centrotec square bits

[Peter Durand]

Is Festool ever considering making square (Robertson) centrotec bits. In my neck of the woods Robertson screws are by far the most popular and available screws.

Cheers,

Peter

 

[tjbnwi]

Is Festool ever considering making square (Robertson) centrotec bits. In my neck of the woods Robertson screws are by far the most popular and available screws.

Cheers,

Peter

Atlas Machinery, they're in Canada. That's where I get mine.
http://www.atlas-machinery.com/r2-x-6-x-festool-centrotec-long-bit/

Tom

 

[ear3]

Here's a link for the square bits from Toolnut:http://www.festoolproducts.com/accessories/aftermarket-accessories/centrotec-drill-driver-bits.html

As a sidenote I would just add, since I was doing a bunch of pocket holing over the last few days, that the best set-up I've found for driving in pocket hole screws with the #2 bit is to use the eccentric chuck and then a regular longer hex bit.  Centrotec bits don't lock in the eccentric chuck.  And I've found that when I use the Centrotec chuck plus the snappy square bit driver for this operation, the green sleeve of the chuck will often annoyingly will catch on the workpiece as the screw is driven in deeper. 

 

[tjbnwi]

Here's a link for the square bits from Toolnut:http://www.festoolproducts.com/accessories/aftermarket-accessories/centrotec-drill-driver-bits.html

As a sidenote I would just add, since I was doing a bunch of pocket holing over the last few days, that the best set-up I've found for driving in pocket hole screws with the #2 bit is to use the eccentric chuck and then a regular longer hex bit.  Centrotec bits don't lock in the eccentric chuck.  And I've found that when I use the Centrotec chuck plus the snappy square bit driver for this operation, the green sleeve of the chuck will often annoyingly will catch on the workpiece as the screw is driven in deeper.

Get a CXS, problem solved.... [big grin]

Tom

 

[sancho57]

adj the torq and I dont have that issue with a C12/C15

 

[ear3]

Yeah, I know.  It's just that when I do short-term site work (as I was doing over the past week), I tend only to bring one drill, and that drill usually ends up being the T18.

Here's a link for the square bits from Toolnut:http://www.festoolproducts.com/accessories/aftermarket-accessories/centrotec-drill-driver-bits.html

As a sidenote I would just add, since I was doing a bunch of pocket holing over the last few days, that the best set-up I've found for driving in pocket hole screws with the #2 bit is to use the eccentric chuck and then a regular longer hex bit.  Centrotec bits don't lock in the eccentric chuck.  And I've found that when I use the Centrotec chuck plus the snappy square bit driver for this operation, the green sleeve of the chuck will often annoyingly will catch on the workpiece as the screw is driven in deeper.

Get a CXS, problem solved.... [big grin]

Tom