My Milwaukee drill finally gave out after eight years of daily abuse

It happened on a Friday in the middle of a deck rebuild in Springfield. The chuck just locked up solid, wouldn't spin forward or back. I bought that thing right when I started my own cleaning business, and it's been through everything from scrubbing tile to fixing client's wobbly furniture. It felt like losing a crew member. I'm looking at replacements now, but everything feels so light and plastic. Has anyone else had a favorite tool die on them recently? What did you switch to?

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gray_walker492d ago

That heavy duty vibe is real. Had a client's old Craftsman circular saw from the 70s. Thing weighed a ton but you could drop it off a roof. New ones just feel wrong.

fisher.mason23d ago

Yeah, that solid metal chuck on the old ones just can't be beat. My dad's 20 year old Milwaukee finally smoked out last month, and the new one I got him feels like a toy in comparison. They've cut weight by using more composite materials, so it doesn't have that same balanced, solid feel in your hand. It still works fine, but you're right, it just doesn't inspire the same confidence when you're leaning into a big lag bolt.

spencer_sanchez6723d ago

My 2016 DeWalt impact driver just quit last week, smoked the motor driving screws into pressure treated. The new model feels like cheap plastic, doesn't have that same heavy duty vibe at all.