Milwaukee M12 Rotary Tool / Cordless Rotary Tool Review 

Best tool I have ever owned in my opinion. I preferred the Milwaukee cutting discs over the dremal discs

Very good advise in wearing eyes protection (and also ear) because those cross-cut disk are fragile.

BTW, I didn't realise you could get a routing collar for rotary tools, for milling work. Very interesting!

I got one. Went and bought the dremel chuck as fits. Works heaps better than the different sized collets. Just my 2 cents =)

Safety glasses aren't enough when grinding, you need goggles that fit to the face. I've had metal sparks go up and under safety specs before and had to go to hospital twice to have the spec and resulting rust-ring removed.

I’d like to see a brushless one from Milwaukee. That’s would be pretty cool!

To many people are caught up on getting everything brushless. "MY BRUSH IS BIGGER THEN YOURS KINDA THING", In my opinion lol. I mean there nice but not necessarily worth the extra$$ all the time. Aspecially with this tool. Plus with brushed tools you have the ability to change out the main parts and get them back in action. This is a awsome tool thou! Nice video sir!

Watching this very good review. I have the chorded Dremel and just found a similar rotary tool with 105 pieces..comes in a case for 20 dollars.. actually 19.99.. I don't have any DeWalt or Milwaukee tools. That in the near future.

This guy looks very familiar. Is this Joe Exotic’s Dad? 🐅 👑

I really hope Milwaukee comes out with a brushless one.

Thanks for your review

As good as the Dremel is the prospect of a proprietary battery that is specific for only one tool was a deal breaker I may venture into other M12 tools because I already have the batteries and charger. Tool only once you own the battery is very attractive

This was the most helpful review of this tool as there are many others. Thanks! I'm wondering if the gyp rock bit could be used to cut through thin wood almost like a portable router. It's probably not recommended, but it's not always convenient to use the round cutting blades when you're working in tight spaces.

I use mine to cut welds on hard small spots where my regular grinder don’t fit and places where I can’t use my plasma cutter either, Fantastic time saver tool that fits everywhere.

Milwaukee please make a battery power hand held belt sander it's a must .

This guy's funny, I feel the same way about my 10 m12 chargers

Has anyone had any problems with the M 12 batteries failing and the clips breaking off?

Along with your thoughts on the power button , I would like to see a place to hold the wrench and maybe a reverse direction button. I did learn a few things from your video, I have this tool and like it made sense for me. To get the Milwaulkee it was only 40 buck more than the other cordless units I saw, I have an old Sears corded Dremel but I like the portability of cordless

Maybe a dumb question, but could you just use a drill and attach these bits to it? If not, why not? Thanks!

I want a 12v fuel router like bosch has.

Thats my next tool

the chuck wrench is for removing the tool,when putting in a new tool your only supposed to go finger tight as the tool self tightens during use anyways..many people strip there chuck quickly using this chuck wrench when installing a new bit...not necessary

good stuff.

Pile of dogshit tool! I'm on my 3rd. After maybe 1 hour of run time on my two previous tools, they just blink as if the tool is overloaded or overheated. Tried multiple batteries and same thing. Tons of reviews on HD & milwaukee's site confirming this fatal flaw as being super common. Just wait until yours fails and pray its in the warranty period. I'm now looking for an alternative to this M12 trash.

Sir! you could have been a dentist! Thanks for the review.

Thank's. Glasses are improper PPE. Clear goggles are required for debris & dust. Some commercial sites will require goggles and full face shield, again clear, not obstructing view that defeats the purpose. I'm not a safety Nazi but your eyes are critical.

Awesome review, simple and straightforward 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thanks for the review Colin. I've just ordered a Milwaukee 12v drill/driver kit, and I'm quite interested in this rotary tool. I have cheapo, corded rotary tool right now but its cord annoys me. Two things about this tool do grate though. Like you, I find the position of the switch to be a poor design. Like you said, it needs to have a pulse switch operation, positioned up near the front, so you can wield the tool more like a pencil. Secondly, the requirement to use the spanner to change bits. This is really tedious, and it's easy to lose the spanner and it's fairly nasty and fiddly to use. Is there a place on the tool to clip the spanner? I'd much prefer a keyless chuck mechanism that didn't require such a crappy little spanner.

You can also use it with a diamond disk to profile a router bit.

Hey what’s the guide attachment or whatever it is called and also can I use that as a depth guide for cutting out plugs and lights etc. In drywall?

