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Milwaukee's battery tools are pretty great (M12 and M18 lines), but their hand tools aren't particularly good in my experience. So "raising the bar" for them wo
by Someone1234 4y ago
Milwaukee's battery tools are pretty great (M12 and M18 lines), but their hand tools aren't particularly good in my experience. So "raising the bar" for them would be just making hand tools that people want to buy over the competition.
Made in the US is fine/good/whatever, but what I want to see from them is tools that are just good in their own right. I want to see their hand tools top Project Farm charts like their battery stuff. Time will tell.
- nimbius 4y agoi apprenticed on armstrong and milwaukee tools and can confirm about 15 years ago they spun off a cheap Chinese line that was complete garbage compared to the USA line. good enough for tightening the occasional bolt but fell apart under daily use.
- bombcar 4y agoThey appear to have really stepped it up on the new hand-tools line. Not sure it is exactly worth the premium, but the ones I have are very nice (just get them on sale is all).
- wrycoder 4y agoIt is. I have their battery-powered framing nailer, and the same battery drives the new angle grinder I bought. Both a great tools. You don't really need to buy on sale, because they will last a long time.
- bombcar 4y agoYeah the electric tools are always good, I was specifically referring to "hand tools" like sockets, wrenches, etc. I have the newer socket set in the little packout case and it's nice.
- wil421 4y agoSounds like harbor freight. I bought some “chrome” sockets that worked once. The chrome fell off and the bolts were stronger than the socket metal.