Are Festool drills Life Changing?

[tjbnwi]

Do they still make the C 12?

If you're thinning about a C-12, get the CSX-that is a great drill.

Tom

I discounted it because of the whole "brushless motor" thing....

Thanks for all the input guys..

Give it the 30 day tryout, I think you'll keep it.

Tom

 

[iamnothim]

Based upon the posts it's between the CSX and the T15.
Price is a huge plus with the CSX and a lot of you guys love it.

The T15 brings the one tool Driver to the party at great expense and a lot more weight.
If ya'll say the CSX handles fasteners without munging up the heads it's a no brainer and I go to www.tool-home.com

 

[leakyroof]

I use my T-15 for everything beyond what the CSX will do.

I tested the T-15 (before I purchased it) by burying an 18" long 1-1/8" ship auger into a block of hard maple, I had the 90º head on the drill. Wanted to make sure it would drill studs to run EMT. Weakest part of the set up was Kreg holding the block a maple, ended up clamping the block to an MFT to finish the drilling.

I now despise the sound of an impact. To many years listening to them.

Tom

  Come on Tom, the sound of an impact tool in the morning,,,,,,,,,,,, sounds like victory.... [wink]
Yeah, I know, some are worse than others. I'm not fond of an Air Hammer in the morning, on ANY surface or metal.. but hey, that's just me... [poke]
 when many of the cordless Impacts first came out, I did not like the tinny sound of their impact mechanisms compared to my Air Impacts.  

 

[iamnothim]

I use my T-15 for everything beyond what the CSX will do.

I tested the T-15 (before I purchased it) by burying an 18" long 1-1/8" ship auger into a block of hard maple, I had the 90º head on the drill. Wanted to make sure it would drill studs to run EMT. Weakest part of the set up was Kreg holding the block a maple, ended up clamping the block to an MFT to finish the drilling.

I now despise the sound of an impact. To many years listening to them.

Tom

  Come on Tom, the sound of an impact tool in the morning,,,,,,,,,,,, sounds like victory.... [wink]
Yeah, I know, some are worse than others. I'm not fond of an Air Hammer in the morning, on ANY surface or metal.. but hey, that's just me... [poke]
 when many of the cordless Impacts first came out, I did not like the tinny sound of their impact mechanisms compared to my Air Impacts.  

I LOVE the sound of my Milwaukee impact driver.  It means the damn fastener is coming out.

 

[Birdhunter]

If a drill changes your life, you are using it wrong.

My two cents....

I own the CSX, C12, and TI15.  The CSX is a pleasure to use and the attachments are well worth the money. The C12 is powerful and not too heavy. I've never bogged it down and I use it in hard exotics. Again, the attachments are worth the money, especially the offset attachment. The TI15 is an excellent hammer drill and a fair drill. I don't own the T15. I like the ergonomics of the C12 better than the T15. The T18 is far too big for anything I do with a drill. I do have a big deWalt drill that I use when I have some extra heavy jobs.

My guess is that the next generation of 18volt Festool drills will have smaller and lighter batteries. When they are available, I'll buy one.

 

[Brandon]

Life changing, no. They are very nice though once you spend another $400 on a centrotec bit set. I had all panasonic drills and impact drivers for years which were very nice. The convenience of the festool system is great and I'm happy I have it. At a cost of about $1500 for what I have it's hard to justify though for a drill, impact and a bunch of bits.

 

[tjbnwi]

I use my T-15 for everything beyond what the CSX will do.

I tested the T-15 (before I purchased it) by burying an 18" long 1-1/8" ship auger into a block of hard maple, I had the 90º head on the drill. Wanted to make sure it would drill studs to run EMT. Weakest part of the set up was Kreg holding the block a maple, ended up clamping the block to an MFT to finish the drilling.

I now despise the sound of an impact. To many years listening to them.

Tom

  Come on Tom, the sound of an impact tool in the morning,,,,,,,,,,,, sounds like victory.... [wink]
Yeah, I know, some are worse than others. I'm not fond of an Air Hammer in the morning, on ANY surface or metal.. but hey, that's just me... [poke]
 when many of the cordless Impacts first came out, I did not like the tinny sound of their impact mechanisms compared to my Air Impacts.  

I spent 30 years in the automotive field, had my fill of the sound of impact guns. If I really need an impact I still own and use air units that will produce over 1000 foot pounds of torque. Honestly for larger fasteners I have used my air driven guns.

Tom