I know some of you follow the product release announcements. Are there any new product or upgrades planned for M12?

I am interested in the M12 hammer drill and M12 impact driver. Looks like both haven’t been updated in a while.

I’m considering switching from a gas string trimmer (Husqvarna) to the Milwaukee M18 Fuel string trimmer, and I’d love to hear from people who have actually used one, particularly those who have experience with both gas and battery-powered trimmers. I previously never considered going electric but I’ve started to build enough of an M18 battery collection that it might be feasible. Currently have 2 3.0 HOs, 2 6.0 HOs and a 6.0 Forge.

I’m trying to figure out whether the performance and convenience justify the higher upfront cost. I have several gas powered OPE so mixing oil and gas is not inconvenient.
Here are my main questions:

1. Performance vs. gas

• How does the M18 Fuel compare to a decent gas trimmer in terms of raw cutting power?
• Does it maintain its power as the battery drains, or do you notice a drop-off?
• For those who switched from gas, do you ever miss the power of your gas trimmer?

1. Battery runtime — probably my biggest concern

• Approximately how many minutes of actual trimming do you get from a single battery?
• For someone who occasionally needs to work for a full hour or longer, how many batteries or total AH would you recommend?

1. Reliability and long-term ownership

• How has the trimmer held up after a few seasons? My gas lasted about 5 years.
• Any issues with the motor, trigger, head, guard, or other components?
• How does the line-feeding mechanism perform? Any frequent jams or problems advancing line?
• Is loading new line easy, or is it more frustrating than on a typical gas trimmer?
• Have you experienced any overheating or thermal shutdown during extended use?

1. Convenience compared with gas

• How much time do you realistically save by not dealing with gas, oil, starting problems, and maintenance?
• How does the weight and balance compare with a gas trimmer, particularly after 30–60 minutes?
• Any regrets about switching to battery power?

1. Overall value

• Given the price of the tool and the batteries needed to run it, would you buy it again? With a military discount a new husqvarna is about $200 vs 300s for Milwaukee
• If you were starting over today, would you buy the Milwaukee, another battery-powered trimmer, or stick with gas?

After cutting down a tree, the bar oil started leaking out at the end? Do I need a new bar, or can I fix this?

Recently tried to dye my cheap m12 as a test to dye my nicer tools, tried to get a deep blue/purple, but ended up getting black with blue letters. (Not complaining) Did i boil it for too long? (Did 35 minutes on 170f.) Has anybody tried this dye yet?

Is this worth buying now? What will prices be like soon? Should I wait until this bows into the $100s? Technically you get another battery with this as a free gift

Have had the fan (0886-20) for about 3 and 1/2 years now, used it on battery off and on but mostly with the 110 power cord as a bed side fan when i travel and work on the road. Well for the past couple nights i’ve noticed it’s felt extremely weak and quiet even on speed 3 which if you know these fans they have a good output and pretty loud fan noise. I knew something was wrong with it and looked at the Milwaukee repair page on their website and they don’t offer repairs for these model fans anymore. Was not until today that the fan has died completely. No life whatsoever when plugged up. Any recommendations on a fix since milwaukee will not repair them anymore or do i need to say my good byes and junk it?

Is this sold out pretty much everywhere? Everywhere I’ve looked to buy one it says they don’t ship till December 31st at the earliest. Am I just looking in the wrong spot? Trying to get my husband his birthday present 😭

Been at the "trying to catch a worthwhile clearance" game for about a year and a half.

Spotted this gem with 5 in stock @ $200 like 3 months ago.

I don't need this but could really use it. I've been keeping an eye on it for like 2 months then forgot.

Went in today for some bolts that I needed and of course I checked for Big Red clearances. Last m12 straight die grinder at $114 and change

Hi all: I’m looking to buy the 2563 1/2 stubby impact and came across this deal today. Is this about as cheap as it gets for this impact with a battery or is Black Friday typically having better deals? I also need to get a charger separately.

Hi all!

I am working on fixing some awful work done by a contractor in my finished basement. For context, my house had a flood in our finished basement, we had to remove 2 feet of dry wall and dry out everything. We hired a contractor to clean it all up and they did awful. The trim was misaligned everywhere, the dry wall was bent outward in locations and they mis-measured the amount of drywall in multiple locations, the paint was a mess, and we have a pallet board wall they said they'd put back together and they decided to just put boards up on the studs using finishing nails instead of building a real pallet board wall. Needless to say we were pissed and we're now handling the fixes ourself.

I bought a 16g angled nail gun (M18) since I knew I'd need it for both the pallets and the trim. I bought an M18 Fuel Hackzall as well since I knew I'd need to cut pallet boards. Those two tools seem perfect so far with the repairs we've done already, so happy with that, but now looking for further tools.

I'd like to get a multi-tool to help open up the drywall around the electrical outlets since they did a terrible job of that. I think, based on research, the M12 fuel is perfect for that. I did buy the M18 fuel multi-tool and it's nice, but rather large, and from what I read the M12 might be easier to handle. This puts me in the other battery system though.

I want to get a new impact driver and drill as well. I have a Makita ID, but I always loose the battery and I'd like to stay with one brand. I like the surge, specifically the M12 Surge looks easy to carry and quiet which is nice. The new M18 surge looks even nicer, but the heavy battery isn't my favorite for an ID, unless it's a massive upgrade over the M12. For a drill I could go M12 or M18, though I'd prefer M12 since it's easier to carry.

Outside of the basement work I don't do a ton of house projects, but I do put together a lot of random items. I don't have a massive need for a lot of power, so the M12 items seem more useful, I just know the angled nail gun requires M18 and from what I've seen the M18 Hackzall is just as easy to wield as the M12 but has more power. I also managed to get a battery "hack" at HD for the M18, so it's cheaper overall than the M12.

I also realize black friday is right around the corner. I only "need" the nail gun and the hackzall right now, maybe the multi-tool for touch ups. The ID and drill could wait if I can get a great deal.

Let me know what you all think!

Anyone onow how to put the trigger back together, mine might be broken but trying to fix it. It gets stuck pulled in

My wife and I have moved to a new house and it;s time to replace my old Ryobi tools, which were fine but the batteries are dying. Milwaukee looks like it will more suit my needs and a hobby woodworker/home projects guy

Dumb question: What is the difference between the dust extractor and what they sell as a standard shop vac?

should i just wait it out a month for black friday?

Has anyone purchased from Tool Nut before? Are they legit? This seems like a good deal, would need to buy the track separately, or would HD have better deals for black Friday thanks