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CJ Sinclair are meant to be the best Milwaukee repair agents for the UK.
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Migmac
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I got a reply from Milwaukee, sorry we can’t sell you or tell you how to repair your tool as your a private individual! You must send it to a repair centre! I’ve cheekily asked for them just to give me the part I need since they won’t sell me one!
James1979
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Ring this bloke
I used him a lot. He’s an agent for most of the mainstream tools. If you put it in for repair they often go to him somehow.
I think the manufacturer just has loads of subbie repairs dotted about doing warranty work.
Anyhow. He’s helpful and honest.
I used him a lot. He’s an agent for most of the mainstream tools. If you put it in for repair they often go to him somehow.
I think the manufacturer just has loads of subbie repairs dotted about doing warranty work.
Anyhow. He’s helpful and honest.
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The Milwaukee craze is going to wear thin if you can't get parts for them
Migmac
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You can get parts easy enough but why pay £50 when you could buy a bearing for a few pounds.The Milwaukee craze is going to wear thin if you can't get parts for them
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I’ve had further emails from Milwaukee. As private individuals we are not allowed to take Milwaukee tools apart or buy spares to fix them, right! We have to have them fixed/ serviced by an authorised dealer. This was the third email, the next email was different. Al, replace both bearings and clean and grease as required.
I guess the first guy is a jobs worth and the second a sensible guy.
I guess the first guy is a jobs worth and the second a sensible guy.
took a couple of attempts to get my grinder working properly
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They’re one of the better ones.
Some companies are better, admittedly, but at that price point they’re much of a muchness with the yellow and blue ones.
Some of their stuff is really good quality. Other stuff not so much.
I have, somewhere, an impact and recip saw that were my dads. Proper 60’s Milwaukee air ones. Awesome quality but I guess they had to move with the times and everyone has gone to battery now.
That said the Milwaukee battery impacts use double hammer like their air ones which is why they were the best when they came out.
Red, yellow, blue is about the top of my budget for tools. I use them out and about and they work hard. I think spending twice on a tool wouldn’t mean it would last any longer in my environment. That’s just me.
Some companies are better, admittedly, but at that price point they’re much of a muchness with the yellow and blue ones.
Some of their stuff is really good quality. Other stuff not so much.
I have, somewhere, an impact and recip saw that were my dads. Proper 60’s Milwaukee air ones. Awesome quality but I guess they had to move with the times and everyone has gone to battery now.
That said the Milwaukee battery impacts use double hammer like their air ones which is why they were the best when they came out.
Red, yellow, blue is about the top of my budget for tools. I use them out and about and they work hard. I think spending twice on a tool wouldn’t mean it would last any longer in my environment. That’s just me.
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Not entirely sure that's legal.
James1979
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I was talking to someone yesterday about this - more so about vehicle repairs, but to get around the right to repair regs in Europe, manufacturers have said it’s on safety grounds as repairs have to be done by a competent person.
We all know safety trumps everything.
It’s just a loophole that will hopefully be fixed soon
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I won’t bother emailing the first guy again but the second guy is very decent. I’ll still buy the tools spares can be gotten pretty cheap
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Don’t know and don’t really care. My attitude is, it’s mine and if I want to strip it down for repair or service I will. I get Milwaukee parts mostly from Ireland, this last part is from a guy down south. eBay throws a few parts suppliers up.
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Damn right. I don't recall signing a service contract when I bought mine and I don't like being told what I can do with my own property.
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