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frontpageTaco_Doomsday posted Feb 23, 2026 08:39 AM
Milwaukee M12 FUEL 5/8" SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer Drill w/ XC High Output 5.0Ah Battery
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It switches both items' pickup locations now when you click the location name to change pickup location.
Edit: I guess if you click the 'Check nearby stores' then select a store there it bypasses the new 'update all pickup locations' handling I described above lol
Bigger holes for stuff like rebar, anchors? Sure, the M18 makes more sense.
This is only rated up to 5/8" bits, the M18 will be at least a 1" and have access to much larger batteries meaning more holes per charge on the same size hole.
If you already have a tool that you rarely use, why would you buy another to rarely use it?
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Bigger holes for stuff like rebar, anchors? Sure, the M18 makes more sense.
But M18 (or Dewalt 20v etc.) is a completely different category of tool. As long as the M12 will do the job, I'll always prefer it. The size and weight is just way better. When you're stuffed in a crawl space or under a sink holding a tool over your head for minutes at a time, every ounce matters. This has always been true, even since long before these handy battery tools came out. And if I really need more power etc., I'll just use a plug-in tool that costs 1/5 as much as these overpriced battery tools. For a hammer drill in particular, it's hard to beat a 15a version.
As already said, it depends on use case.
This is only rated up to 5/8" bits, the M18 will be at least a 1" and have access to much larger batteries meaning more holes per charge on the same size hole.
If you already have a tool that you rarely use, why would you buy another to rarely us it?
What more is there really?
High end M12 stuff is great, but it tends to be weirdly more expensive now than the comparable M18 stuff.
But M18 (or Dewalt 20v etc.) is a completely different category of tool. As long as the M12 will do the job, I'll always prefer it. The size and weight is just way better. When you're stuffed in a crawl space or under a sink holding a tool over your head for minutes at a time, every ounce matters. This has always been true, even since long before these handy battery tools came out. And if I really need more power etc., I'll just use a plug-in tool that costs 1/5 as much as these overpriced battery tools. For a hammer drill in particular, it's hard to beat a 15a version.
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