TheMidnightNarwhal
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But may I add, I'm not planing on working. It's just my coat I would use to go to work by bus, just waiting for the bus and walking to and from it.
I don't work in the trade of tools, I should maybe change jobs lol... I love Milwaukee tools so much and all
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52 minutes ago, HiltiWpg said:
Short answer, no.
(I assume you are talking about the 3-1 heated jacket)
I use the heated vest now. Can wear it under anything. Stays close to the body. Doesn’t make you sweat like the heated hoodie can.
Always toasty and never need to go above low/medium.
Putting a hoodie under a jacket just moves the heat farther away from your body and adds another layer of insulation. In severe wind on a -30 to -35 day, the jacket doesn’t keep up unless it’s on high. Which won’t get you through the day.
the jacket doesn’t breath well either, I found it too easy to sweat in. Going in and out all day was a bitch because I would get hot too fast inside, then get a chill outside.
i wear the M12 vest with a Carhartt extreme arctic jacket. It’s awesome.
I was talking about this one.
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Hey I considered getting a Milwaukee heated jacket for winter here in Canada where it can go down to -30c so I was wondering can the heated jacket handle that? Maybe with a hoodie under?
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1 hour ago, kornomaniac said:
,,,If it has been torqued to that by other means then an impact wrench that is
Why? If something is torqued to X value with a torque wrench or somehing else it will be the same torque.
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1 hour ago, Bremon said:
Be ready for a lot of hammering lol.
6 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:Yes
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk9 hours ago, rbacon705 said:My understanding of it is that your hypothetical is true.
Great thanks!
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So I purchased a Milwaukee 2663-20 to work on my future car. With 450 ft-lbs of torque advertsied, I figured it would be nice to unbolt hard bolts if required.
I was reading the back of the box and noticed the breakaway torque is actually much higher, 640 ft-lbs. So this means if I would hypothetically torque something to 640 ft-lbs I could undo it with this?
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7 minutes ago, Biggie said:
Yea brushes are pretty easy to change but I doubt you would ever wear them out. To me the biggest advantage of brushless is runtime but with the 4.0 batteries that won't be an issue for you either. The one downside to the 2663 is that it does have some weight to it.
I actually have the 3.0ah battery, I confused them with 4ah but they should still serve well right, I got 2 of them.
Watched a video it's around 7 pounds but shouldn't be to bad.
Hey this is a bit off topic, but regarding impact sockets, do you need them? I know if you use regular and they break they shatter everywhere but if you're in a pinch, they won't break if you use them 2 or 3 times eh?
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16 minutes ago, Biggie said:
Yep that's the one I was looking at. I have one and it's not the latest and greatest but it's still a lot of impact for diy/home auto.
Yeah well that's the thing. I was just looking for something cheaper or same price as ryobi while giving the same specs.. This blows it by 150 ft pounds and I don't need brush less... I won't ever burn out the brushes, if I do, it's a easy fix right?
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1 hour ago, Biggie said:
I'm not real familiar with Canadian tool prices but I just went to ebay Canada and it looks like for around $170 you could pick up a m18 2663 bare tool. Its a brushed model and has about 450 ft/lbs of torque. For $215 you could have the new brushless m18 2860 which has 450ft/lbs of torque as well but it's much smaller in size. I would say both of these are superior to the ryobi and really in the same price range.
Hmm yeah you're right... it would actually be around 30$ cheaper than the Ryobi Wrench kit since I already have 3ah batteries.
You talking about this wrench right?
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I paid 269$ CAD for a Hammer Drill and Impact with 2 4ah batteries. I think I'll keep them but just get the Ryobi Combo Kit (4ah battery, charger and tool) for the Impact since it's 200$ CAD on Ebay for 300foot pounds. I can't find a Milwaukee one just the tool that has 300 foot pounds that's around that price.
Like you said, I'll pan out and if I ever need a grinder for example I'll be able to get the cheaper Ryobi. It's more special tools like that the difference was big between Milwaukee and Ryobi. @rrmccabe
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53 minutes ago, Pouet said:
I'm in Quebec and I often buy online from outils pierre berger and elite tools (they have english websites). Lot of times they are cheaper than Amazon. A good time to buy tools is around father's day and christmas. Lot of promos. Home depot are always the most expensive in my experience.
As for staying with Milwaukee or not, it's depend. Do you like DIY or is it just a chore? If you enjoy it, invest in tools you truly want and can afford and keep them for a long time. The way I see it, a DIY has limited time so you don't want to waste your time with tools you don't like. Not that ryobi is bad or anything but you should really try the tool first and think what you want out of it.
I'm in Gatineau and I'm actually french. Salut!
I'll check out the stores but I'm more and more leaning towards Ryobi. Combo kit on sale right now at 130$ for a drill driver and I could add their impact wrench to that and be set.
