DEWALT VS MILWAUKEE CABLE STAPLER. WHICH IS BEST? #milwaukee #dewalt

HUGE thanks to Andrew @ElectricianTV make sure to go give him a sub, without him this video wouldn't be possible.

[darrenjadunath]

I like the fact that it can fire without a cable. If you have a lot of cables you can bunch them together and use a tie wrap

[gresby]

The dry firing on the milwaulkee is designed to do so. You only need to watch their promotional video to see that. It's so that you can put a zip tie through. A good feature, in my opinion, especially when you have a lot of cables in one area.

[CHIOTIS]

The dry-firing with Milwaukee could come in handy cause I've seen cables being supported with staples and zipties. With the dewalt you have to put your finger on the part that pushes in on the barrel

[rhodyate]

The Milwaukee is perfect for me and seeing how good it is when stapling into breeze block makes it a must for me.

[ElectricianTV]

What a great video. Thanks for the mention. Obviously I had to buy the dewalt version as I couldn’t wait for the Milwaukee to be released in the uk 🇬🇧. I quite like the Milwaukee, one of which I will obviously buy one at some stage. I like the fact that he fires without a cable so you could actually probably use it for caping or banding as a traditional nail gun. Cheers mate

[seemoorbutts]

I actually prefer the looser stapling of the Dewalt. It would make it easier to leave a service loop higher up in the wall that could be easily pulled down into the box.

[dougcjohn]

Great video, both look great.
I prefer the slightly loose fit, applying no pressure on cable. I've used both and the Milwaukee is always on the snug side, and gets tight on multiple cables which is a problem for sensitive data cables or round cables. The DeWalt appears to maintain a consistent looseness on wood or concrete.

[jaxouk]

My OCD with cable clipping wouldn't allow me to install with the DeWalt. All my tools are DeWalt but I'm getting the Milwaukee

[jacquesboucher]

The dry fire Milwaukee is very useful to bundle with a tie rap

[effervescence]

I think I'm speeding £16 for 760 clips for the dewalt. Very cost effective when you take time saved into account. Thing you have to remember with the Dewalt is if you don't hold it onto a surface tight it doesn't clip very deep because the rebound is so high. Also the Dewalt is normally around £190 for the bare unit in screwfix though the prices are creeping up. Regardless if you're on the platform for either brand already, get one.

[Oscarin]

I have both, and the dewalt already broke twice first time still under warranty and the second time I had to replace the transmission inside of it myself they wanted almost the same price as buying a new one to fix it. Milwaukee haven't had an issue with it so far.

[CrashPro]

Benefit to being able to dry fire is that the M12 could double as a standard staple gun in a pinch, obviously not ideal for the job though given cost of staples and standoff, but they're long enough to do the job!

[billobrien]

Price update in US, I just paid 49.97US for 3 boxes @ 600 per box. I also received a "Home Depot" special for the unit at 229.00 and a free battery (79.00 value). Great Review Thanks!!

[cranefamily]

Waited for this review 👍🏻 and well presented thanks

[emarr]

You sold me on the dewalt despite your surprising (to me) recommendation of the Milwaukee at the end!! I thought the dry firing & Milwaukee misfires resulting in damage to the cable would have swayed you over to the dewalt camp.
The play between the cable & staple is a feature not a bug of the dewalt. I prefer it for safety over a snug fit that might damage the cable in an unseen way. Cables need to be held fast first and foremost. Snug is secondary imho.
I own both battery platforms so I’m not bias in any way.
I would like to add that what stopped from buying in the first place was the girth of both handles!! I have a large hand I neither felt secure in the hand.

[arielramos]

The milwaukee dry fire, is for use of wire ties😮

[RobertLeBlancPhoto]

I have the DeWalt because I wanted the Romex stapler and didn't want to wait another few years for the Milwaukee version.
I might give the DeWalt to my friend who has mainly DeWalt tools and get myself the Milwaukee because I like the fact that the Milwaukee will fire even without a cable between the guides.
The DeWalt has a center tension nib that must be depressed by a cable in order to fire and even though there's a cable in there, sometimes it still won't fire if it's just a 14-2 cable or smaller, which is really annoying.

[workskiff]

I saw in a Milwaukee video that the dry staple allows you to place a staple then zip tie to it. Not sure if that is just a marketing narrative to explain away a possible issue but I can see times when I would use the zip tie feature

[oscartheslayer]

I don't get why play in the cable is a factor?? Surely the aim of the game is to support the cable?

[connormcdonald]

I guess the only thing with the dewalt is that there is play in the cables but that could also be good if you have to pull it back through the clip and put a different cable in