Manufacturer: Milwaukee

Get hands-on with the latest Milwaukee Tool reviews including their FUEL brushless tools, plumbing tools, electricians tools, hand tools, and accessories. We take them on the job site and in the PTR lab for in-depth testing and head-to-head comparisons. Our latest reviews include the updated Milwaukee M12 Fuel brushless drill and impact driver which reduce both size and weight. We even cover hand tools like the new Milwaukee tape measure and Milwaukee chalk reel. For their power tool line, the Milwaukee M18 FUEL Hackzall remains one of our favorites as does the Milwaukee M18 Rocket Dual Pack Tower Light. Hands-on Milwaukee Tool Reviews Below, you’ll find the latest Milwaukee Tool reviews which cover everything released in their annual media event and more. Some of their strongest and more powerful tools use the new Milwaukee High Demand 9.0 Ah battery. You’ll see it on SDS Max rotary hammers as well as their new line of outdoor power equipment tools. For great deals on Milwaukee Tools, click here.

Milwaukee M12, M18 Force Logic Press Tools

Milwaukee Force Logic Press Tool Preview

We don’t do a lot of copper and steel pipe pressing, but we know plenty of high-end plumbers who do. For them, pressing tools are either laborious hand tools that take a lot of effort, or expensive solutions that bolt onto existing tools or come in oversized packages which are less than ideal for repetitive use. Milwaukee interviewed a lot of plumbers and then delivered what we believe to be one of the (if not “the”) smallest, lightest tools for copper and steel pipe press connections. Milwaukee is calling the new tools their ForceLogic Press Tool line. We’ll explain the “Logic” part later, but the tools all feature a one-handed, in-line design, so they are super-easy to wield. For offset piping, the inline design is also indispensable. And that “logic” part? Milwaukee also designed an intelligent press solution that delivers exceptional accuracy and reliability.

Milwaukee M12 600 MCM Cable Cutter Preview

Milwaukee M12 600 MCM Cable Cutter Preview

My electrician friends frequently tell me of their exploits cutting large-diameter cable. It’s almost a right of passage with some of these guys and I have yet to find anyone who enjoys the process, particularly those who buy their own tools… and everyone I know owns their own tools. Apparently, Milwaukee must talk to the same people – of course they have rapid prototyping and a few factories, so they could actually, you know, do something about it. The new M12 600 MCM Cable Cutter is what happens when Milwaukee “does” something about a problem.

Max-Lok Carbide SDS-Max Bit Extension System

Milwaukee Max-Lok Carbide SDS-Max Bit Extension System

So Milwaukee is into innovation – everyone who is even remotely familiar with the company and its product lines can attest to that. But what’s always surprising (to me, at least) is the diversity of areas that innovation touches. Take their new Max-Lok Carbide Extension System, for example. This falls smack dab in the lap of serious concrete professionals who use SDS-Max bits day in and day out. The Max-Lok system is designed to extend SDS-Max rotary hammer bits up to 82.5″. That means you can take your existing SDS-Max bits and bore deeper and into more places than ever before. And you’re not buying expensive and dedicated extended length bits to do it.

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Milwaukee Tools Testing Lab – Top Secret Tour!

If I told you all that I learned at Milwaukee’s testing facility tour I’d have to kill you… then I’d have to turn myself over to authorities so that Milwaukee could prosecute me for violating their NDA agreement and letting out the secrets of their testing methodologies and procedures (yes, perhaps the murder trial would trump any NDA violations – but that’s not the point). The point is that I got a tour of their testing facilities and have committed all of their procedures and data to memory. In the event of my assassination, this information will be released to the news media along with the truth behind the JFK assassination and the location of Jimmy Hoffa (in case you’re wondering, he’s still alive).

Milwaukee 2270-20 Contact Temperature Meter Preview

Milwaukee 2270-20 Contact Temperature Meter Preview

The new Milwaukee 2270-20 Contact Temperature Meter can simultaneously measure two temperature points. It has a high contrast white on black display that can be read across the room and simple controls that are easy to use. In fact, the entire user interface is very simple. The tool performs Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion, simultaneous T1 and T2 measurements, and even difference measurements. It can store minimum and maximum temperature readings and has a strong removable magnetic base for hanging it directly, or via suspension, off duct work, panels and other metallic surfaces.