Milwaukee M12 Tool Line

[George2615]

I haven't tried the M12 series but I did buy an M18 7 tool kit earlier this month. The kit replaced a couple of Dewalt tools. can't comment on their longevity yet but are great tools to use.

 

[dodge man]

I needed a drill at my daughter’s house and bought her a nice Milwaukee M18 drill. It was probably a waste of money as I’ll be the only one who uses it. I bought a nice drill set and a nice bit set also.

 

[TMGT]

I dont have any Milwaukee battery equipment, but we used a lot of the M18 tools at work, was very impressed by them holding up in a fab shop environment.

Couple guys had personal M12 stuff and I was impressed by how much I power they had for their size.

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[Shawn T. W.]

I went with the M12 line ... I have a few ... A Greasegun, oscillating multi-tool, 1/2" impact, 1/2" hammer drill, 3/8" drill, and jigsaw ... They are more than fine for me, and my occasional home owner use.

 

[airbiscuit]

I love my Milwaukee M18s

 

[EdwardL]

I have both M12 and M18 tools. they complement each other. Sometimes I need the smaller tool and the M12s fill the need an M18 cannot. Power and battery life on the M12 is less, but that is why you have extra batteries.

 

[txbonds]

I have a ton of both M12 and M18. Use M12 mostly around my house and M18 around our farm, but have some cross over at both places. You'd be surprised how much work the M12 drill and impact driver can do. Have built fence and deck using them and they are great. Way less weight but a good amount of power and longevity per charge. They are also great in a woodshop setting over the M18 due to size and weight. However, for heavier work like farm equipment, or the F250, the M18 line wins. Like any tool system, once you amas a collection of batteries, you are married to the tools due to the batteries.

My prior tools were Makita. Happened into HD one day that the Milwaukee rep was there and they just made me killer deals to switch systems. I think I bought 1 tool/battery set with the hammer drill and impact driver with battery and charger. Then I bought another 4 or 5 bare tools. Walked out with around 6 or 7 free batteries that the rep kept throwing in. Long story short, they knew what they were doing because I'm married to the tool line now. LOL

 

[svobronco]

Commercial electrician here. My company supplies all the cordless tools to the jobs, most of them Milwaukee with some DeWalt thrown in here and there. While the 18v tools and batteries are decent, the 12v batteries are not very rugged. The small tabs that hold them in break very easily and no longer stay in the tool, we have more junk batteries than good ones. In the compact band saw the 12v is way underpowered. In tools like lasers and ratchets the 12v is fine.
I personally prefer Makita. I'm still using all the tools I bought in 2011 including the 1/4 impact that gets used hard every day.