My Honest Opinion of the Milwaukee M12 Vacuum. But See For Yourself at Last Best Tool. 

That is one hell of a good review! Yes it’s loud, but that is what this size tools are, especially vacs. I vacuum with ear protection anyways since I hate the loud sound, so no matter here. It’s a shop tool, and this one seems like a nice addition to my M12 collection 🙂

Doc - that video is exactly what I needed; thank you! I'm going to buy one. Improve my quality of life in the garage, house, and especially the van. BTW, I caught up on a few of your videos last night. The torch video, in particular, was great. As more folks find you, they will watch your back catalog, your views will go up, and soon you will rule the world...

Thank you for the very detailed review. Really liked how you showed its performance with a dirty filter and especially another test with a quickly cleaned off one (which is exactly what users will do when using this product).

When you tapped the filters out i could feel the familiar sawdust in my eyes 😊

IMHO all modern vacuums that use a hopper need to be emptied and maintained a lot. I have a hoover pet hair rated machine that the Wife was complaining about, I looked at it. Hopper was full and there was a 2 foot human/dog hair dreadlock stuck in the brushes and plugging up the works. Cleaned it out, works great. Dump it after every use, just get used to it.

Thanks, I needed a video review just like this. I was seeing written reviews of this tool kind of all over the place from 1 to 5 stars...this didn't make any sense to me. Obviously either people's expectations were out of line or they never maintain their equipment to get good performance. I'm buying this one after seeing it for myself in your excellent review.

You just sold another vacuum. Best review video I’ve seen in a long time and I’ve seen a few. Milwaukee should send you all of their tools so you can review them all.

"Using my snap on brass brush", so envious.

Seriously - thank you for this kind of more nuanced info! The noise aspect was something I've begun to consider more now, but at 110dB it's... up at concert level noise - for context 130 at 100m is a take off from an airplane lol. I think if they make a brushless version (I mean they use Ryobi as a kind of experimental platform) but it's due for an update; I certainly wouldn't mind. For my needs (reasonably) I still like that unit, alot!

*For the price, this is a pretty decent grinder **MyBest.Tools** With 90 psi shop pressure is hard to stall even when material galls up in wheel. I've got three of them now, two of them I bought back in 1992 and they are still going strong!*

I love the m12 vacuum. Perfect for cleaning sawdust and drywall dust. Every time this saves me from lugging out my small corded shopvac I have saved tons of time and effort. With this I am able to get in and out of a clients house much faster and cleaner. 10/10

Sold! Been looking for a vacuum for my live-in work truck, and I think this fits the bill nicely. Long live M12! 😃

I wish they would make an updated FUEL version as well as a M18 FUEL toolbox style vacuum, oh ya a M18 Coffee maker too, and M12/ M18 automotive jump pack. OK thats giving away enough ideas for the day, I have pages and pages of these.

I have a autoglass business so I was searching for a Milwaukee vacuum that uses the M12 just like my adhesive gun. Came across this one and was doing research. Found your video and good job for the review. Great video. You gained a subscriber. What kind of brush did you use to clean out old filter?

Excellent review. Thanks!

I have M12 one,i often use it for car cleaning and sometimes to clean room,I use half cut sock on top of the filter,it's easy clean the sock after use then that actual filter..

The m18 handheld is my most uses tool of this year I'd say, as a handy man /maitnence man. Only downside to it was fixing or changing toilets so I picked up a wet dry m12 today. I've Had the handheld m12 for about 3 years now and it's great for small areas common areas cars. Filter clogs easy for small particulates.

You give those are gifts ? You must like your friends 😂😂 another good video!

So just like any tool, if you learn what it’s capabilities are and use it within such capabilities, and use it for its intended purpose, you’ll be fine. If you put a 8 foot cheater bar on a 1/4 ratchet, or use a ball peen hammer to pull nails, you’re going to have a bad time. I bought my m12 vacuum one morning before my college class. Went to HD down the road and made it back in time for class. Personally, I believe that the 6ah battery is a must for this vacuum. The runtime boost is just huge. Being a brushed tool, and having to get that little motor to turn the impeller while working against the resistance of the filter is beneficial to the users experience. I mainly use my vacuum for cleaning up drywall dust and cleaning sawdust off my table saw, bandsaw, workbench, etc. I’d also say it’s worth it to clean the filter every time you dump the canister. It’s easy to pull the filter off and just a heavy tap or two on the side of the garbage is all you really need.

I found this video because of the reviews on Milwaukee's website.

