Milwaukee has a new version of its M18™ Sawzall reciprocating saw. It’s a replacement for the first M18™ Sawzall (2620) and it features overload protection for the motor and battery, an all-metal gear case and gearing and a slimmer front end for improved ergonomics. At 8.9 lb., the new M18™ is over 1 lb. heavier than its predecessor, […]
Back in early March of this year I reviewed Milwaukee’s M18™ and M12™ Rapid Charge Station, finding that it offered faster charging for my batteries of both voltages, but not by much. Its biggest advantage was that it charged three batteries simultaneously, something that could be done nearly as quickly with three standard chargers that […]
It took me quite a while to find out what Milwaukee’s slogan “NBHD” stood for. On-line searches turned up a band by that name and an indication that it stood for “neighborhood”. I finally ran across the answer on Milwaukee’s own pages: “Nothing But Heavy Duty”. As a user of their tools, I think it’s […]
“We need a bench” was the extent of the direction given for this project. I doubt that anyone would have objected if I had made it with a spruce 2 x 12 and common nails, but I thought a retail space called for something a little nicer, so I went out to the lumber trees and […]
I was commissioned to make a writing desk for a, well…, a writer. I asked if it needed room for a printer and various computer peripherals, but the answer was no, something just big enough for a laptop, some paper and a few pencils, something to fit in a designated space. A small space it was, so […]
Milwaukee’s eagerly-awaited dual voltage multi-charger is now available and making its way to workshops and job sites. Part of the appeal of the charger is its ability to charge three 18 volt batteries simultaneously, then sequence to the three 12 volt batteries in less time than the standard sequential chargers that come with the cordless tool kits. […]
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My first exposure to battery-powered saws was the sound of one of unknown lineage struggling to get through some 1×6 pine in the lumber barn at Marine Home Center. I always carried a hand saw with me when choosing trim stock, and the sound of a dying saw did little to make me consider the […]
In the early 1970s, my parents bought an old Nantucket house with a kitchen in need of considerable renovation. My father paneled the walls above the counter tops with some very nice, wide 5/4″ pine boards that he hand-planed, hand-beaded and ship-lapped. The window trim was also beaded and I became so enamored of the […]
We had been warned of yet another storm of the century so we drove to the Stop & Shop to get End of The World As We Know It supplies, filled the truck’s gas tank and came home to charge all of our Milwaukee M18™ and M12™ batteries. It’s not that we needed to sit […]