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23 minutes ago, jkeating3 said:
Further to those two stores, I've never had a bad experience with Atlas Machinery. They are not lightning fast for shipping, but will treat you well enough.
I understand what you're saying about feeling like Milwaukee might be a waste for you. I don't make my money with tools either. I don't think Ryobi will match Milwaukee for power though, and I'd personally rather have power and not need it, than need it and not have it.
What is your definition of power in that reply. That's something I'm not quite getting being kind of new. Because reading specs they all seem in line. The differences I thought was overall build quality.
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9 minutes ago, rrmccabe said:
Well in my case it limited me to some better tools. Not one company has the best of everything.
I got in a rut. I had Dewalt 18volt stuff and the batteries were not cheap and did not last that long. I kept buying kits to get more batteries and ended up with at least 4 drills.
Depends on your needs.
Just telling you that its liberating to give up sticking with one brand. Keeps you out of the rut. Keep in mind whatever you buy, the batteries are not going to last forever !
Ah I see what you mean. Yeah, I was seeing some tools that some brands had and Milwaukee didn't.
That's why I'm interested in Ryobi, I read they have been using the same battery connector so you can keep using the same tools years and years without needing to change them to accommodate the new batteries?
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19 minutes ago, Bremon said:
I wouldn't spend money on a brushed Milwaukee impact, that's for sure. If you don't want to spend on Fuel look at Ryobi. Plus it's something that actually goes on sale at HD lol.
BC Fasteners and Mississauga Hardware, and if you're in the GTA, IHL, are all much better options than Black Rock for sales and service imo. Browse the flyers, you can find great deals.
Thanks but I'm from Ottawa/Gatineau . I'll look in their online store though.
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20 minutes ago, rrmccabe said:
The best power tool decision I made was stop being brand loyal. I kept doing it to keep common batteries. Once I gave up on just Dewalt and added Bosch and Milwaukee my tool collection became so much better.
I think being brand loyal for the sake of batteries drags you down !
That's funny, because I thought in my head staying loyal to one brand (only need 1 or 2 battery) would be more cheaper in the end?
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1 minute ago, Bremon said:
Could always go corded for most things. Keep cordless for drills and impacts and corded for the rest. Ryobi is decent but most of my stuff is professional quality and used for diy purposes most of the time.
Where are you looking? Home Depot?
Yeah I was thinking corded but my dad's garage doesn't really have outlets and it's a bit of a pain how it's setup.
Yes home depot ,seem to be the only place that had Milwaukee in person, but my Milwaukee tools I bought were online from Black Rock Tools.
It's just, I'm not saying Milwaukee is bad for DIY, it is definitely better since it is a pro tool, I just feel like my money is there for nothing. If I can get even back what I paid for (since it was kind of on sale) I think I might do it.
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Just now, Bremon said:
@TheMidnightNarwhal I'm Canadian lol, I have a pretty good idea where prices sit.
Uh, I never really saw Milwaukee sales here, except for the combo kits.
I check the flyer every week and never spotted any Milwaukee Impact Wrenches on sale, and even then, they seem to only have the fuel in store stock and I don't need a brush less tool... it's just for DIY.
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6 minutes ago, ChrisK said:
Welcome to the forum dude. Just out of curiosity, whata do you do for work?
Thanks for the welcomeing!
I do IT support for Correctional Service Canada... nothing related to tools
This is why I'm considering doing this switch, it's solely for DIY projects and car work.
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Just now, Bremon said:
I wouldn't. A)you probably lose whatever savings you would have had in the first place through resale. b)Milwaukee has sales and battery promos all the time so it's not that extravagant to expand the collection gradually.
I got them at a pretty good deal. I'm sure selling I could get at least even.
I know what you mean with the sales, but here in Canada in comparison the sales suck. I lust over what I see on the home depot USA website...
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Hi
Around January I bought my first power tools ever, ayy (I'm 19) to work on my soon to get car and stuff. I got a Drill driver combo with 2 4 ah batteries because it was cheaper than getting a actual impact wrench and also got a shop vac to and I've read reviews that the driver was powerful enough to remove normal bolts and nuts on the car.
Now, I'm thinking about future tools and I'm feeling like I should get Ryobi and sell these. I know Ryobi is not the same quality obviously but for home use and DIY I feel like I wasted some money on the Milwaukee stuff. I haven't even used them yet so it would be a good time to make this decision to sell or not.
Should I sell my stuff and switch?
Heated Milwaukee jacket rated temp??
in Milwaukee
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Hahaha, yeah.
Usually I just wear a normal winter jacket, that looks like a snowboarding one.
Eh, I guess I'll try it and just return it if I don't like it.