Milwaukee reviews

Milwaukee M18 Backpack Vacuum – 2.5 Year Look-Back Review

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 3-IN-1 Backpack Vacuum 0885-20 2-1/2 years ago we reviewed the Milwaukee M18 Backpack Vacuum. Back then we were impressed with its adaptive design, and backpack ability, providing users with a vacuum that can tackle a wide array of clean-up tasks. As remodeling contractors, we work hard at keeping dust out of the […]

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Milwaukee M18 Table Saw – 2-1/2 Year Look-Back Review

Looking Back At The Milwaukee Table saw and Folding Stand 2-1/2 year ago we tested the Milwaukee M18 Table Saw. Back then we told you we impressed with the quality materials and a metal frame. Oh yea, and it’s cordless! The rack and pinion fence is a quality feature that we’ve come to expect from […]

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Milwaukee Miter Saw Stand 48-08-0551

Milwaukee Miter Saw Stand A 3-year Lookback Review We reviewed the Milwaukee Miter Saw Stand 48-08-0551 back in 2017 and have been using it since. When we first look at this stand we noted that the new stand was definitely an improvement over their older version miter saw stand. Milwaukee Miter Saw Stand 48-08-0551 Improvements At that time, […]

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Milwaukee M12 Cordless Sub-Compact Band Saw Review

Milwaukee M12 Cordless Sub-Compact Band Saw Model 2429-20 The number of sub-compact cordless tools continues to expand for light duty and limited access work areas. Milwaukee has added to their list with this 2nd generation M12 Cordless Sub-Compact Band Saw which we recently started using in with our fleet maintenance crews. The Milwaukee 2429-20 is […]

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Milwaukee M18 FUEL 3/8″ Compact Impact Wrench Review

M18 FUEL™ 3/8″ Compact Impact Wrench w/ Friction Ring 2854-20 The expansion of compact cordless tools continues to explode due to the advances in brushless motors and batteries. Over the last several years we’ve seen a lot of cordless power tools trim down and lose inches where it counts most. Milwaukee has introduced quite a […]

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Milwaukee M18 Sander – 2.5 Year Look-Back Review

Milwaukee M18 Random Orbital Sander 2648-21 I reviewed this Milwaukee M18 Sander about 2.5 years ago. While it’s not used every day it has seen a lot of use and it’s mostly great. Here’s a quick refresher 12,000 OPM Max Variable Speed Control 5″ Sanding Pad 7,000-12,000 OPM Variable Speed 3/32″ Orbit Diameter Universal Hose Adapter […]

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Milwaukee 2357-20 M18 PACKOUT Light/Charger

Milwaukee 2357-20 M18 PACKOUT Light with Built-In Charger Review It must be a fun job to work for Milwaukee and invent neat things to work with their PACKOUT™ systems. Milwaukee introduced a few notable PACKOUT products in 2020, such as the drawer units, the storage crate, and the small toolbox, etc. However, I rate the Milwaukee PACKOUT […]

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Milwaukee M18 ROCKET Tower Light/Charger 2136-21

Milwaukee ROCKET Tower Light [Gen 2 Upgrade] Man has residential job site lighting come a long way from the old-school incandescent droplight with the metal cage, to today’s LED cordless AC /DC capable work lights. As a remodeling contractor, we work in spaces that have not yet had lighting installed by the electrician. When setting up a […]

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Best Compact Sliding Miter Saw

Best Cordless Compact Miter Saw Head To Head For this installment of our “Head-to-Head” series, we took a look at compact cordless miter saws. These saws range from a tiny 6-1/2″ to 8-1/2″ with the majority falling into 7-1/4″.  We’ve given these saws thorough testing, looking at a variety of criteria to help you decide […]

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2020 Holiday Tool Gift Guide

2020 Holiday Tool Gift Guide Every year we put out a holiday tool gift guide to help you pick out a gift for that hard to buy for tradesperson in your life or maybe a gift for yourself. All of the tools in this year’s guide are ones that are in my job site kit […]

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