James Duncan Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Can't wait to buy these!!! they are out now at home depot and other outlets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOdoGm7KKOY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpruceHill Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 12:56 PM, James Duncan said: Can't wait to buy these!!! they are out now at home depot and other outlets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOdoGm7KKOY They are great, if you are using a holesaw or larger bit in hard wood, I recommend spending the extra $ for the hard case and the side handle...I wish I had. Now I need to buy the side handle separate. That little drill has so much torque I could have seriouslu hurt my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousJoe Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 So the new gen 3 drill doesn’t come with a side handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 hours ago, AnonymousJoe said: So the new gen 3 drill doesn’t come with a side handle? According to Milwaukee, the 2705-20 (Bare tool) comes with the side handle, so it should have been in the box. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/2705-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Bare tool 2803/2804 should come with a side handle and belt clip. First impression of the drill is I can't believe how small it is for the power it has it feels like a compact drill. I got a 2803 drill/driver and chuck jaws don't have the carbide inserts. Also for all the people hopeful that the new drills would have a rohm chuck it definately is not. I would say the knurl pattern has more grip to it and the sleeve itself doesn't feel as flimsy as on previous chucks. While it's not important to me I find it kind of strange that no ones made any mention of the electronic clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duncan Posted July 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 it comes with a side handle and its out now just saw it at home depot Model # 2997-22 also at acme and other online sources just search Model # 2997-22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duncan Posted July 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 5:41 PM, SpruceHill said: They are great, if you are using a holesaw or larger bit in hard wood, I recommend spending the extra $ for the hard case and the side handle...I wish I had. Now I need to buy the side handle separate. That little drill has so much torque I could have seriouslu hurt my hand. what model# did you buy?? the one im seeing all over comes with a side handle and a hard case Model # 2997-22 are you sure you bought the brand new ones? https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Combo-Kits/2-Piece-Kits/2997-22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 10:18 PM, Biggie said: Bare tool 2803/2804 should come with a side handle and belt clip. First impression of the drill is I can't believe how small it is for the power it has it feels like a compact drill. I got a 2803 drill/driver and chuck jaws don't have the carbide inserts. Also for all the people hopeful that the new drills would have a rohm chuck it definately is not. I would say the knurl pattern has more grip to it and the sleeve itself doesn't feel as flimsy as on previous chucks. While it's not important to me I find it kind of strange that no ones made any mention of the electronic clutch. The 2804 is the same size as the brushless compact Dewalt, the DCD791. It’s insane. I want to wait to see what Dewalt has in the pipe but a 2803 is in my sights. The chuck was explicitly described at NPS18 as not being a Rohm but it’s supposedly a nice one lol. “Milwaukee-designed”. They’re quite proud. We’ll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D W Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 A lot of torque for it's size! Impressive. Weight is 3.2lbs (1.45Kg) tool only, according to Milwaukee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 The drill looks to be better in almost every way. The one thing that concerns me is the cooling. I have noticed the vents look smaller. I thought I seen about them getting hot but I can't find any info to backup what I thought I seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousJoe Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 I think if u shoot YouTube vids and tool fights and run tools trying to max them out then I’m sure they get hot. Everyday use I’ve never had this issue and if I did it’s because I was too lazy to get out my hole hawg or my sds. I agree tho on the small vents. Seems like any tool branded with ‘fuel’ is sealed up with small and/or minimal vent holes. Kinda opposite of what other brands do. Can’t wait to get this drill tho. I’d like to know the specs on the chuck and if it’ll be available for purchase and able to be mounted on the gen 2 drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Practically the the same size as the milwaukee compact 2701 Fuel gen 1, 2, and 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Tool boss did a review with the Milwaukee rep..he said it's a Milwaukee made Chuck ..and the specs are the same as the previous model only more compact...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duncan Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 On 7/16/2018 at 12:20 AM, Framer joe said: Tool boss did a review with the Milwaukee rep..he said it's a Milwaukee made Chuck ..and the specs are the same as the previous model only more compact...? Tool boss is wrong .. As per the Milwaukee website: Quote both products also feature new industry-leading chucks with black oxide jaws and an updated sleeve knurl pattern for superior bit retention. Milwaukees says its a New chuck in this video and theres a chart (i cued up the video to where he talks about the new chuck system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrippedScrew Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Looks like a Rohm chuck to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousJoe Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 So the knurled pattern gives u 30% more grip strength... lol I wish they’d cut back on all their percentages sometimes it’s starting to sound so cheesy. Either way I’m on my 3rd bad chuck this year on my gen 2 so I’ll definitely be getting one of these 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Now with 30% more marketing wank!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabee Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, HiltiWpg said: Now with 30% more marketing wank! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Milwaukee misleads more with their bar graphs on their packaging than your average politician. I like their tools, but MAN are they fishy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 7 hours ago, StrippedScrew said: Looks like a Rohm chuck to me? I know the knarling looks like a rohm but when you get it next to a gen 1 or 2 you can tell it's a milwaukee chuck with a new grip sleeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousJoe Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Hmm I’m finding it hard to believe that milwaukee makes their own chucks, but just for one drill? Why don’t all their drills have it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Yea I don't get where they come up with 60% more power and up to 2x more speed under heavy load. My first use with the new drill I had about 60 holes in 2 pieces of 12ga steel. There were 3/8" holes punched in the steel that were about a 1/4 of a hole off and I wanted to upsize the hole to 7/16". I was running the drill in high speed as I would on any drill. On all 60 holes the drill would bind one time and shut itself off before drilling through the hole. Now to me this was a pretty heavy load being put on the drill and I'm not really knocking the drill because our dcd996 and gen 2 fuel bind and shut down the same way, I just don't think it has that much more power. The main reason I wanted the drill was for how compact it was with as much torque as the gen2 and it does deliver on that. On a side note, it did seem to do a good job of holding the bit tight without slipping as I know my 2703 and 2704 would have with all that binding but it's also a new chuck so time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Biggie said: Yea I don't get where they come up with 60% more power and up to 2x more speed under heavy load. My first use with the new drill I had about 60 holes in 2 pieces of 12ga steel. There were 3/8" holes punched in the steel that were about a 1/4 of a hole off and I wanted to upsize the hole to 7/16". I was running the drill in high speed as I would on any drill. On all 60 holes the drill would bind one time and shut itself off before drilling through the hole. Now to me this was a pretty heavy load being put on the drill and I'm not really knocking the drill because our dcd996 and gen 2 fuel bind and shut down the same way, I just don't think it has that much more power. The main reason I wanted the drill was for how compact it was with as much torque as the gen2 and it does deliver on that. On a side note, it did seem to do a good job of holding the bit tight without slipping as I know my 2703 and 2704 would have with all that binding but it's also a new chuck so time will tell. If you didn't drop the bit once, then that's a massive improvement over the gen 2 chuck. BTW, gen 2s chuck was a one-off too, it had an odd thread, 9/16-18. The "standard" is 1/2-20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 I have not heard anything good about a Milwaukee made Chuck over a Jacobs Chuck.......but the gen 3 kit looks amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duncan Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 17 hours ago, Framer joe said: I have not heard anything good about a Milwaukee made Chuck over a Jacobs Chuck.......but the gen 3 kit looks amazing Got mine just the other day .. i am quite impressed $367 for the set at the home depot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousJoe Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Good deal! Wish they would offer these new tools in packout cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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