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The bags support rods have poked thru the bag @ the ends around the zipper area. the outcome. I do not use these tools everday. As does the circular saw. The batteries do have the charge indicator lights to tell how drained it is before you use it. So my three stars reflect the cost vs. I bought a kit like this about 2 yr's ago.
I have noticed the sawzal runs the battery dry very quickly. The cold drains the battery's as well. I own a cabinet shop in MD. If nothing else the Drill is a excellent product in the V28. So for installations its one bag of tools instead of several seperate boxes to carry in the home. The drill works well in any material. If your a handy man and wish to use this bag of tools everyday you may be disapointed in a year.
Lucky for me my install's need little cutting on site.
I have had several cordless tools and none have compared. I am a plumber/pipefitter by trade and this is best set i've laid my paws on. Very rough on my tools and these have held up great. Very happy with them:) Solid tools and top-notch torque.
The 28 vlt charges, will also charge the 18 volt batteries.After buying the kit, I went to the Milwaukee web site, and they were having a promotion and for free they sent the 28 volt 1/2 inch drive impact wrench. The skill saw is the best sordless saw ever, as is the sawzall. These tools are a great value,especially when you fingure in the free promotional tool Milwaukee gives away if you buy the kit before July 31, 2009. I've had a corded milwaukee sawzall since 1978, and the 28 volt cordless is a much better tool.The hammer drill is great, but heavy. This wrench is the real thing, will replace my 1/2 air drive. I may end up buying the 18 volt hammer drill as it will handle most light jobs.
They were stolen from my truck. I've beat the heck out of the drill. I almost never have to use a trouble lamp any more this thing runs forever. So far the only weakness is that either the motor's rotor/contacts OR the trigger have probably pitted a bit. The email announced the soon to arrive 28V line. They could upgrade this to LED, this would be nice but not necessary.The charger is snappy, usually has a battery ready before you expect it. Well as luck would have have it, things were delayed a bit. But I can't complain.
When it gets really bad I'll see about repairs.These tools are so very close to and in several cases exceed tools with cords.They are not for everyone I suppose as they are not light but they keep on giving.So thank you to the scumb bag that stole my DeW*lk kit. Like a light from above an email from Milwaukee arrived in my inbox three days later ( I had purchased and registered a Milwaukee router). I had a set of 18V DeW*lt prior to this. It was soon so I waited just a week or so and then pre-ordered a set. Apparently a battery factory burnt down so my order was delayed a few weeks so I managed.When it arrived I was very pleased with the set.
There are times where the variable speed needs a kick start. The battery gauges are good too so that if one crawls across an attic or will be away from the charger you know what you have with you. So I started looking around for a replacement set. Even the light is very useful. In the long run i'm better off.
My DeW*alt one with run down after just a short time.
The sawsall has also been of great value as I have used it extensively since buying the set. For example, the drill/battery interface is designed so the battery can either be mounted from the rear for better balance or from the front if the space you're working in is a bit cramped. While I've only used the circular saw for simple crosscuts, it has also done everthing I've asked it to do. I've owned a number of cordless power tools, but none have even come close to the power and the amount of work that can be performed between battery recharging. On the rare occasion that two fully charged batteries do not get me through the day, once I put the first battery on charge and switch to the second battery, the first is fully charged and ready to go by the time I exhausted the second battery.As far as the individual tools are concerned, I have not found any significant flaws. The ergonomics are very good and the design is excellent. I've done plunge cuts through the subfloor, double layered plywood roof sheathing and cut through 2" galvanized waste pipe (1/4 inch wall thickness) like a knife through hot butter. Without resorting to hyperbole, this set is right up there with the best and most valuable tool purchases I've ever made.
With the two batteries provided with the set, I can work virtually all day and almost never have to recharge. Again, great power. I strongly endorse this product and would state otherwise without hesitation if I felt differently. I can drive 3" deck screws all day and they go in like with little effort.
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