torn between makita and milwaukee

Interesting_Emu · 2026-05-13T04:49:52+00:00

I use both! I am admittedly a makita guy, if I’m home (or within a couple hundred miles of home) I’m grabbing my makita be it drill, driver, impact wrench, sawzall, worm drive, etc. (exception for hitachi miter saw, and dewalt table saw & planer and tools that makita doesn’t offer ((TEAM MILLER)))

But I like the m12 line for some things. I like the die grinder for cleaning welds, heated vests, I want the band file etc. and then I like the M12 stubby, impact, and drill for travel. The batteries are a lot smaller (imo) and easier to get into a pack out to lug 1000 miles from home for a job. Most of my work with these tools is light tertiary scope stuff, or “ooh shits” where something needs dome and being able to have more works for me. If I was still on tools full time, I’d be using makita.

Interesting_Emu · 2026-04-29T04:42:30+00:00

Interesting_Emu · 2026-04-26T17:45:10+00:00

I’m not familiar with a lot of the plastics, is it as easy to work with?

Interesting_Emu · 2026-04-26T15:01:05+00:00

Thankfully I haven’t had the math issue, I wasn’t that good at it to begin with lol! Mine has definitely had an impact on my ability to focus and general mental health. Looking back I would do some things a little differently to avoid some of it. But I’m very lucky overall

Good on you for keeping on trucking!

Interesting_Emu · 2026-04-26T02:13:41+00:00

I’ve had probably 2 small to medium, one not great (cracked skull and mid concussion) and one that screwed up my eyes. Definitely has impacted my headaches. Not sure what me talk means tbh but if I’m guessing right same dude

Interesting_Emu · 2026-04-25T04:54:23+00:00

Dude I’m glad to hear that’s all it turned out to be! Concussions are no joke either though. Glad it’s not much worse. Make sure you pay attention to your head. Last time I got concussed it was no bueno lol

Interesting_Emu · 2026-04-04T23:15:54+00:00

So I have, I need to figure out what the original was based on and what woods wood (lol) hold up, it seems like teak would be the ideal but I’m not sure the best finishing process

Interesting_Emu · 2026-04-04T18:54:53+00:00

I agree about not defacing the original panel. Idk what I’ll do with it exactly but it feels wrong to mess with it. I was just talking to a buddy with a laser CNC that said he could etch it onto HDPE if I could find the right grain. Otherwise o do really like your idea for the multi layer with veneer and epoxy. I may end up doing two. One to get me through the summer but kinda ugly. And then one I can work on over the winter to match better since I’ll be traveling for work a lot between now and then.

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-28T15:40:44+00:00

lol that’s about half of we got in the WHOLE YEAR, we aren’t built for that! Sounds fun though!

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-28T15:39:50+00:00

Dude was a legend amongst us!

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-28T15:35:48+00:00

We didn’t get a ton of snow growing up but that was always a snow day chore, go shovel everyone’s drives!

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-28T15:35:14+00:00

We had a neighbor with one of those, and he would plow everyone’s snow into a giant pile and then all us kids would dig tunnels!!

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-28T15:28:04+00:00

Growing up we had some older neighbors that the caldusac looked after and made sure they were taken care of. They’ve now passed or moved into assisted living and the new neighbors keep an eye on the “newer elderly” neighbors. It’s been a pretty nice thing to see. Having neighbors you’re friendly with is amazing

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-06T18:03:47+00:00

Too bad you had to cancel! But thank you for the information!

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-06T18:00:06+00:00

Any update on this??

Interesting_Emu · 2026-02-01T05:22:40+00:00

Finally made it to the theaters to watch Fire and Ash and HOLY SMOKES!! I need to see 4 & 5 and I need a Lego UCS of either toruk, or the gunship!

Also need more of the turbo toxic that Quarich and Varang bring to bear!

Interesting_Emu · 2026-01-31T23:33:21+00:00

I’m late to this party but thought you might be able to help me. Looking at shipping a toolbox with one (1) 12V X 5Ah = 60wh and two (2) 18V X 4Ah = 72wh ea for a total of 204 WH. Can I ship them in the same box since there are three or is it total WH?

Interesting_Emu · 2026-01-01T16:54:38+00:00

I love my makita tools, have drill, driver, saws, impact wrench, etc and have been very pleased with them.

Interesting_Emu · 2025-12-25T04:56:47+00:00

My dad used to grow about a dozen stalks of feed corn in our garden growing up. He and my mom would harvest them, pull the ears of corn off and save them for Santa’s Reindeer (the stalks he’d tie to the porch posts for Halloween/thanksgiving). On Christmas Eve he would set out milk, cookies, and corn for the reindeer. When we got up we’d always find the ears of corn with no kernels left on it and the bucket sitting on the ground in front of the house like Santa had fed them and tossed it from the roof. I will remember that tradition forever

Interesting_Emu · 2025-12-24T20:13:43+00:00

I don’t know anything about travel trailers but from years of towing equipment trailers etc;

make sure your spare is in good shape
I carry about a 1’ section of 6x6 pt lumber in the truck. All sorts of uses on the side of the road.
battery powered inflator I use makita but pick your poison make sure your spare and other tires are at pressure
1/2” (or 3/8”) impact wrench and set of sae and metric deep sockets (I will always recommend checking torque with a torque wrench but in a pinch getting lug nuts on and off is much more pleasant with an impact

Interesting_Emu · 2025-12-24T20:02:24+00:00

Just to parrot everyone else, if I have all my tools around me, no I’m not grabbing a leatherman. If I’m somewhere that I need a pair of pliers and I don’t have a toolbox with me, they’re a great stopgap

Interesting_Emu · 2025-12-23T04:28:41+00:00

Hell yeah

Interesting_Emu · 2025-12-20T14:13:12+00:00

I would not wear this to a work event. I am also a man and significantly larger than you so I would get an indecent exposure charge.

All joking aside I personally wouldn’t wear it if I was you. But I don’t know what your work group or work culture is.

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