Watch Before you Buy - Milwaukee M12 Die Grinder

[@HabaneroTi]

I've been restoring an older car for the past few years, that had a lot of rust, surface and pitted (but thankfully not structural), and after a frustrating first go with a low-end drill and wire wheels, I did some research and found out about this tool, and bought it. One of the best car-related decisions I've made. It's not perfect, could be a bit smaller and lighter and easier to wield. But this thing's got some serious speed and even power, so long as you don't overload it with too big discs or by pushing on it. With the right discs or bits it gets nearly all rust out, except for hard to reach spots which I use a rotary tool on. Make sure to treat and paint anything you remove rust from.

[@HeyDerFolks]

It is a wonderful little machine. I'm hoping to get into some car restoration stuff in the future, for now I keep it simple and restore old tools

[@hayabusa27]

This is the Best video to show the battery life of these tiny batteries. It would be interesting to compare the different Milwaukee batteries

[@HeyDerFolks]

Thanks! Appreciate the video idea as well, will consider it!

[@michelewarner5166]

I bought it to trim my horses hooves. Works great!

[@HeyDerFolks]

Would've never thought of that, very cool!

[@juniorfrederiksen344]

That's what I'm thinking. What disc?

[@westsidedavie]

Still waiting to pull the trigger and buy one of these .but on the eclipse note I'm in Cleveland so I was in the path of totality.probally the coolest thing I'll ever see.

[@HeyDerFolks]

The eclipse was so wild. Makes intuitive sense but I couldn’t believe how cold it got so quickly!

[@westsidedavie]

@@HeyDerFolks oh,it sure did get cold quick . goes to show you how powerful the sun trully is

[@thelamb9656]

They have also a special of 106 with the 4.0 battery and the bundle is with the 2.5 for 159

[@dapittbulldragon]

Yup I got it comes in handy sharpening lawn tools

[@bettinanstevens9259]

4:11 Now they have the tool with a charger and 4ah battery and free 2ah battery for $159

[@richh5824]

I think the anvil is a salesman model to highlight the bigger versions features. Anvil distributors and salesman had a selection of miniatures to show customers. Not sure but I think that is what you have. Great video thanks!

[@HeyDerFolks]

Very well could be, Rich. My grandfather doesn’t remember where he got it but when I showed it to him all painted and finished he was happy it had been brought back to life ❤️

[@stonedmega1]

Good video, I was so happy when you put the mask on. Who knows what's in that old paint.

[@HeyDerFolks]

Ya, very sketchy. Need to upgrade my PPE game for sure

[@TadpoleTrainer]

That vise looks really nice. What green did you use? That color is nice. As for shaking up the paint, I’ve been using an electric paint sprayer (not the airless kind) and I really like it. I just stir the paint, add a catalyst to it, thin to the necessary consistency and spray away. It leaves a much better finish than I’ve been able to get with cans. Also personally, I just took the roll pin out and removed the paddle switch.

[@HeyDerFolks]

I painted it Rustoleum Hunter Green with the 2X gloss. I could see taking the roll pin out as it is kind of annoying for prolonged usage. Will consider that! I also have never tried and electronic or air sprayer, perhaps that should be a future purchase!

[@TadpoleTrainer]

@@HeyDerFolksI got a cheap one off of Amazon and the finish is better than I expected it to be. I mostly got it so I could use 2 part paint without going broke but now I just use it for everything besides really small stuff. Airbrush might be better for that. If I still had the paddle I would probably keep it but remove the safety lock thing on it. That was the main thing I didn’t like about it

[@MichelleFoti-p9y]

Nice video and it looks amazing

[@HeyDerFolks]

Thanks!

[@ISUlouie]

Can anyone hold it and it just won’t go? Mine bogs down with little to no load and just want a double check before returning. brand new

[@HeyDerFolks]

I’d return, I haven’t had any issues with me (admittedly, small sample size)

[@GaryFoti]

Great job! Go Bills!

[@HeyDerFolks]

Thanks! Go Bills

[@OldSchoolDad]

I love Milwaukee, but the Ryobi right angle die grinder is way more powerful. Check out the comparison on the Torque Test Channel.

[@HeyDerFolks]

Interesting, never would’ve thought that. Will give it a watch!

[@MojoPup]

Agreed, and it has a spindle lock as well as being at least $40 less. But I prefer the form factor of the Milwaukee. The Ryobi is just a little too bulky for me while the Milwaukee is closer to an air tool.

[@jimpelletier1986]

Useful information well done. Go Bills!

[@HeyDerFolks]

Go Bills!

[@ChicaneMedia]

The price tag is whats pulling me away. New apprentice and air die grinders are dirt cheap but these go upwards of $150 for just tool

[@brujasnest]

HD hack $104 with a 4ah and charger.

[@HeyDerFolks]

I'm seeing $159 for tool + 4ah battery + charger on HomeDepot.com right now. I don't have any experience with air tools so I can't speak to the difference in terms of price, performance, or quality. That being said, if you're going to use it everyday, I don't think you can go wrong!

[@ronadamson4595]

$75-100 took only on eBay all day so I bought 2

[@HabaneroTi]

As for actually using it, you definitely want to wear safety glasses, gloves AND a face mask, as you don't want to be breathing in that dust that it kicks up. And, those rough abrasive discs work really well on this, because of the high speed, and make short work of rust and paint without removing too much metal, which sanding and flap wheel discs will. I'm talking about what are often called paint stripping discs but which work just as well on rust, at least surface rust. To get rid of pitted and encrusted rust you'll need grinding bits and a rotary tool with smaller bits.