Just use an air one instead so much more powerful only benefit to that is it being a battery powered

how about this compared to the dremmel?

Skywalker.....? Is this what a Jedi does after they retire?

Hi Colin. Thanks for your excellent video again. Have you tried the round-over router bit for your rotary tool? I'm rather keen to use it for this purpose as palm routers are very expensive and this rotary tool might be perfect for the job. The question is has it got sufficient power? I found it surprisingly useful for things like grinding in small holes or curves, and sharpening saw blades and serrated kitchen knifes with the diamond-cutter wheel. I tried polishing with my corded rotary tool (140W) and burnt out the motor. I don't think the low-powered corded version is really capable of polishing because of this. I think your cordless tool will not suffer from this problem - hopefully

Does dremel attachments can be used in Milwaukee rotary tool?

Mark Hamilton does youtube reviews now, ey? XD

Hi Colin, great explanation. I have one Dremel rotary tool. This tools is very useful for small jobs. Congrats. ZACCARO

Northern tool sells the kit for $100, but with $20 coupon it's $80, which is the same price as the bare tool alone.

You know, I bet you could sneak in a little button right where you need it if your daring enough to modify her.

Great video and a nice little rotary tool. What kinds of Milwaukee tools do you have that use those types of batteries? I have the driver made by Milwaukee that uses the same battery as yours and I absolutely love it. It's so handy. Great video and thank you for sharing.

Great video, you just sold me on this. Saw that it's on sale right now so I figured I'd check some RU-vid videos about it & seems like it'll work great for what I need it for. Will use it for drywall & sharpening tungsten for my tig torch

I got mine today and on speed 1 it doesn't spin. It spins on 2 and up. Also, the battery light goes away after like 5 seconds after turning on. Is this correct?

Yes lots of potential with that little rotary tool. Look forward to see some more use of the tool if future videos. I always wondered what all those little bits could do when visiting HD etc.

Do you need to wear safety glasses with other tools that spin and cut material?

I use both bosch 12v metabo 12v and milwaukee 12v. No brand loyalty because I never get low on batteries for the little convenient 12v usage. 3 little batteries of each brands in my main toolbag doesn't take too much space

Great video! Thanks!

great review, I really like that it's battery powered! I think you need one more charger though...

I don't think seperate switch or pulse switch is important all you have to do is lift up the tool ( Rotary Tool ) so that it won't touch the material that you are working , Pulse switch is only good for Food Blender ....

Does the Milwaukee one shut itself off if u push too hard ? My corded ones do and it’s irritating

Rotary tool vs die grinder?

My First Dremel™

Great video. Helped a lot. Just bought this for my welding and side projects

Battery operated rotary tool? I want one. The cord is so limiting. Thanks Colin, I didn't know these things existed.

Battery life?

So; were did you find it and how much for the tool only? Thanx

How is it working after 5 years? Thanks

Tengo todo milwaukee m12 , una de mis preferidas!!!!!!

Excelent Video, regards from Mexico...

Colin, I noticed a few days ago that Veritas has a plunge router base with fence for rotary tools to turn them into tiny routers for inlay and such. Will it fit that Milwaukee, and how do you feel about demonstrating some inlaying for us? It's something I've been thinking about but have not yet tried...seems challenging :)

Nice review, Thank You!!!

Good video. I would like to know the diversity if these tools and the applications they can be used for. I guess arts and crafts or small hard to reach places.

skip to 1:13 for actual review

I've had mine for years. U can get a Dremel chuck for like $10. Way better

Protect eyes and face espercially when using wire brush wheels!

Always good to have one of these in the collection. Use mine a few times a year but so glad I have it when it’s time to use it

My collet broke off and half of it is stuck down inside the tool. Has anyone else had this happen?

How much for just tool

I have to cut the crossbar supports of my patio table. Would a rotary tool do the job?

Home Depot was selling it on line only but now you can buy it at the store for 69 I hate waiting I’m so happy work amazing

Nice video boss

I've been eye balling this tool for some time now. I already have a corded rotary tool, but this is what I'm going to buy when mine dies.

Thank you 😊

Nice review! I have a quick question or two. Do you have any idea what the average run-time per battery is for this unit? Also when it runs down does it stop working all together or does performance fade off? Enjoying your channel! Thanks for sharing!

send your extra batterys and chargers to me plz thx.

It's important to wear these: safety glasses.

Dont wear those..wear safety glasses

Very good demonstration. Thanks

How are those mini cutting wheels on stainless steel ?

