[RE-wrenches] Milwaukee M18 one key tools

[gary easton]

How can you torque a lag into wood?

On Sunday, November 27, 2016, Dan Fink <danbob88 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought the idea of being to preset torque RPM settings from the app was
> good, my reasoning being have one impact set (by the boss, behind password)
> for installing racking lags, another set more delicately for mounting
> equipment, etc, but watched one of their videos and the torque is not
> calibrated to in-lbs, it's like a range of 1-4, and the app lets you do a
> 2-1/2 for example. The actual torque is up to you to figure out.....so you
> still need calibrated hand torque wrenches.
> Not enough to make me switch brands (that would be super expensive)....and
> I'm not sure I like the idea of adding complicated electronics to a really
> simple, reliable tool.
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> Dan Fink
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> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 8:17 AM, William Dorsett <wmdorsett at sbcglobal.net
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wmdorsett at sbcglobal.net');>> wrote:
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>> Pardon my ignorance but what would be the purpose of a smart phone app
>> for a cordless drill? It’s not like we’d be using it hands-free anyway. You
>> can imagine being up on a ladder,  drilling with one hand and adjusting at
>> the same time with the smart phone? Sounds like a bad mismatch.
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>> Bill Dorsett
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>> Manhattan, KS
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>> *On Behalf Of *Christopher Warfel
>> *Sent:* Saturday, November 26, 2016 10:12 AM
>> *To:* RE-wrenches
>> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Milwaukee M18 one key tools
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>> Don't tell me this, I just bought Dewalt tools. ahhh
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>> On 11/22/2016 11:21 AM, Kirk Herander wrote:
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>> Hello,
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>> Anyone out there invested in these tools yet? Looks interesting. Amongst
>> other things, you can custom program the cordless drill to various speeds
>> and torques using a smart phone app.
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>> *Kirk Herander*
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