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Milwaukee Instrument homeowners have been ready years for a cordless observe noticed, and the model lastly delivered one this 12 months at Pipeline 2022. Meet the brand new M18 Gas 6-1/2″ plunge observe noticed (2831-20/2831-21). We bought our palms on this observe noticed for a couple of hours and requested as many questions as we may.
First off, listed here are the specs:
- 6-1/2″ blade with 20mm arbor
- 2-1/4″ chopping capability
- 2,500 to five,600 RPM
- Variable velocity dial
- -1 to 48° bevel angle
- Splinter guard and riving knife
- Weighs 9.8 lbs with out battery
- As much as 90% mud assortment effectivity
- 5 12 months guarantee
There’s an adjustable velocity dial on the rear of the noticed beneath the battery port.
The depth cease has inch markings and a twin indicator. When going through the dimensions, the left indicator reference (I) is for if you end up utilizing the noticed with out the observe and the shorter indicator reference on the best (II) is for when the noticed is on the observe. There’s a high-quality regulate knob to dial within the precise chopping depth on the best aspect of the dimensions close to the 0 line.
The observe noticed additionally has a characteristic that permits you to make a scoring move earlier than your remaining move, to make sure a crisp clear reduce, however I didn’t get a photograph of the mechanism.
The little knob on the entrance of the noticed, beneath the angle scale, adjustments the operation of the angle adjustment. When it’s pointing on the 22.5° mark, the bevel scale may have a detent at 22.5°. When the knob is turned 180°, the noticed will bevel previous the 45° cease to 48°, and likewise allow you to go previous the 0° cease to -1°.
Lastly, the entrance rail tensioner is the knob within the decrease proper of the above photograph. Together with the rear tensioner (present in a photograph beneath) these knobs regulate the quantity of play between the noticed and the observe. Too free and the noticed would possibly rotate on the observe, making a sloppy reduce, too tight and will probably be laborious to push the noticed alongside the observe.
The Milwaukee information rails are available in lengths of 31″ ,55″, and 106″, and are appropriate with a number of different manufacturers’ information rails, most notably Festool and Makita. Because of this you need to be capable to use the M18 Gas observe noticed with information rails you would possibly already personal.
Proven above, you may see how the Makita and Milwaukee information rails look very comparable, with the principle distinction being the Milwaukee rails having squarer edges.
Milwaukee positioned the bevel locking tab on the rear of the bottom. The bevel lock retains the noticed on the information rail if you end up making a bevel reduce. You would possibly want this as a result of, as you tilt the noticed towards 45°, the burden of the noticed received’t be over the middle of the observe and it’ll need to pull sideways off the observe.
Having the bevel lock within the again is an attention-grabbing placement as a result of it implies that the noticed needs to be on the observe utterly as you begin the reduce, whereas Makita’s observe noticed has the lock in the direction of the entrance.
The rear rail tensioner is behind the bevel lock.
Here’s a higher view of the bevel locking tab and the rail tensioners.
Milwaukee has a plunge lock on the aspect of the noticed that locks the arbor into the middle of the cutout window. This makes it simple to vary blades with out making an attempt to align the arbor to the window by hand, or having to take away the blade guard plate.
The riving knife seen behind the blade is spring-loaded. It is going to trip on the floor of the fabric till it springs down into the reduce, to maintain reduce materials from pinching the again of the blade.
The arbor wrench shops conveniently within the deal with as present above, and the arbor lock is the place you’d count on it to be on a round noticed — the lever within the backside of the above photograph.
I eliminated the arbor screw and the blade, and it was a very easy operation. I’ll or could haven’t been scolded for making an attempt it on their demo noticed.
Pushing down the clear window helps with mud assortment, and it rides on the floor of the workpiece materials to maintain strain on each side of the reduce. This helps to forestall splinters on each reduce edges.
