Home Depot has a couple of deals on the Milwaukee M12 Force Logic press tool kit, and one configuration will save you more money than the others.
There are two notable promos. First, you can buy the press tool kit for $2259 and get one free item from a selection of tools, accessories, and a battery.
Or, consider an alternative deal, where you buy the press tool kit and a cordless band saw for $2199, and choose from the same pool of free items.
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$2259 for the press tool and a free item, or $2199 for all the same plus a cordless band saw. They’re giving you a $60 discount to take the band saw off their hands.
I checked with two other authorized Milwaukee tool dealers – Acme Tools has it for $2399 and Ohio Power Tools has it for $2399
The press tool kit, 2473-22, comes with the Force Logic press tool, 2x M12 batteries, charger, tool case, and 3 jaws for copper tubing connections: 1/2″, 3/4″, 1″.
Press tools like this one are commonly used in plumbing applications as a quicker alternative to brazing for making pipe connections.
And, here’s the Milwaukee M12 cordless band saw, 2473, that Home Depot added to the bundle.
For the free tool or accessory, you can choose from the M12 Fuel cut-off tool, 5Ah XC battery, copper tubing cutter, grease applicator, inflator, or M12 Fuel brushless impact driver.
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If you were about to buy this press tool this season, go for the deal that gives you more for less money.
I haven’t followed the pricing for Milwaukee’s M12 press tool kit. Has anyone seen a better active or recent deal at any authorized dealers?
TomD
If you need a 1” d-handle impact they have it in a kit with 2 12 AH batteries for 1500 and you get a third forge 12 AH battery for free.
Stuart
Great find! It looks like they have similar deals for the standard and extended length models.
M18 Fuel 1-inch Impact Wrench Kit + Free FORGE
M18 Fuel 1-inch Extended Length Impact Wrench Kit + Free FORGE
fred
HD also has a deal on the PEX crimper
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Short-Throw-PEX-Press-Tool-Kit-with-3-in-Viega-PureFlow-Jaws-and-Hackzall-2674-22P-2625-20/316138259
fred
I got a chance to talk to one of my ex-compatriots. They would not likely buy this crimper because of the head styles that don’t pivot. They use both M12 and M18 crimpers – but prefer pivoting head jaws. To get this in M12 – you buy the 2473-20 (crimper, batteries, charger and case) then buy the 49-16-2490X set of jaws. He also told me that Milwaukee sells other jaw style for other manufacturers style that don’t conform to the CTS-V specs. As an example, the 49-16-2496X jaws are for IPS spec fittings. All this are not exactly homeowner or casual-user tools -and are priced accordingly.
https://www.acmetools.com/milwaukee-m12-force-logic-press-tool-2473-20/045242288304.html
https://www.acmetools.com/milwaukee-1-2-inch-1-1-4-inch-cts-v-pivoting-press-ring-kit-for-m12-force-logic-press-tool-49-16-2490x/S0000000009515.html
fritz gorbach
The pivoting jaws are nice, but nearly another two thousand just for jaws. We use Milwaukee press tools every day, for gas, refrigeration, and water. Rarely find a time where I really would’ve benefited too much from the pivot jaw. Of course I want them, because i want every tool, but its a big spend.
fred
Interesting – in both out plumbing businesses (Union Shop and Non-Union Shop) we bought all the tools our employees needed to get any job done. We’d tried new tools out – passed them around among crews and garnered recommendations for future purchases. Those recommendations usually seemed to be agnostic when it came to cost. Sometimes recommendations would favor less expensive solutions – other times not. I always wondered, however, if the company buying might not favor selection of more complete sets of tools or tools having added utility but coming at a higher price. As you point out “nice to have” might need to be weighed against “must have” features and how often the “nice to have” will increase your productivity or be absolutely needed.