/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1437344
u wot m8?

>>1428925
Milwaukee does a have a removeable power head version of the Gen 2 M12 Fuel drill but i dont think its going to be sold in the US.

>>1428929
Dewalt has a couple things in the flexvolt line like the miter saw, concrete saw and SDS Max rotary hammer that Milwaukee would have a hard time competing with, but the Flexvolt tools havnt been selling very well and the 60v motors have limited applications outside of really heavy duty tools. when Flexvolt first came out people were expecting 3 times the power out of the 60v batteries but all they were getting was maybe a 30-40% improvement is real life tool performance and a longer runtime. Milwaukee has been pushing the M18 line harder and harder and getting high power outputs out of bigger and bigger batteries, right now the new M18 Fuel Circular saw and Super Sawzall with 12.0 batteries are more powerful than their flexvolt equivalents and cut as well as a high amp corded model.

the heavy Flexvolt tools are nice and all but they target a very specific industry while the M12 line has been flying off the shelves and expanding on an almost monthly basis while the Dewalt 12v line is essentially a dead platform. i think a lot of people are happy with the power of cordless tools at the moment and the current market trend is towards lighter weight compact tools that can do the job of bigger older stuff.

just look at the reaction towards the M12 Stubby Impact Wrench vs. the M18 1" Impact Wrench. the 1" is a worlds first with over 2000ft/lb of torque and opens up an entire field to cordless tools but far more people are interested in what they can do with a tiny little 3in long 1/2" impact that puts out only 250ft/lb.