As well as an board fuel gauge, the driver includes a LED worklight so that you can see the work piece with ease, especially if you’re in a confined space with limited lighting. Milwaukee M18 is Milwaukee’s primary performance-driven Power Tool range. The Milwaukee M18 range offers more than 200 tools making it one of the world’s most extensive cordless ranges. A strong hook allows you to wear the Milwaukee like a sharp-shooter so there no need to forget where you have put it down on a busy day. Milwaukee M18 is for the people who researched and really got into the nitty gritty of their job requirements. Do you need to screw bolts at the same speed? Do you need to do it 1000s of times? One-key lets you set your tool speed giving your fingers a break from constant power regulation.

There are many reasons to go for Milwaukee M18, they have created their tools to be more niche than other brands and you will find tools in the M18 range that you didn't know existed. With a head length of 130mm, this impressively compact impact driver hides an impressive level of power to ensure you can deal with the most heavy duty tasks with ease. Milwaukee's M18 batteries also come in 2 (soon to be 3) configurations. There are your bog standard Red lithium batteries. They also do High Output batteries. Lastly they have their Resistant Batteries which are great in workshops where oil is prevalent. Why Choose Milwaukee M18 As soon as the drill came out of the box it was obvious it was Milwaukee, even with our eyes shut. The robustness of the body, the feel of the handle and no nonsense trigger, the strength of the motor all go together to give you the reassurance, even before you have started, that this drill is not going to let you down; and it didn’t.

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The impact driver features a heavy duty full metal gear box along with metal gearing that delivers a premium level of durability along with ensuring the maximum torque available.

You may be wondering if the Milwaukee M12 or M18 range is better. Although the M18 is the more powerful range the question is fundamentally flawed. Power isn’t everything when working in construction and trades. The reverse gear, very bright enclosed space light and variable speed trigger are all pretty standard on combi drills but they all feel somehow more trustworthy on this Milwaukee beast. The two speed box allows the user to slow down for drilling through metal for example and offers a very strong gearbox within which the torque settings are very precise. All of these features are also massive benefits and when they are coupled with a 3-year warrantee and TWO (yes two) 4-Amp/hour batteries, the value is stunning. No wonder Screwfix wanted exclusivity on this baby. DIY Doctors opinion on the Milwaukee M18 CBLPD Brushless Combi Drill Milwaukee have been a trade brand for a long time, since 1924 in fact, and are one of the world leaders in Lithium Ion technology which is no better represented by their Trademarked M12 and M18 tools. The brand simply oozes strength and, when teamed up with companies like Screwfix, offer the trades and serious DIYers the opportunity to work with tools that will not let them down.Fuel is Milwaukee's most up to date brushless range however just being brushless does not make a tool Fuel. There are 3 criteria in play when a tool is given the Fuel stamp of approval. This is explained below The drill did not stumble once and the powerful battery just gave you the feeling that you could almost keep drilling forever. The battery clips into the drill body in the typical Milwaukee, no-nonsense way. There is no play, they cannot be any loss of power and, most importantly, the battery cannot drop out and get damaged. Each job has a different requirement. Milwaukee M18 tools are more powerful and heavier than M12, so they are great for jobs requiring speed and efficiency. The increased power allows you to do jobs faster making the range great for tasks that will be repeated over and over. Milwaukee’s M18 Range has too many applications to list there is a tool for pretty much every job Milwaukee M18 FUEL

You can see from the video that the hammer is a fierce tool and each setting is as robust as the next. Thanks to the inclusion of the brushless motor, the M18 CBLID delivers an impressive 180Nm maximum torque, 0-3400rpm no load speed and 0-4200ipm impact rate. At the heart of this tool is the brushless motor that allows you to use the tool efficiently. As part of the design, the tool utilizes every bit of battery power when you need, all while reducing the need for ongoing maintenance by reducing the amount of heat generated and working more efficiently. A brushless electronic motor runs more efficiently than brushed types. This can help reduce the tool's energy consumption.The double sized screwdriver bit that comes with the Milwaukee, clipped into a tight holder, is ideal for most sized cross head screws and, let’s face it, if you are trying to tighten a slotted screw with a powerful drill/driver you are always going to be in trouble!