Well I did it - I broke down and bought a TXS today. Wow, this is the drill/driver I think I have been looking for. I tried them out in the store before Christmas and fell in love with the TXS. I already have a C12 and a T15 but the TSX seems like the best balanced drill of all of them and the weight was a bonus. I tried the CXS and it just did not feel as balanced to me. It does have a better belt hook in my opinion, but other than that, the TXS seems just about perfect in all other areas. Yes it is a little taller than the CXS, but other than that the narrow size and small form factor are awesome. I was amazed by the power as well - I think the numbers Festool prints are wrong. Just some random test of screws and different bits, but this thing is impressive.
Drilling Nirvana
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rmwarren
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[member=6605]ScotF[/member] I blame you...
Been noodling buying a Festool cordless for lo these many months, trying to come up with a decent rational. I have numerous 18V DeWalt and 12V Milwaukee tools and they are all working fine and doing the job. No real reason I "needed" a new cordless, let alone a new battery platform, right? I certainly didn't need the Centrotec installers kit since I did not have a Centrotec drill, right?
So along come this post, & then I was at a wholesale lumber/ply dealer in PA today and it turned out that they are a Festool dealer. Guess what followed me home...
Thanks Scot.
RMW
Been noodling buying a Festool cordless for lo these many months, trying to come up with a decent rational. I have numerous 18V DeWalt and 12V Milwaukee tools and they are all working fine and doing the job. No real reason I "needed" a new cordless, let alone a new battery platform, right? I certainly didn't need the Centrotec installers kit since I did not have a Centrotec drill, right?
So along come this post, & then I was at a wholesale lumber/ply dealer in PA today and it turned out that they are a Festool dealer. Guess what followed me home...
Thanks Scot.
RMW
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You'll obviously need a PDC next then [member=8712]Richard/RMW[/member] [big grin] [big grin]
I have to say that the control I have with the C15 and C18 is so smooth that I rarely even bother to adjust the torque .. you can almost align screw heads as accurately as by hand [wink]
I have to say that the control I have with the C15 and C18 is so smooth that I rarely even bother to adjust the torque .. you can almost align screw heads as accurately as by hand [wink]
OK...so I broke down and brought a PDC home with me today...my dealer had sold the 90 degree chuck to someone else so I have to wait for that to come in, but I got a chance to try it out this afternoon and it is has some solid torque. Now with my TXS and my C12, I feel like I can tackle most any drilling scenario with a cordless drill.
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I gave my CXS to my sister last summer. I miss it soooooo much.
The CXS and TXS are the only 10.8v drills that make 10.8v drills make sense.
The CXS and TXS are the only 10.8v drills that make 10.8v drills make sense.
I have to say I am more than impressed with the TXS. You read the specs and you think, meh...what is so great about it? Then I made the mistake of picking one up and WOW - the balance and grip were perfect...and then the power is great - the speed is great. It is really awesome.
Well after a few weeks my TXS broke :'(. The clutch setting would not go into drill no matter what...so, a trip back to the dealer and they swapped it out. I hope I do not encounter the same issue with this one. It was a bad day for drill issues for me...my new PDC also had to go back - issue with the regular chuck -- the spring collar would just stay in the open position and I heard a weird rattling sound and tilted the drill body and some solder came out the bottom of the drill. Probably just missed it in assembly, but I figured on a brand new drill not worth risking it. Unfortunately that drill is on order so no replacement for it yet.
Thankfully I have an awesome dealer locally who is taking care of the issues.
Anyone else have clutch issues with their TXS?
Thankfully I have an awesome dealer locally who is taking care of the issues.
Anyone else have clutch issues with their TXS?
