Milwaukee
Milwaukee M12 Cordless Lithium-Ion Rotary Tool Kit (2460-21)
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Best Rotary Tools · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Black+Decker RTX-B 3-Speed RTX Rotary Tool is cheaper at $42.71. Every spec and price links to its source.
Milwaukee
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Black+Decker
$42.71
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | — | $42.71 |
| Brand | Milwaukee | Black+Decker |
| Released | — | — |
| Power source | cordless | corded |
| Amps or voltage | 12 V / 1.5 Ah | 2 A / 120 V |
| Speed range (rpm) | 5,000–32,000 RPM | 12,000 / 24,000 / 30,000 RPM (3 fixed speeds) |
| Max (rpm) | 32000 | 30000 |
| Variable speed | Yes | No |
| Brushless | No | No |
| Ez change accessories | No | No |
| Included accessories count | 5 | 5 |
| Release year | — | — |
Sources — Milwaukee M12 Cordless Lithium-Ion Rotary Tool Kit (2460-21): milwaukeetool.com (verified 2026-06-20). Black+Decker RTX-B 3-Speed RTX Rotary Tool: toolboxsupply.com (verified 2026-06-20).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Only one whitelisted tester, Pro Tool Reviews, published a genuine hands-on review of this exact 2460-21 kit, and it is positive but qualitative with no lab benchmarks. They praised power, ease of use, price, and surprising run-time from the single battery, while noting the one-battery kit and material melting at full speed. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Power, ease of use, and value at a hobby-tool price; More-than-adequate run-time from the single RedLithium battery; Variable speed control (5,000-32,000 RPM) is a real asset for control.
Flagged: Kit ships with only one battery; At full speed it melts/burns some materials; speed must be dialed down.
No sourced tester review yet.