Milwaukee M12 Planer Review. Better than the Milwaukee M18 Planer? 

Kudos Milwaukee. Now, time to redesign the M18 planer.

Sheet, I just bought the M-18 last night thinking more power = better. I’ll be returning and getting the m-12 thanks for being straight to the point !

I’ve been excited about this since first announced, as soon as I get past some expensive bills I am 100% getting one . I’ve been so tempted for ages by the Bosch version but didn’t want another battery platform as I have sooo so many platforms already lol 😂 for me this is perfect for architrave mitre adjustments , door trimming and general finer finish type jobs . I won’t be using it as heavy rough planer as I have an awesome makita for that stuff . Btw , Milwaukee 12 volt in general has become one of my fav platforms as a builder in aus . My absolute fav is the m12 fuel surge impact driver . It’s just ago amazing for the finer quality jobs

I preordered this and wow so good and very handy I use it so much more the 18v planer

Pair this with the M12 sander and you have a fantastic little trim setup. Feels like M12 is really angling to that side of things.

Im eagerly awaiting a review of the new 18x2 Milwaukee mower.

Test out the Bosch 12v mini planer. I have it and its an awesome little tool. Power isn't the only important metric with miniature tools, and the Bosch is especially miniature.

Bought one as soon as released, very nice.

Looks like it should be great for us cabinet makers who typically only need to plane down the edges of 16-18mm board

Love the review I will say you don’t need ‘a ton of battery’s’ rather than two reliable and a very reliable owner to remember to charge them. Good job m8!

I really hope they do a full size M18 fuel one 😊

Great little tool

Did you notice a difference in performance using the larger XC batteries? Did you try the HO batteries? This tool would seem me to be a good candidate.

Grate tool for door trimming ❤

Hopefully this will mean we have a M18 incoming too to replace the garbage they currently have in the range.

Was looking at this planer yesterday and I think I might get it with my next payment, I am a licensed builder and ALL my tools are LXT and XGT MAKITA :3) Still waiting and waiting for the 40V table saw the other day needed a second table saw for another site and purchased a corded Dewalt cheap at Bunnings. Anyway back to the planer, getting sick of handling the 82mm planer on small stuff, I can see myself adding other 12V tools for those small jobs that need finesse, just perfect, thank you for the review. Off topic again, tell me more about the motorbike in the background, I also ride so interested.

How do I get the metric depth knob in the USA?

I agree. thank you.

Great video. I just wish that the Milwaukee rep for our area would come in and see us at work as most of the guys are on the Milwaukee platform but they only seem to be interested in seeing builders. Even when we have 30 plus guys all with Milwaukee tools. Makes you question there after sales service a bit

The M12 fuel line does seem to do a good job for me. Don’t get me wrong love my Makita tools but in the 12 volt line Milwaukee is hard to beat, don’t like their 18 volt system though.

Milwaukee need a 12ah 12v battery i have there 12v mini prunner chainsaw and it needs a bigger battery on some jobs. Think i might make one when i get time.

surprise Sunday video, that's what we like 😁

I like mine so much

I’m pretty bought into Dewalt at this point, but I have to admit, the Milwaukee 12v line seems awesome.

What's amazing to me is how it manages to collect all the chips with the vacuum attached. How many hand-held power tools manage to collect more than 90% of sawdust or chips with their integrated dust ports? In my experience, very few. I watched your reviews of 18V planers, and I was struck by the poor performance of the Milwaukee. I'm not shocked because every name-brand maker of power tools brand makes some good tools and at least a few that are terrible --including Makita. I own M12 and M18 tools (and batteries) as well as Makita 18V tools+batteries. If I wanted a big planer, I'd get the Makita, but I could see this little planer being a really nice tool. I built a single-pitched roof on a treehouse for my daughter last summer. I notched the purlins so they would have a nice tight fit with the rafters, but then I realized that some of the rafters were crowned a bit more than others, and a couple had a bump or 2 where there were some knots in the Douglas Fir that I used. Since I wanted the purlins to sit tight and square, I spent probably 40 minutes on a ladder up in this treehouse to remove high spots in 2 or 3 rafters with a small block plane. Having a lightweight battery-powered planer would have made this work a lot faster. Also, if I'm just planing off the edge of a rafter that's 1+1/2 inches (38mm) and working up on a ladder, I'd much rather use a lightweight and small M12 tool than a bigger tool like the Makita 18V planer. Similarly, when I'm up on a ladder on a platform up in a tree driving screws into purlins or corrugated polycarbonate roofing, I use my Milwaukee M12 surge impact driver (love that tool) rather than a bigger 18V driver. I'm guessing that Milwaukee may take the lessons that they've learned from making this planer to improve the next generation of their M18 planer.

It’s like a power block plane.

Have you tried out the little Bosch 12v planer. How do they compare?

Great for doors and joinery

Can the rabbeting problem be corrected by blade adjustment? Can the blade position be tweaked laterally before clampling the balde down?

Perfeito ❤🎉

will it work with a 3 amp instead of a 6 am batterie ?? or do you need the 6 amp

bosch one works very well and seems to be a bit more compact.

Great planer for someone hanging doors all the time

Looks like a great little plane. I do worry about a moron trying to unclog it with there finger while still in use to not interrupt the cut….ouch.

Хорошая игрушка, но 18-40в линейки от макита для работы и дома, хватает более чем

They only thing I don't like about millwaukee tools is the low voltage. A higher voltage would help the batteries last longer. I wish kobalt made the same tools because the 24v batteries are hard to beat.

Can I put an M18 battery in it?

It seems alright for a little 12v tool, but it's the same price as an 18v, like the Makita 18v... Way too expensive

Makita folks all eye the m12 tools. Just shows Makita needs to bulk up their subcompact range. I would like to see them take a Dewalt atomic approach - keep the battery compatibility with normal 18v tools but improve and make the 1.5ah/2ah batteries slimmer. A lot of m12 tools are already barely smaller than Makita’s subcompact tools.

I am not sure why everyone seem to dislike the m12 handle , its not that bad

18v one needs loads more power and torque. So far behind compared to dewalt and makita

Its just a personal preference since you are used to makita specially with the safety features, its just normal to see these brand fan boys to put some hate on other brands

Why not just buy a benchtop planer?

Wasn't even going to watch because I figured this thing would be a dog in performance because of it's 12V

M12 Ergos Suck ....

cute, but having an M18 platform, this is useless to me, and the current M18 planer is garbage