PTR: The Milwaukee M18 Fuel Cordless Pipe Threader proves capable of carving out threads in a matter of seconds on stainless, black iron, and RMC up to two inches. Keeping its promises, it beat the thirty-plus-year-old manual threader in our shop by a long shot. The side grip eliminates pushing on the spinning die—making it superior to other power threaders. We put a ton of pipe in the chain vise in our shop and put the 2874-22HD to the test.
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Finally an article that isn't about the Coronavirus?? And it is a tool article?? Did I say that out loud? With all jokes aside, this seems like an extremely useful and powerful tool. While not extremely useful in the theater, for plumbers, this must be a game changer. In the theater, our only really, common, use for a pipe threader is for threading pipe ends for pipe and base in the lighting department. With this, there is no real advantage to having it be cordless. That all being said, we already own Milwaukee M18 tools, why not get another one A tool like this isn't something that would get used a lot, but it is something that when you need it, you need it now, and it would be very nice to have. The coolest feature of the tool is the AutoStop kick back prevention device. Something with this must torque could easily break a wrist if allowed to kick back.
Pipe threading is not encountered often, however when it needs to be done it always seems like it causes all kinds of issues. Agreeing with DJ, I don't really know if our shop would need one since we own a pipe threader already, but if we want to commit to the M18 line of tools like we seem to be doing (our impact drivers, circular saws, and sawzalls in particular), if we have the money why not? Well, I will say the answer to that would be out of necessity. At a pricetag of $1400 for the bare minimum, I would rather have several M18 drivers over a pipe threader to replace our inventory. Some of the features on this though are very nice, specifically the anti-kickback feature. As the article notes, while speeds are low, torque is high. This high torque could cause a significant amount of damage if you're caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Additionally, I appreciate the versatility of this tool, in that you can have it as your dedicated pipe threader, or pull it out into the field for one quick operation. This is highlighted by the clamps and various handles to help on-site threading. Overall, this is cool, and if we already had an M18 shop I would say go for it, but lets beef up our other tooling needs first.
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