I just bought one today at a milwaukee truck event on the strength of this review 😂😂🎉

Super helpful! Been looking at options to clean window tracks for my window cleaning business. I think this is gonna be the one since I’m already running Milwaukee tools. Only hesitation now is that it doesn’t have a blow function 🤔

I have this vac as well. Its not a shopvac, its a nice little vacuum to use for smaller things.

People do the same thing with the upright canister vacuums. I lived in an apartment for 10 years and would get a vacuum out of the trash every 6 months or so. They let the canister get so full that it ends up clogging the hose.

Nice review. I always wear hearing protection with my small Vacs And blowers and I would recommend the same for everyone.

Although this vacuum seems unreasonably loud, I would be more curious what the average db are from an arms length away. I wouldn't be using the vacuum directly up to my ear, and I noticed that when you were getting readings when vacuuming from the little container it was peaking in the 80 db range which is way less than 108 db. Just my 2 cents. I want to like this product and get excuses to purchase it, but my 18v LXT makita vacuum is about the same size and I think would run circles around this unit (though the makita's design seems a bit fragile easily damaged).

Looks good so far.

It just picking up sawdust and drywall dust I would say it does the job for me

Seems as though you kinda avoided the obvious direct comparison between the m12 and m18 version rt next to ya. Is that because there no comparison to be made ?

Great idea with the SPL meter. Just be careful about how close you get. Those kinds of measurements are generally done at one metre distance, not right next to the measurement device. At that distance it is not quite accurate (the air pushing out of the vac will impact this measurement at that distance). Great idea though. I am looking at getting this vac for quick and easy cleanups as an AV installer

I’m obsessed with the pack out vacuum I am a plumber. It’s better than the original

What is the m12 battery run time per charge please?

I have 3of them. Yes love them

It’s a vacuum since when was any vacuum quiet

I had the tea kettle vac for several years but for some reason it started blowing dust everywhere I'm not sure how to fix it. The m12 is still going strong

Do you think it will work for gold fish/ kids junk in my van? I have the m18 one you have but the inlet pipe gets clogged to easy!

My #1 question is; If I have both m12 and m18 batteries, but I only want one vacuum, should I buy the m12 or the m18 for the shop ?

I'm sorry but this vacuum is most pathetic tool I ever used, couple of holes in the concrete floor for the anchors and it's done, there is no excuses like small filter etc. tool works or not, this one doesn't. After I got Bosch 12v one, lot smaller, much less noisy and overall a little less pathetic 😄. Do your self a favour and go straight for m18. Thanks for effort though.

If you are looking for a hand vac, this is one of the worst. In fact, all the tool brand vacs are terrible. None of them use a cyclonic dust separator and rely purely on a crappy filter, which gets blocked in seconds when you suck up plaster on concrete dust. An 1/8th of a cup of concrete dust will block up the (disposable, non washable) filter in my M12, and my Vax Blade 2 Max cyclonic will suck up dust until the bin is full, and hardly any will reach the filter, which is washable. Pick up your game tool makers!

I'm sold. Got to spend more money now lol... I'm looking for a vac for my boat getting sand and dirt and sunflower seeds.

My son bought me one. I’m really hoping it work’s well enough to clean stairs.

I am thinking to use this tool to clean my car - do you think it is powerful enaugh to clean up the car?

Which do you like better the m12 or the m18 compact and have you tried the newest m18 fuel compact vacuum ?!?

How good does this work for car interior?

This vacuum is awesome.

How is the m12 handheld vacuum hold up and is it worth buying for household use

only m12 tool I didn't like, filter wouldn't stay put, stored in landfill..

I use compressed air on my regular vacuums air filter. It’s not hard to clean.

I've had the M12 hand vac for several months now and I find it an indispensable tool for small area cleanup, especially near my drill press.

Nice...i’ll get one tomorrow

sold thanks

Do you think this would work with a hose to the M12 circular saw to collect dust for a few sheet ply cuts? Is there a way to keep it on? I was thinking of getting the M12 wet/dry, but this might be more useful to keep in the car.

$49 at Home Depot for cyber Monday!

Is the M18 a lot better? or how does it compare?

The brush cost more than the vacuum 😂😂😂

Ordered it yesterday. Got it for 55€. 🤷🏻‍♂️

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I bought one for my car. Right out of the box the biggest waste of $180.00 (bought battery and charger also) the thing is a piece of shit. Barley picks up cigarette ashes.

... and sold!

108 decibels is louder than a 70cc chainsaw. You need serious ear protection at those levels. If it's in an enclosed space, it will really hurt your ears quickly. Just slap on some earmuffs.

is not really good.

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