![]() ![]() You remove and apply a screw that holds a specially-made washer to clamp the accessory to the 8-pin accessory head. Attaching Blades and AccessoriesĪccessories are attached by using the supplied hex wrench. In case it’s not clear, we LOVE the choice Milwaukee made here. That’s not a problem with the Milwaukee 2426-22 M12 Multi-tool Kit or a Dremel, but if you use a Bosch Multi-X then you’re stuck with having to locate Bosch accessories or use their generic friction-based adapter that does function as a universal coupler, but not as securely and confidently as these new adapters. You need a blade and you hit the store only to find a competing brand. I’m sure it pained Milwaukee’s Accessory division to think that they were encouraging the use of competitive accessories with their tool, but the truth is – people typically buy accessories on an as-needed basis. I can’t stress enough how cool it is to see an approach that favors the tool over the accessories. Let’s talk a little bit more about the universal accessories adapter. This is especially helpful when I find myself in need of a new blade and only one or two brands are available at my local dealer, hardware store, or home improvement warehouse. Now I can use any accessories I want with it. For obvious reasons, we prefer the Milwaukee approach. To make this perfectly clear, Milwaukee’s adapter is about using their tool with all available accessories, and Bosch is all about using their accessories with any tool. This is a very different product than the Bosch OIS Adapter, which allows Bosch accessories to fit nearly any oscillating multi-tool. The multi-tool also comes with an accessory adapter that allows virtually any brand of accessory to fit the Milwaukee Multi-tool. With saw or blade-based products I really prefer a blow-mold case. The kit came in a retail box and contained the bare tool, two M12 RedLithium batteries, a charger, a zippered ballistic nylon bag, an Allen wrench, a plunge-cut wood blade, and 6-piece sanding kit. That’s what I think happened here and it also explains why I like using both of these tools so much. I bring this up because in a world that is dominated by downsizing and copycats, it IS still possible for two companies to come at a tool from two different directions and arrive at similar solutions. So it wasn’t surprising to observe two things when I opened up the Milwaukee 2426-22 M12 Multi-tool Kit: 1) It looked remarkably like the Bosch Multi-X tool, and 2) It was decidedly NOT the same tool, but an original creation that simply shared several traits. Good industrial designers have one thing in common (probably more, but stay with me here – I’m trying to make a point): they know what they’re doing. For now, let’s talk about how it’s built. We’ll talk about the adapter later in the review. The kit comes with 2 RedLithium batteries, a charger, a few accessories, and – most importantly – an adapter that lets almost anyone’s accessories fit onto the tool. ![]()
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