voice is great for video but it needs to flow better with less pausing. The way it comes across is that you have a cue card that you are reading from, then you pause as you go to the next card. I've seen far worse out there and would give this video a thumbs up if I saw it. Though I'm not sure what the video shows me that I couldn't learn just from going to the Milwauke site. I personally can't stand videos that show me only what I can find out on the company website. If I am going to want to see more videos from a specific person I need to know what the tool is capable of, or what the person may have personally found appealing about the tool. Show me some action shots to give me an idea of capability.

Just joined the site and hope to share some knowledge and pick up a whole lot. Also looking forward to finding deals on new stuff I want as dragging around cords got old a long time back.