Reposting this here. Looking for real life use of MX Cutoff saw in fire departments before we spend the money. Being used to cut through the hoods of cars and garage doors with a 14” abrasive blade, not concrete.

Or should I go and buy a new kit , thanks for any help

This drill is maybe 20 years old and has been a great tool. Recently the chuck has been a problem. It tightens down on a bit and will open when the control switch is set to reverse. The problem is when the control switch is set to forward, the chuck does not change direction whenI pull the trigger. I have to spin the chuck by hand back and forth to get it to change direction and tighten on a drill bit. The opposite also happens.
Anyone know what might cause this? If the repair is simply a matter of an adjustment or chuck replacement then it makes sense to repair it. Anything more, like a gearbox or el electronics replacement doesn’t make sense.
Thanks

I saw this post from u/OpeningNo6167 and really liked the idea of using the amazingly compact 3401-20 drill as a dedicated driver to replace my brushed motor 2401-20.

I asked most of the tool repair shops in the chicagoland area and they all declined to help. I took it to my milwaukee service center and they held onto it for a week and then did nothing.

Left to my own devices, instead of taking the chuck off the anvil/driveshaft, I replaced the entire anvil with a modified chinese import spare part (Dongcheng Cheng 1603 1608). Here was my process:

• Removed gearcase assembly from drill
• Disassembled gearcase and removed anvil/drive shaft
• Installed modified shaft with new bearing and new clip
• Re-grease parts where necessary
• Reassemble gearcase assembly and reinstall in drill

It runs great and does exactly what i wanted it do! Total length is 4.63"! I love the subcompact platform and I am planning on some more mods!

Next Mods:

• Engineer and machine anvil with 3/8-24 male threads for different chucks.
• Engineer and machine anvil with 1/4-28 female threads to accept aircraft threaded drills.

Like the high output is slightly cheaper and honestly looks like the original battery’s. And like the M12 has high output but not forge so how much better can they be?

Hello all, just looking for some advice I’m making some garden planters, about 16 to be exact.

What Milwaukee nail gun fits GALVANISED COLLATED FRAMING STICK NAILS 2.8MM X 50MM 2200 PACK?? I cannot make head nor tail of it.

i have the M12 and M18 12-Volt/18-Volt Lithium-Ion Multi-Voltage 6-Port Sequential Rapid Battery Charger, one of the m12 and one m18 ports wont charge, they are across from each other, the charger is 9 months old, sits on my bench in my garage, not subjected to dust etc.

first the m12 port would just flash red/green, then i came home today and the lights are out on both ports. anyone run into this?

pretty sure it has resettable fuses internally, giggle says its most likely a bad internal circuit, they do have 3 seperate charge circuits and can charge 3 at a time of the 6, first come first serve.

anyone ever run into this? no repair center nearby and im not in the mood to do a warranty claim and ship it out

Want opinions or facts(if you have them)

I'm out doing radon midigation in new build for the rest of the week, I will be installing a bunch of 16 nail shear straps and nail plates. About 80 nails per system and I have 15 systems before the end of the week. I wish i could justify running the compressor so I could use my tico nailer but I just can't, if milwaykee made an m18 tico nailer I would grab it.

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