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[JOEPRO]

Just got a best offer accepted on this spares or repairs Milwaukee M18 grinder

£50 was cheap so hopefully I can figure out what's wrong with it and repair it myself

 

[MetalMonkey]

£50 was cheap so hopefully I can figure out what's wrong with it and repair it myself

Unfortunately it's seems like normally the controller, and normally uneconomical to repair..

 

[JOEPRO]

Unfortunately it's seems like normally the controller, and normally uneconomical to repair..

Could be. Could also be a mosfet which sometimes go on these and I could replace.

If I can't get it going myself it could still be re sold on ebay strictly for spare parts only and I'll not lose much £ on it either way

 

[Kram]

Unfortunately it's seems like normally the controller, and normally uneconomical to repair..

I wonder if you could swap a fakita brushless controller which I think are available not too expensive.

 

[JOEPRO]

I wonder if you could swap a fakita brushless controller which I think are available not too expensive.

I'm going to test the mosfets on it for short circuits. If there are no issues noted then it may not be repairable.

But if I find a sorted mosfet, replace it and it works again then I'll be very pleased. Low chance that's the fault and it didn't damage other components in the process but I think it's worth checking.

 

[Memmeddu]

I wonder if you could swap a fakita brushless controller which I think are available not too expensive.

Problem is that Makita and Milwaukee components are completely different in first place.
Clones usually don't have the current requirements to run OEM motors.
And Milwaukee provide all the electrical as a single component
Here's why their cordless tools are not worth to repair

 

[JOEPRO]

Here's why their cordless tools are not worth to repair

Defeatist attitude

Here is one that would be considered "not worth repairing" but was fixed with one £2 Mosfet. (Won't always be the case but for sure worth checking)

 

[JOEPRO]

PS that guy's you tube channel linked above is excellent. He is very skilled at electrical repairs for a wide range of items.

 

[Kram]

Problem is that Makita and Milwaukee components are completely different in first place.
Clones usually don't have the current requirements to run OEM motors.

If its a brushless motor then the controller decides how hard to drive it, so yes a clone controller could likely work but it may not be as powerfull.
If the gear reduction is very different too, may be a problem.

Or if the voltage is very different, but these are both 18v systems.

 

[MattF]

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[Kram]

£120 of Farmertec chainsaw bits. I wanted a 28" bar but never got around to ordering. 9 chains of various length.

 

[MattF]

Last night. For the cost, I thought screw it, I'm going to have a play around with one.

SCULPFUN S9 90W Effect Laser Engraving Machine, 410x420mm:

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[marlinspike]

Let us know how you get on. Mini review if you can. I've often seen those and wondered what kind of stuff they'd be up to doing.

 

[Wallace]

Front loaded up with the collets.

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There's a spare space on both the 20 & 25 rack, but there was also a 14mm & 15mm ER20 included in the box, (they overlap with the 25's), so I popped the ER20 14mm in the spare hole, just to fill it.

If it works as well as it looks, I'll be a happy bunny.

I have been looking at those for a long time, was tempted by the Drill Doctor until work bought one and it grinds lovely uneven cutting edges. I'm very interested to see how you get on with it Matt.

 

[MattF]

Let us know how you get on. Mini review if you can. I've often seen those and wondered what kind of stuff they'd be up to doing.

I have been looking at those for a long time, was tempted by the Drill Doctor until work bought one and it grinds lovely uneven cutting edges. I'm very interested to see how you get on with it Matt.

I should, hopefully, be trying the grinder & the laser cutter out within a few week. I'll post a review/opinion on them once they've had a run/test.

I've plenty of old drill bits here to test this grinder with.

 

[JOEPRO]

One of these as an upgrade to my Parkside unit which is very useful

 

[indy4x]

I have been looking at those for a long time, was tempted by the Drill Doctor until work bought one and it grinds lovely uneven cutting edges. I'm very interested to see how you get on with it Matt.

Stefan did a review of this type of drill sharpener

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Getting with the 21st century.

 

[seriesonewelder]

A pair of scissors for the wife's birthday from https://www.ernestwright.co.uk/
Thanks to the forum member who posted a link to them, sorry I've forgotten who you are.

 

[dobbslc]

I have a brake job to do replacing two rear calipers on a Mini so treated myself to one of these.
There were plenty of recommendations on here saying they are good.