Centrotec masonry bits

[ear3]

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but just wanted to check -- the only Centrotec masonry bits Festool makes available are metric rather than imperial, correct?  I don't suppose some other manufacturer has gotten around to doing an centrotec imperial set for the PDC yet?

 

[DB10]

I would doubt it very much as most people probably associate SDS for masonry use.  For small jobs you could probably get by with just using Festool's closest metric centrotec bit if they are available in NA.
Personally I don't use them as they cost over $60 for one 10mm bit down here, easier to pull out the Hilti.

 

[Cheese]

Edward, in my opinion using a Centrotec bit for masonry work would yield you nights...other than of course the naked, new bit, is a pretty nice looking piece of equipment...

Drilling concrete is a pretty crude task & any extra precision gained by using Centrotec bits would surely be lost in trying to keep a SDS bit with a blunt carbide tip in one particular location. As soon as the hammering and rotation action starts to happen, the point of the drill has skated across the concrete surface and you're now drilling an oblong hole.

Locational tolerances with concrete, will probably be +/- .030" min. if you're lucky, realistically more like +/- .060" or greater if you are not careful. 

 

[tjbnwi]

Get the BHC, then you can use which ever brand SDS drill bit you wish. (The BHC works really well)

Tom

 

[bertv]

The Centrotec masonry bits are just great for making holes in bricks etc. Concrete is not what they are intended for. I use my T15 for the larger sizes, a fully charged CXS can handle smaller ones.

 

[ear3]

Thanks for the replies.