Just picked one up team RED !!!!

Can this be used with the dremel 565 spiral cutting attachment?

hi there, i am very new to the rotary tool. i never layed my hands one one until a few days ago and have no idea what all the accessories are for and how they would be use in genaral. i know a drill is for drilling and a disc is used for sanding or cutting. is there a channel that will show me step by step how to use the bits and on what it can be used. i seem not to fine anything on youtube that takes me through the indevidual bits step by step, it would be nice to know that this item is use for that and not this. especially the diamond bits and the ceramic bits. thanks Duane, South Africa

i need to no ilay thank you let me find out

Use a face shield when cutting NOT safety glasses......I know from experience

Great video!!!

Can u use a dremel kit with this?

It is nice being able to lock the arbor

You can send me a battery or two lol

Thanks for the review, seems like a good little tool.

your eye glasses are not safety glasses

love the vids

I got a cheaper one. Its so powerful, too powerful for cutting discs i find. I found cutting 1.2mm sheet metal or cutting out small sections of rust on my car, the discs would just snap so easily and fly around. The sanding/grinding attachments also would wear down in minutes. I think its more suitable to small jobs, not so much automotive. Where a mask as well as goggles, its quite dangerous tool with the speed and as shown, awkward (unsafe) way to turn off!

Fantastic tool but badly needs a FUEL version. The switch is good if you’re using a flex hose with it 👍

More than 96% Milwaukeee tools are made in China. Lots of bad tools always first are sold to USA because nobody inspects the outgoing, and because in USA Milwaukee Tool has the strongest warranty service ability than in other countries. During Milwaukee production process, more than 5% defects found out by workers, also more defects failed to be screened out a lot. Bad Tools include noise as gear,bearing aligned badly, sometimes press trigger no reactions at all, metal parts like shaft, gear, pinion, important screw broken as poor heat-treat, motor stator rubbing with rotator, fine wire laid inside tool broken as poor design, big percentage oil leakage for hydraulic tools, etc. 20% chance you will get a bad tool, bigger chance you will get bad tools for nailer, planer, hydraulic tools, cable/tube cutter, as they are first generation of tools for Milwaukee Tool, because comparing with sawzall, drill, Malwuakee Tool is suck at nailer, planer, hydraulic tools, cable/tube cutter,AC tools, drain cleaner, blower. Milwaukeee Tool workers only with less than 300 dollars monthly salary， even plus OT to 275 Hours a month， only 500 dollars a month，this salary very low for living in a big city in China, plus bad working environment(noise without issuing ear plugs to workers, very few goggles for workers, workers stand more than 10 hours every day), so Milwaukee Tool with huge employee turnover，500% yearly turnover，cause workers without enough experience，lack of training，then unable to ensure good quality. And worse turnover with most Milwaukee Tool’s suppliers. And after Milwaukeee tools launched one year， Milwaukee Tool will definitely do so-called VE, value engineering ，actually cost-down, change Germany trigger to HK trigger even Chinese trigger/switch, change Japanese chuck to Chinese chuck, etc. Milwaukee Tool has a team, 50 persons to do this VE. The quality would obviously become worse after the VE. The red plastic，Nylon，of Milwaukee tool handles/housings has been provided by a Chinese supplier since 2010， originally the Nylons were from DuPont， The Nylons changeovers caused the handles/housings weak，like screws very likely strapped/slipped in screw holes. Also black hard plastic for battery pack cases/covers， changed from GE ABS/PC to a ABS/PC from a Chinese supplier，caused battery pack case more likely broken, brittle, the same story is happening on Nylon material of battery frame， changing from Dupont to a Chinese supplier. This company is also an ugly company, in 2014, a Hong Kongese manager tried to rape a female employee during their business trip, the company fired him and less than half year, hired him again as a manager, then the female employee left this company and lost her job. Less than 1 year in 2015, in its factory dormitory a more serious rape case really took place by a male senior manager to a girl. Milwaukee Tool has really bad quality system, lose much profit because of failing to keep quality constant. And always look for cheap materials, cheap suppliers, worker salary is always at minimum salary, only 30 dollars higher than monthly minimum salary. Milwaukee Tool is new for making power tools comparing with Bosch，Dewalt, Makita. Milwaukee Tool only has grew fast from 2008 year. They copy and compare with Bosch, Dewalt tools during new product development stages.

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Dremel 8200 is much better.