The blade guard has a sequence of vertical marks that align with the back and front of the blade at numerous depths. To one of the best of my reminiscence, the skin marks are the total width of the blade, and going inward the markings correspond to the back and front of the blade at 1″, 3/4″, and 1/2″ depth.
When making stopped cuts, you simply line up the right mark rear mark with the tip of the reduce, plunge the blade and reduce ahead till the right entrance mark strains up with the tip of the reduce.
The swiveling mud assortment port is appropriate with the nozzle on Milwaukee Instrument’s new vacuums with 1-7/8″ hoses, or can be utilized with the included mud assortment bag.
Milwaukee created a customized foam insert for his or her Packout XL device field to carry the observe noticed, battery, charger and mud bag. The device field additionally includes a full-length folding prime deal with, which isn’t obtainable on Packout XL device containers bought individually.
You should buy the observe noticed as a naked device (2831-20) or in a equipment (2831-21) that features:
- M18 Gas Monitor Noticed
- Mud Bag
- M18 XC 6.0 Battery
- Fast Charger
- Packout XL Toolbox
Worth: $399 tool-only, $549 for the equipment
ETA: October 2022
Equipment
Milwaukee Instrument can also be asserting a number of equipment for the observe noticed. In fact, what’s a observe noticed with out information rails? There are 3 totally different lengths – 31″, 55″, and 106″.
As well as, they’ve clamps to lock down the information rails if the non-slip rubber isn’t sufficient to carry it in place, connectors to affix two or extra information rails collectively, a information rail bag, and alternative non-slip and anti-splinter strips. The final gadgets are essential as a result of after long run use the strips can develop into broken and might generally be laborious to seek out.
Obtainable equipment:
- 31” Information Rail (48-08-0570)
- 55” Information Rail (48-08-0571)
- 106” Information Rail (48-08-0572)
- Information Rail Bag for the 31” and 55” Rails (48-08-0576)
- Information Rail Clamps (48-08-0573)
- Information Rail Connector (48-08-0574)
- Anti-Splinter Strip (48-08-0575)
- Non-Slip Strip (48-08-0577)
New Milwaukee Monitor Noticed Blades
Together with the brand new observe noticed and equipment, Milwaukee additionally developed a brand new line of 6-1/2″ observe noticed blades. The blades have cobalt-infused tungsten carbide enamel that keep sharpness and lengthen the life. Laser reduce reliefs within the blade reduces warping because the blade will get scorching. And the blades have an anti-friction coating to withstand corrosion and cut back build-up
Every of the 5 new observe noticed blades have been designed for a distinct job:
- 24T Basic Function Monitor Noticed Blade (48-40-0624)
- 40T End Monitor Noticed Blade (48-40-0625)
- 48T Wonderful End Monitor Noticed Blade (48-40-0627)
- 4T Fiber Cement Monitor Noticed Blade (48-40-0670)
- 52T Laminate Monitor Noticed Blade (48-40-0643)
Worth Vary: $34.99-89.99
ETA: October 2022
Dialogue
A number of individuals have observed that the Packout XL device field that comes with the observe noticed equipment has an extended folding prime deal with. We’ve got discovered that this model of the Packout XL device field will solely be obtainable with the observe noticed equipment.
Milwaukee says that the noticed “delivers the facility to tear strong hardwoods, chopping 1/4″ plywood to 2” thick oak or walnut with out bogging down,” and we actually noticed demonstrations of the noticed ripping roughly 6/4 hardwood utilizing a 6Ah excessive output battery. I examined the noticed on some 3/4″ plywood and wasn’t actually stunned — it carried out identical to different observe saws I’ve used.
Milwaukee additionally says their observe noticed will obtain extra cuts per cost and [offers] larger sturdiness than different observe saws, however this stays to be seen.
There aren’t any show-stopping options, however the addition of a observe noticed to Milwaukee’s M18 lineup will make many on the Milwaukee battery platform joyful.
Pipeline 2022 Video
