There is a new Milwaukee M18 cordless oscillating multi-tool kit deal for the 2023 holiday season.
This new holiday season promo kit features the Milwaukee M18 cordless oscillating multi-tool (2626), a charger, and a High Output 3Ah battery, for the “special buy” price of $129 $99.
Update: The price is now $99 at select retailers!
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This new kit, Milwaukee 2626-21HO, is similar to another special buy deal that first launched for the 2019 holiday season, with the main difference being the upgrade from a 1.5Ah battery to a High Output compact 3Ah battery.
As you might know, oscillating multi-tools can be used for a wide range of tasks. When equipped with the appropriate accessory, OMTs can be used for sanding, wood-cutting, metal-cutting, scraping, and mild grinding tasks.
This Milwaukee OMT features:
- Tool-free blade change
- 11K-18K OPM
- Variable speed dial with 12 settings
- On/off switch
- LED light
It’s 11.9″ long (tool-only) and weighs 2.6 lbs (tool-only).
The kit also gives you a small assortment of accessories to get started with – 1 cutting blade, 1 sanding pad, and 5 sanding sheets.
Price: $129 $99
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Should You Buy it?
This is Milwaukee’s older brushed motor M18 OMT. That said, it’s a good tool and has a solid reputation.
I’d say this new Milwaukee 2626-21HO kit is a very good value for what you get.
Its 12-setting variable speed dial and on/off switch is helpful for “setting and forgetting” the desired speed, rather than having to hold down a trigger switch.
If you want more power or greater efficiency, you’ll have to step up to Milwaukee’s M18 FUEL model, which features a brushless motor. The M18 FUEL model is considerably more expensive.
There’s also the Milwaukee M12 FUEL oscillating multi-tool, with the single battery tool kit priced at $179 at the time of this posting (via Home Depot).
The M18 FUEL model is more powerful, and the M12 FUEL model is more compact. The brushed motor special buy is a high-value option.
Don’t Forget to Buy Blades
This 5pc Milwaukee Universal Fit Open-Lok blade set is a “special buy” at $19.88.
This new Milwaukee oscillating multi-tool blade assortment (49-10-9208W) looks to be the best buy for users wanting to stick with the same brand. It gives you 8 blades – including a Nitrus Carbide blade – plus a hard case, for $39.88.
- 1x Nitrus Carbide
- 3x Titanium Charged Bi-Metal Blades
- 1x Titanium Charged Wide Bi-Metal Blade
- 3x Wood Cutting High Carbon Steel Blades
- 1x Hard Case
Milwaukee advertises the Titanium Charged blades as being suited for multi-material cutting, the high carbon blades for cutting wood, and the Nitrus Carbide for extreme metal cutting.
There’s also a 20pc special buy right now, 49-10-9920, for $79.97.
MM
Milwaukee OMT blades from HD are my go-tos. They are frequently on sale for good prices, though sometimes you have to wade through the crappy deals to find the good ones. I think a very good option right now is the 7-pc set on sale for $34.88 (49-10-9107). That one has nice variety with the large circular style blade as well as the Japanese tooth style wood cutting blade. Another good option is 49-25-1135-49-25-1135, which is 10 pc for only $36.97. I think that’s actually two of the 5-packs mentioned here for an even lower price when bought together.
Jared
Thanks for the tip. OMT blades aren’t cheap, so I appreciate knowing which ones to watch for.
James
Starlock even more so, although I really do love the quick release / quick install.
MM
I like the Dewalt, Diablo, and Imperial Blades too. Those are all excellent and I don’t hesitate to buy them when I find a good price. But the main reason I keep going back to the Milwaukees is the combination of a good blade and HD’s common sales on them. Those brands I just listed are also good quality but I rarely see the same kind of deals on them that I do on the Milwaukees. There are sometimes good deals on Ebay for Dewalt blades but not as consistently as the Milwaukees at HD.
Stuart
I’m familiar with the 49-10-9107 assortment, but feel that the 8pc above gives you a lot more value for just $5 more.
Michael F
Milwaukee blades have been excellent in my experience as well.
