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well a couple of guys at work said they tried the Milwaukee cordless miter saw at a builders breakfast. Another guy and I figured it was the 2734 one that just came out but they proceeded to say it used 2 batteries. The 2734 only uses one battery. Me and the second guy told them the Milwaukee miter saw only has one battery. The 2 that got to try the saw continued to say it was a Milwaukee miter saw that had 2 batteries.
I would keep a look out for a new cordless Milwaukee miter saw. Maybe it will be a 12 in slider that uses dual m18’s? It would seem unlikely that they come out with a 54v battery. At least while they continue to tout all m18 batteries work with all m18 tools.
I am confused how does two 18v =54 I though 36 volt
Maybe they were confused because the kit comes with a battery plus a promo battery?
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I was talking about IF they came out with a higher voltage battery. I was not talking about 2 m18s equaling 54v. Think of the higher voltage battery as an m54 if you will.
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2 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said:Maybe they were confused because the kit comes with a battery plus a promo battery?
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They specifically said 2 batteries were in the saw. They did not say one was at the side and one in the saw. We were telling them the Milwaukee only uses one battery in the saw and they kept saying this saw had 2 in it. Also at the builders breakfast the guys get extra information, test tools, etc. before they are unveiled to the public. The DeWALT rep is usually there and apparently Milwaukee had a rep come. I haven’t been to a builders breakfast yet. Sounds like it would be fun. Last winter or spring was where the guys at work found out about the volt changing capabilities of the new flexvolt battery before it was unveiled in June.
The only saw I can think of with 2 18Volt batteries is the Makita 18V X2 LXT Lithium‑Ion (36V) Brushless Cordless 7‑1/2″ Dual Slide Compound Miter Saw.
I have The Makita 36 volt , 71/4″ circular saw. Takes (2) 18 volt batteries .
Maybe they were thinking of Makita and not Milwaukee?
I can’t see Milwaukee changing to a new voltage after all their marketing for M18 being compatible across entire platform, but adding a 2nd battery might be conceivable. They have somewhat bad-mouthed the other companies doing this, but eventually there are limitations on 1 battery that a 2nd battery could solve. Will be interesting to see. #NPS17 🙂
They have egg on their face because the FlexVolt has corded capability. Wouldn’t surprise me to see a 12″ Fuel hybrid at NPS17. M18 ConnectsVolt lol. 2×9.0.
It would be cool to see Milwaukee come out with a 12 in miter