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This Milwaukee M18 Fuel 7pc cordless power tool combo kit is essentially a premium starter kit.
Each of the tools – except the flashlight of course – features a brushless motor, and is taken from Milwaukee’s regular product line.
Often, starter combo kits are value-focused, with cheaper tools dialing back some features on otherwise compromising on construction or capabilities.
Here, you get a bunch of Milwaukee M18 Fuel tools in one convenient package.
The 7pc combo kit (3697-27), comes with:
- M18 Fuel Hammer Drill (2904-20)
- M18 Fuel 1/4″ Hex Impact Driver (2953-20)
- M18 Fuel Sawzall Reciprocating Saw (2821-20)
- M18 Fuel 6-1/2″ Circular Saw (2730-20)
- M18 Fuel 4-1/2″ / 5″ Braking Grinder (2880-20)
- M18 Fuel 1/2″ Mid-Torque Impact Wrench (2962-20)
- M18 Work Light (2735-20)
- (2) XC 5Ah Battery Pack (48-11-1850)
- M18 & M12 Multi-Voltage Charger (48-59-1812)
- (2) Tool Bags
Price: $1149
Milwaukee also has an M18 Fuel 5-tool cordless power tool combo kit. With this kit, you lose the brushless angle grinder and impact wrench.
The 5pc combo kit (3697-25) comes with:
- M18 Fuel Hammer Drill (2904-20)
- M18 Fuel 1/4″ Hex Impact Driver (2953-20)
- M18 Fuel Sawzall Reciprocating Saw (2821-20)
- M18 Fuel 6-1/2″ Circular Saw (2730-20)
- M18 Work Light (2735-20)
- (2) XC 5Ah Battery Pack (48-11-1850)
- M18 & M12 Multi-Voltage Charger (48-59-1812)
- (1) Tool Bag
At the time of this posting, there’s a promo where you buy this kit and get a free gift with purchase, with the choices being an M18 Fuel brushless D-handle jig saw and an M18 Rocker dual power LED tower light.
The free bonus promo effectively makes this a 6-tool combo kit.
Price: $849
Are these combo kits good values?
I occasionally receive requests for “the best cordless combo kit” and similar. Well, these are it, for Milwaukee at least. I was looking for something else when the 7pc tool kit popped up on my screen, and it seemed to provide an appropriate answer to these occasional requests.
At the least, these combo kits provide a model number shopping list for prospective Milwaukee M18 Fuel users who aren’t sure what to look for separately.
These are – in my opinion – Milwaukee’s 2 best M18 Fuel cordless combo kits for starting out with. But are they good values?
The answer really depends on the time of year and types of active sales and promotions that are ongoing.
Home Depot had a deal of the day yesterday, where an M18 Fuel reciprocating saw and angle grinder bundle was on sale for $279. Right now, the same bundle is $349.
The M18 Fuel hammer drill and impact driver kit is regularly $399. Home Depot has a promo right now where you get a free bonus XC 8Ah battery. Other retailers, such as Acme Tools, don’t seem to be participating in that same offer.
So, right now, I can put together a 4pc M18 Fuel cordless power tool kit with hammer drill, impact driver, reciprocating saw, and angle grinder, plus 2x 5Ah batteries, charger, and bonus battery, for $748. The price would have been $678 one day ago.
Adding on a circular saw would bump up the price by $239 for the 6-1/2″ model, or $249 for the 7-1/4″ model.
Milwaukee’s 5pc combo kit is a good buy as part of the current promo. The 7pc combo kit is a good buy if you need or want everything it comes with.
I think it’s usually a good idea for individual buyers to shop around for the best value kit that serves their direct needs.
But, a lot of people want a quick one-and-done solution, where they don’t have to build up a kit piecemeal.
Putting together a set of comparable offerings might take a bit more time, legwork, and shopping at different retailers, and deals shoppers might have to choose from slightly different options if cost and value are high priorities.
What would you do if you were starting out and needed a bunch of cordless power tools? What about if you’re shopping for professional use, such as an apprentice electrician, or pro outfitting a new work van?
