Kain
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Always like to be able to grab and go with em
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milwaukee 1/2 impact
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Kain
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Have 2 more batteries coming Friday
I made my work buy me one for my vacuum. Thing runs forever lol.Now I'm lusting after the 12ah
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Trying to figure out what I’d need the big boy 1/2” for working on passenger cars and trucks.
Ace has a good deal on the smaller version 1/2”. Comes with the 5.0 battery free.
Ace has a good deal on the smaller version 1/2”. Comes with the 5.0 battery free.
Don’t shoot I have a DeWalt XR 1/2” it’s a bad dude, had it since 2015, took off things I never thought it would. Freaked my neighbor out helping him with his mower blades, he was struggling for 30 mins or so with a 1/4 impact, then ratchet and cheater, he said, oh I already tried my impact” ...ok...watch this
is his name Cody?
Kain
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yes thats him, he races baha and crossed just before they closed the border
Search "Deboss Garage and Milwaukee" on YouTube. He's got a bunch of good videos.
I buy some of my Milwaukee tools from Jersey discount tool company. They have an app and some deals are good as hell. Also they have matched other sales and made them better for me.
I wasn't paying attention putting lug nuts on with mine one time and let it hammer a couple seconds too long. I finish lug nuts with a torque wrench and they were way over 130ft-lbs.
I didn't know they have 2 versions now. I think when I bought mine 7 years ago there was just one option.
You might want to check out this site: https://www.tooltopia.com/
They generally have good prices on all kinds of tools, and stock most of the Milwaukee brand.
Speaking of which, they now make a 3/4 inch and 1 inch impact now.
And, when it comes to worries about wringing off a bolt, the newest impacts have a system called "one key", that supposedly connects with your smart phone and lets you preset the speed and final torque of the tool and load up to 4 presets into it accessible by four buttons on the tool.
How accurate it is, I have no idea. I have not used one yet.
Somehow I can't see myself torquing down head bolts or bearing caps using that system.
But, electronics is my field, and I can visualize a couple of ways to do it. Since this is the first system like that I have heard of, I suspect its not too accurate, but if there is a market for it, the third or fourth generation might be good enough that you could leave your torque wrench in the box.
I have seen air driven torque wrenches, but they were like air ratchets, not impacts. If Milwaukee had pulled off an accurate impact torque wrench, its a game changer.
They generally have good prices on all kinds of tools, and stock most of the Milwaukee brand.
Speaking of which, they now make a 3/4 inch and 1 inch impact now.
And, when it comes to worries about wringing off a bolt, the newest impacts have a system called "one key", that supposedly connects with your smart phone and lets you preset the speed and final torque of the tool and load up to 4 presets into it accessible by four buttons on the tool.
How accurate it is, I have no idea. I have not used one yet.
Somehow I can't see myself torquing down head bolts or bearing caps using that system.
But, electronics is my field, and I can visualize a couple of ways to do it. Since this is the first system like that I have heard of, I suspect its not too accurate, but if there is a market for it, the third or fourth generation might be good enough that you could leave your torque wrench in the box.
I have seen air driven torque wrenches, but they were like air ratchets, not impacts. If Milwaukee had pulled off an accurate impact torque wrench, its a game changer.
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I did solar panel work a few years ago. Everything needs to be torqued to spec. Well, they had these electric impacts for installing the panels, that were supposed to be calibrated to a certain number, and when I checked, they were always close.
I'm sure as time goes by they will keep getting better, though I don't foresee myself trusting that type of equipment for anything more than lugnuts.
Now, the Milwaukee impacts are awesome. I like the Dewalt stuff I have very much, but that impact has made me want to add Milwaukee to the mix to get one of those, and I also prefer Milwaukee sawzalls to dewalt, but that's another topic.
A friend has one, and using it is so convenient compared to dealing with air compressors, and hoses. Not to mention it will SMOKE my 1/2" Mac impact power wise.
Did you push the button that sets the speeds maybe?
Yep, if you are talking about the 1/2 inch impact, that 1-2 button just above the battery makes a huge difference. I had never set it on 1, but did the other day because I didn't want to wring off a small bolt that I was trying to get off. It started just going beat, beat, beat with almost no force. Pressing the center button to switch to the other number restored the full power.
I've been watching deals on CPO outlet for refurb stuff. We've had great luck with all the refurb tools and they are as you would expect, a good bit cheaper than new.
As a side note, I LOVE Li battery tools. I hated picking up an old cordless NiMH tool I hadn't used in a few weeks to do some stupid little job at home and finding the batteries all dead. We're using most of the Milwaukee Li stuff pretty hard at work and home lately so the batteries are usually fresh but it's great to pick up a battery that hasn't been charged in months and still get to use it. Game changer for me and cordless tools.
As a side note, I LOVE Li battery tools. I hated picking up an old cordless NiMH tool I hadn't used in a few weeks to do some stupid little job at home and finding the batteries all dead. We're using most of the Milwaukee Li stuff pretty hard at work and home lately so the batteries are usually fresh but it's great to pick up a battery that hasn't been charged in months and still get to use it. Game changer for me and cordless tools.
I saw their 1/4" hex impact goes to 450 ft/lbs.
Edit: that is the M12 model.
Edit: that is the M12 model.
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