[Am I doing it wrong?]

I have the jacket. It is a nice jacket by itself. But I am 6' 180 with 6'5" wingspan. So skinny with long arms. I have the size Large. Its more for a person with extra body mass and short arms. It doesn't have a hood which sucks. Ideally I'd prefer the size medium vest and have a hood sewn on to it and just wear it under a light coat. 

[Frankenstein tools]

I use it in my regular m12 hackzall. Probably only have an hour of use with it cutting plastic fender flares, sheet metal and 1/4" mdf. Tool hasn't over heated yet and actually seems to run a lot cooler than the m12 battery. Tool runs a lot faster.

[For those running the Surge impact?]

On 3/19/2017 at 6:45 PM, Biggie said:

I don't see how there wouldn't be a market for a m12 surge.  I would think this market doesn't need high torque or high production, if they did they would probably be running a 18v of some type.  But a lot of these people are working indoors (maintenance, plumber, punch list) and in small areas such as cabinets running mostly small fasters.  As far as I'm concerned those are places the low noise level of the surge are really going to shine.

I've been all about the m12 tools for the past 4 years, the compact batteries are what I liked the most. They allow you fit in tight spaces. Recently picked up the surge with the "compact" m18 batteries and it is my go to impact, but the only complaint is the how large the m18 batteries are. I'd love an m12 verision. But I think we need someone to make an actual compact battery for the m18 line. Something like the Makita 12v battery. It would save almost an inch which would be very helpful. I know using longer bits help, but I think shorter is always better. 

[Frankenstein tools]

Has anyone ever messed with some old tools for fun? Rig up an adapter so a m18 battery works in a m12 tool or the other way around? 

[It official now 6/7/2017]

Any idea when Milwaukee usually releases the specs and dates they go on sale?