Build quality seems better than average and very solidAwesome tool for remodeling. Makes fine cutting wood and plastic beyond easy cuts through old nails and also great for sending those hard to reach places. With all the different blades/tools and perfect compatibility with all brands I have tried. My only beef is that I often have slight issue with connection between the battery and the tool itself. Some times when I'm changing batteries and once I have removed the dead battery and replace it with fully charged, it seems like the electric connection is supsepitol to any dust at all on the battery can at times disrupt conection. Most of the time it is fixed by simply removing and reattaching said battery. If that fails then you probably use some air to blow off the ... MoreBuild quality seems better than average and very solidAwesome tool for remodeling. Makes fine cutting wood and plastic beyond easy cuts through old nails and also great for sending those hard to reach places. With all the different blades/tools and perfect compatibility with all brands I have tried. My only beef is that I often have slight issue with connection between the battery and the tool itself. Some times when I'm changing batteries and once I have removed the dead battery and replace it with fully charged, it seems like the electric connection is supsepitol to any dust at all on the battery can at times disrupt conection. Most of the time it is fixed by simply removing and reattaching said battery. If that fails then you probably use some air to blow off the connection and inspect for debris that may need a little brushing off with plastic brush/ toothbrush if the air didn't do the trick. Honestly I feel like all battery powered tool will have this issue if used on any big and dusty jobs. Example for me is the diamond impregnated blades can cut or shape pretty much anything but also make a lot of very fine dust. Definitely would still recommend to anyone from professional to diy beginners. This tool can sometimes make very difficult jobs much Easier and with every penny.

Generally speaking, I love my Milwaukee cordless tools. I have over 25 of them total. The only two failures have been my 3/8 impact and 1/2 drill (both used very hard, failure was expected to some degree), but this tool I have only used a few times and here I am in the middle of a door installation and it burned up on me, with no warning. Some of the other tools have thermal switches to shut themselves off if they get too hot, I assumed this would be the same. Not only that, it also melted a chunk out of my 12 AH, $200 battery. I had to pull a few screws out of the tool just to get it off. Now I have to run an hour round trip to get a new one and try to finish this job tonight. Not happy with this tool at all right now. Hoping L&M has the newer model and its a big ... MoreGenerally speaking, I love my Milwaukee cordless tools. I have over 25 of them total. The only two failures have been my 3/8 impact and 1/2 drill (both used very hard, failure was expected to some degree), but this tool I have only used a few times and here I am in the middle of a door installation and it burned up on me, with no warning. Some of the other tools have thermal switches to shut themselves off if they get too hot, I assumed this would be the same. Not only that, it also melted a chunk out of my 12 AH, $200 battery. I had to pull a few screws out of the tool just to get it off. Now I have to run an hour round trip to get a new one and try to finish this job tonight. Not happy with this tool at all right now. Hoping L&M has the newer model and its a big improvement and the service center will replace both my battery and the tool, so at least I can sell the replacement tool. As you can see from the pictures, this tool hasn't been used much. And the battery was new this spring.

I'm a service Plumber and love Multi-Tools! However the design of this M18 is not usable for me. I have two major problems with it, the on/off switch and the speed control. A less significant complaint is the blade changing set up.Since I often work in confined awkward positions the process of turning on the tool and then trying to to thread it into position while it is running is dangerous and frustrating. Once its into position often times there is no room for me to get my other hand into the work area to adjust the speed.The Dewalt Multi-Tool has the trigger control on/off/speed and is very easy to work one handed. The quick blade change is also a huge plus.I've transitioned most of my cordless tools from Dewalt 20V to the M18 platform but have to keep my ... MoreI'm a service Plumber and love Multi-Tools! However the design of this M18 is not usable for me. I have two major problems with it, the on/off switch and the speed control. A less significant complaint is the blade changing set up.Since I often work in confined awkward positions the process of turning on the tool and then trying to to thread it into position while it is running is dangerous and frustrating. Once its into position often times there is no room for me to get my other hand into the work area to adjust the speed.The Dewalt Multi-Tool has the trigger control on/off/speed and is very easy to work one handed. The quick blade change is also a huge plus.I've transitioned most of my cordless tools from Dewalt 20V to the M18 platform but have to keep my Dewalt Muti-Tool and batteries on the truck, so I have to keep both chargers and battery systems to meet my needs. I was really expecting to only need the Milwaukee battery system, so I'm pretty disappointed to have to carry more stuff.I'm sure the M18 works well for trim, moulding, and other applications. But, it's a total failure for a service plumber.