2015 Festool Releases

[rljatl]

Festool TXS

 

[mrboult]

I'm surprised Festool think there is a need for this over the wonderful CXS . . . .

 

[Knight Woodworks]

As a die-hard T handle user, and CXS owner, I can't wait for this to be available in the US.

John

 

[Staniam]

Really hoping Festool releases the PDC in the US next year. The TXS looks pretty cool but I like the look of the CXS better and if there's no difference other than the style and 2ah batteries then the TXS won't be on my to buy list.

18v impact will be very high on my want list, if I don't get the Ti15 under the Christmas tree.

 

[Staniam]

And when is the 2015 price guide/catalog  supposed to be released?

 

[#Tee]

so the txs will end the life of cxs?

 

[wow]

It seems festool is late to the 5.2Ah party. A lot of the other makes have them already. They seem more streamlined than the festool batteries too. I played with the dewalt 5.2 combined drill at a recent tool show and my 4.2 Ah batteries on my new PDC seem more bulky. The dewalt 4.2Ah batteries are the same size and weight as their 5.2Ah versions. So the case is the same just different cells.

Might this explain Festool 'dumping' the current PDC models on ebay? A new batter capacity would make a LOT of sense!

 

[mac sparrow]

Might this explain Festool 'dumping' the current PDC models on ebay? A new batter capacity would make a LOT of sense!
[/quote]

Would make sense.  You can see a few tell tale signs and you put 2 and 2 together, admittedly 4 is not always the answer.  Change is a foot........

I think the PDC will remain but you will get 5.2ah batteries instead
I think the CXS will remain in the short term (it has to, it's so popular)

I was also told that the TXS won't be brushless but eventually everything will be.

 

[CO_JCD]

The PDC with 5.2Ah battery is also on the Dutch site as linked above.  Plus further drills with the 5.2Ah refresh.

John

 

[Pixel]

PD20/4 best drill in the range: 230V 16A battery, recharges in 0 seconds, half the weight of the 18V version, half the price of the 18V version and a lot more powerful.

 

[wow]

PD20/4 best drill in the range: 230V 16A battery, recharges in 0 seconds, half the weight of the 18V version, half the price of the 18V version and a lot more powerful.

But not cordless...

[tongue]

 

[Pixel]

PD20/4 best drill in the range: 230V 16A battery, recharges in 0 seconds, half the weight of the 18V version, half the price of the 18V version and a lot more powerful.

But not cordless...

[tongue]

True but better than a cordless, batteries are the dangling carrot on a stick in the tools industry just as larger screens are the carrots in the smart phones industry and like donkeys we all are chasing the carrots. [mad]

 

[wow]

PD20/4 best drill in the range: 230V 16A battery, recharges in 0 seconds, half the weight of the 18V version, half the price of the 18V version and a lot more powerful.

But not cordless...

[tongue]

True but better than a cordless, batteries are the dangling carrot on a stick in the tools industry just as larger screens are the carrots in the smart phones industry and like donkeys we all are chasing the carrots. [mad]

I understand what you're saying. I have corded tools that are 30 years old that still work perfectly. My oldest cordless tool, though, is maybe 12-15 years old - and needs a new battery that it may not get.

But, I will gladly trade the shorter life and possibly higher initial cost of a cordless tool for the convenience that it offers. If you're always in a shop and 10 feet from an outlet, a corded tool might be just the ticket, But the vast majority of tool users want a cordless drill. And I'm one of those!

BTW, Metabo has an excellent short article titled Tool Power 101: Cordless vs. corded - How To Choose?

 

[bryan1982]

It look like the new txs battery are the same as the standaed model battery shape.
so  you will only need 1 charger.

Awesome

 

[Tom the Remodeler]

PD20/4 best drill in the range: 230V 16A battery, recharges in 0 seconds, half the weight of the 18V version, half the price of the 18V version and a lot more powerful.

But not cordless...

[tongue]

True but better than a cordless, batteries are the dangling carrot on a stick in the tools industry just as larger screens are the carrots in the smart phones industry and like donkeys we all are chasing the carrots. [mad]

I understand what you're saying. I have corded tools that are 30 years old that still work perfectly. My oldest cordless tool, though, is maybe 12-15 years old - and needs a new battery that it may not get.

But, I will gladly trade the shorter life and possibly higher initial cost of a cordless tool for the convenience that it offers. If you're always in a shop and 10 feet from an outlet, a corded tool might be just the ticket, But the vast majority of tool users want a cordless drill. And I'm one of those!

BTW, Metabo has an excellent short article titled Tool Power 101: Cordless vs. corded - How To Choose?

My cordless tools are a joy to use, particularly my C15. That being said, I plan on buying a Makita 6952 corded impact driver, and I'd looooove to get my hands on a Festool 120v DR-18/4 drill, for the simple fact that in very cold weather cordless tools just lose their oomph. For short bursts, you can keep the batteries in a cooler with an incandescent bulb to keep them warm, but after 15 minutes or so they cool to ambient temperature, so on very cold days you spend more time jockeying batteries than you do actually drilling and driving. So, rather than thinking of it as "Corded or Cordless", sometimes it's a matter of "Corded AND Cordless", depending on what you're doing that day  [big grin]

 

[JBird]

I'd looooove to get my hands on a Festool 120v DR-18/4 drill, for the simple fact that in very cold weather cordless tools just lose their oomph.

How cold are you talking about here? I thought cold temperature performance was one of the advantages of Lithium battery chemestry.

 

[Pixel]

Yes really is a case of battery or power, problem is most drills are now battery so you have less choice, on the occasions there are powered versions then I tend to go for it as I find battery management on a daily basis is another thing you need to keep on top of, especially if they all need different charging units.
Another issue I find with battery drills is you are forever looking for them because you forgot where you last used them, not the case with the powered versions, just follow the black cable. I always have power so I am bias towards power tools but, I see the need for a few cases where people do not have access to power or on sites where trailing leads are not allowed. Let hope Festool come up to date and bring out some decent batteries next year or better still powered versions as they had in their Protool range.

 

[jonny round boy]

I'm still waiting for the best of both worlds - a battery-shaped heavy-duty mains transformer, with a socket for a plug-it cord...

I'm sure that the technology exists to do it, but can't understand why no-one does. [unsure]

 

[wow]

I'm still waiting for the best of both worlds - a battery-shaped heavy-duty mains transformer, with a socket for a plug-it cord...

I'm sure that the technology exists to do it, but can't understand why no-one does. [unsure]

Maybe because they make more money selling you replacement batteries? Naaa... they'd never think that way.

[wink]

 

[Staniam]

So besides the PDC and an 18v Impact Driver, what other possible Festool tools do you NA guys think would be most popular here? I personally think some nice hand tools would do well here. Milwaukee is super innovative when it comes to hand tools but they're focused more on the general contractor, I'd like to see some woodworker geared Festool hand tools.

A heated sweatshirt or jacket would be awesome too.