Richard
> If you want more power or greater efficiency, you’ll have to step up to Milwaukee’s M18 FUEL model,
This non-fuel m18 version is very underwhelming. I sold it and got an m12 fuel oscillating tool and feel it was a significant step up.
I would not recommend the m18 oscillating multitool.
James+C
I was thinking I heard the m12 fuel as being more powerful. I think I’ll pass on this deal and get either the m12 fuel or the new Ryobi HP gen 2.
Whatever people do, don’t get the m12 non-fuel. That thing is a toy.
MoogleMan3
+1 for the M12 fuel OMT. I love that thing.
neandrewthal
Yeah I burned out two non-fuel versions and have yet to burn out the fuel versions in much more time.
Dennis
The case this comes with looks like it could fit in a Packout. Does anybody know if it can?
JR Ramos
I’m more interested in that little case that comes with the 8pc set of blades. That and the included Nitrus almost make it worth $40. I suppose it’s the same as the old Imperial case but it’s hard to see in the photos.
HD also shows a 10pc set from Arrow with a small similar case for the same price. I tried a couple of the Arrow bimetal gp blades and they seemed just as good as any other quality blade – they don’t seem to be penetrating the market much at all and their prices usually seem higher than the big brands where I’ve seen them.
Mild soapbox, but I really do not appreciate they way Milwaukee did things when they purchased Imperial. You can still buy some Imperial blades but they are so hard to find now. Milwaukee seemed to have just changed packaging and jacked up the prices considerably over what the OEM pricing was. I guess that’s not to say that Imperial wouldn’t have increased prices on their own, but it was a bit of a shock. I snap up old stock Imperial when I see it, as well as old stock Milwaukee blades that had the “closed” mount instead of the open-lock design…two minutes with a cutoff wheel in a dremel and a moment at the bench grinder makes them just like the open style and they’re otherwise the same blades.
Side note, I reluctantly got a few of the EZ-Arc china-brand blades on Amazon this summer – they have a longer extended-length model that came in handy for nipping pvc pipe from a spot that was difficult to approach. Really worked great and they are worth a look – quality surprised me. Next time I need some half round blades I may save a buck and go with those EZ-Arcs.
BigTimeTommy
I’m always surprised to see people paying premium prices for OMT blades. I go out of my way to buy the cheapest ones possible but I use mine almost exclusively on drywall. How long are these lasting for people who cut lots of abrasive material?
JamesR
Questions for folks. Sorta of off-topic but when I saw the top picture I thought the post was about the M12 Detail Sander (2531-20). I’ve been interested in getting a smaller sander like this for hard-to-reach finishing work, but is a multi-tool with a sanding pad just as good? I have two different multi-tools, but never really sanded with them, just cutting activities. Anyone use the detail sander and have feedback?
MM
I’ve used a sanding attachment on my OMT many times and I’ve used the M12 detail sander a handful of times. The two differences which stuck out to me were that the detail sander is a lot more compact in terms of the overall size of the tool. For my purposes that didn’t really matter, but I could see if you were wanting to sand inside tight spaces, perhaps if you were refinishing a small box or drawer, then the detail sander could fit into places where a full-size OMT couldn’t. Also the detail sander is an orbital design whereas an OMT oscillates back and forth in an arc, so the detail sander is more efficient and sands evenly over its entire surface. As far as sanding performance goes I think the detail sander is a “better” tool. However, at least for my purposes, it’s not better-enough to matter. A sanding pad for an OMT is a lot more economical and it does everything I need just fine.
Stuart
There are also a lot of types of OMT grinding accessories and rasps, not just sandpaper.
Doresoom
I have both the M12 and M18 FUEL OMTs and the M12 detail sander.
The detail sander is muuuuch better for sanding. You don’t get the swirl pattern you do with an OMT, since it’s orbital.
Also the detail sander is much lighter and more maneuverable with its shorter length.
If I had to buy only one, the OMT does an OK job with sanding and is a much more versatile tool overall. But the detail sander is far superior if you’re planning on doing a lot of sanding.