jetset4me
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The Milwaukee line is the Rolls-Royce and still made in the USA unlike the DeWalt which is made in Mexico. Isn't it time to start supporting American made and built goods?
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imageautodetail
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I'll use one as soon as they dont weigh 84 lbs
I like the metabo, festool and hitachi better. I liked the Milwaukee, but I felt that it needed a harness to use. If the products don't keep up with the market, they won't survive.
It's pretty narrow minded to only think of where an item is manufactured, as to who it supports. If an item is sold here, it supports many people along the way. It's shipped, marketed, stocked, warranted and sold as well. Not just built.
It's pretty narrow minded to only think of where an item is manufactured, as to who it supports. If an item is sold here, it supports many people along the way. It's shipped, marketed, stocked, warranted and sold as well. Not just built.
imported_Jakerooni
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Milwaukee's are workhorses for sure but geez using one of those for a day will make the body sore..... My deWalt is just fine thanks... Besides if they can make cadillacs and most other GM vehicles in Mexico and sell it at a preimum I suppose I can use a rotary from there.
UGH! As much as I love to support local and US companies I hate when people tell you to support US products when they have a house filled with imported goods including the clothes they are wearing, the computer they are typing on to make the post, the furniture they are sitting on, the TV they watch, and so on and so on. It's ok to buy a Ford Fusion made in Mexico but not a Honda Civic made in Ohio.
Accumulator
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I used a Milawukee back in the '70s, and yeah, it does weigh a bit. Big, bulky thing too, at least compared with the Metabo.
Back then they were all single-speed, is that still the case? Having a wide range of speeds can be a deal-breaker, especially for those of us who use 1Z and/or work on non-ferrous panels.
Back then they were all single-speed, is that still the case? Having a wide range of speeds can be a deal-breaker, especially for those of us who use 1Z and/or work on non-ferrous panels.
the other pc
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They do make variable speed versions of it theses days. But it’s still that mongo machine.
If Milwaukee built a buffer in the size/weight class of the Metabo, Makita or Hitachi I’d buy it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, they haven’t chosen to address this market segment.
PC.
If Milwaukee built a buffer in the size/weight class of the Metabo, Makita or Hitachi I’d buy it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, they haven’t chosen to address this market segment.
PC.
Accumulator
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the other pc said:
Ah, thanks for that info. Yeah, 8.8 lbs is *way* more than I want to use.
Yeah, same here. Though I find the speed ranges (and the different pad sizes the machines are spec'ed for) a bit limited compared with some other choices. Not that I use speeds over 1750 all that often or have a problem using pads that don't exceed 7". Interesting that the faster machine isn't rated for pads larger than 7" though.
dmcphee07SI
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Danase said:
Thats my thoughts too, I am from canada and work in a factory as a mechanic, i think that its important to buy things made in the US and canada when you can, I had no problem buying my 2007 civic seeings how it was made in canada, better than buying a Big three car that they shut down plants in the US and canada so that they could build in mexico to save a buck.
David Fermani
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imageautodetail said:
Amen to this. The only buffer that buffs and gives you an upper body workout at the same time.
Accumulator
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Heh heh, I'm in a *LOT* better shape than I was when I used one as a teenager, but I'm still not gonna heft that thing if there are lighter alternatives :grinno:
imported_Bence
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Maybe we Europeans are luckier this time: Milwaukee Electric Tool