This Portable Band Saw Saves You Time | Milwaukee M12 Tool Review

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In today's video, Dave looks at the Milwaukee M12 Portable Band Saw. We cut a lot of conduit and sometimes we need more than the simple pipe and tube cutter. This band saw is lightweight and compact and we love it! If you have a big project and the budget for it then it is definitely worth the purchase. If you enjoyed this video then let us know by liking, commenting, and subscribing!
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@devtank 2 жыл бұрын

Great help thanks!

@MakerPipe 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear Dev. Thanks for watching!

@mkegadgets4380 3 жыл бұрын

I have the M 18 version and I love it. Milwaukee makes a great deburring tool that you stick in your drill and remove any rough edges that the saw leaves behind. I use the bandsaw when the end of the conduit is going to be inside of a connector. I use the tubing cutter when I know the end of the tubing is going to be exposed. Great review. Love that Milwaukee red...

@MakerPipe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! That's very helpful. Is this the tool you are talking about? www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-SHOCKWAVE-Impact-Duty-Conduit-Reaming-Bit-Holder-48-32-2350/300877235

@mkegadgets4380 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s the one I have it works great. Debris the inside and the outside of the pipe...

@d.h.vargas2450 3 жыл бұрын

@@MakerPipe A trick of the electrical trade when it comes to cutting conduit with a tubing cutter, especially with 1/2 or 3/4 emt, don't cut the conduit all the way through with the tubing cutter, just snap the piece over your knee, like snapping a stick in two, it saves a step in reaming of the knife edge that the tubbing cutter creates. Try it both ways and you'll see what I mean.

@architecturegeek 3 жыл бұрын

excellent! I've been wondering how this thing would do with EMT, thought about it during our last major build and settled for getting everyone a vice to speed up their pipe cutters.

@MakerPipe 3 жыл бұрын

The vice does help a ton when using the tube cutter

@KROKO123OOO 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for this video. What do you think about a stand for this saw in order to make a straight and accurate cut and to make the blade last longer?

@flashgordon6238 Жыл бұрын

Was reading some of the reviews on the Home Depot site and guys using the new fuel model (Gen 2) say they hate the new saw due to the safety switch and are going back to the 2429-20 (Gen 1) model.

@johngallati8164 2 жыл бұрын

WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE ENGINEERING AND A SMALL RIGHT ANGLE LEDGE THEY IMPROVE IT ALOT FOR STRAIGHT CUTS.

@MakerPipe 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah seems like they could've made some sort of jig and included it.

@d.h.vargas2450 3 жыл бұрын

On the same manufactures product line, the Milwaukee M12 cordless Copper tubing Cutter, Model # 2471-22, would make an real good choice into replacing the manual tubing cutter. Fast clean and straight cuts and is less expensive as the portable band saw. I don't mean to hi-jack your review on this product, I would just mention a alternative to this tool. Thanks for the review.

@MakerPipe 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I think that is worth trying. It wasn't really on my radar and I appreciate the suggestion. Thanks!

@architecturegeek 3 жыл бұрын

I'd be curious to see how it did with EMT. Had some others tell me it really bogged down with anything over thin wall copper. but it's always looked so tempting for quick cuts.

@flashgordon6238 Жыл бұрын

Milwaukee says the Copper Tubing Cutter is exclusively for cutting copper and will not cut EMT.

@keithhamilton9742 2 жыл бұрын

Word of advice to everyone. Treat these bandsaws, and also the hacksaws, like firearms. Finger off the trigger until the blade is in place and you're ready to cut. Don't get your hand around the blade while the battery is in the tool. Remove the battery before you change blades. Put on the safety when you're not cutting. If any of the journeyman or masters I work with were to see you not doing these things, they'd ream you out and then kick you off the job site. Rightly so. Basic stuff. If you 're doing dumb, unnecessarily dangerous stuff that will go bad sooner or later mess you up, what kinds of other dumb, unnecessarily dangerous things are you doing that'll be putting other crew members at risk.

@MakerPipe 2 жыл бұрын

Good advice! Gotta keep safety on the forefront of working with tools like this.

@conqwiztadore2213 Жыл бұрын

Can it cut 2" copper??

@cobuck4007 3 жыл бұрын

Great review (ps. That’s not the $229 Fuel version of the band saw-that doesn’t change your experience/review, of course)

@MakerPipe 3 жыл бұрын

Whoops looks like you're right! Looks to be around $179 on Amazon.

@Kay-xi9kv 9 ай бұрын

$299 on Amazon now:/

@gkeith4120 2 жыл бұрын

NOT A FUEL!!!! Ru confused? Yes yep!!

@rogelioabueme6032 Жыл бұрын

no eye protection? I know a gunsmith who used power tools raw and ended up losing his eyes. He's not a gunsmith anymore.

@StraitClownin909 2 жыл бұрын

Did you really just say you dont need to debur your pipe?! As others have said this is not the fuel version, you should rename your title brother! Cheers mate

@MakerPipe 2 жыл бұрын

For DIY projects, deburring is not always necessary. Most of the time the cut ends end up inside of a connector. Thanks for the info 🤙