Festool Centrotec Chuck in a non-festool drill

[sanjay]

Hi Everyone,

I have done lots of research online already but thought i would double-check just incase.  I have the Milwaukee M12 install tool which i really like and lots of other milwaukee / dewalt drivers and drills. I would like to use the centrotec bits until i can swap out my drills to festool.  I can buy the chuck but noticed the 1/4" adapter does not have any indents, so it wont lock into any of my drills until i use drill chuck.  Does anyone know if there is an aftermarket adapter that exists for the festool chuck that does lock into standard 1/4" drivers?

In addition, is the FESTOOL 576931 SYS3 ORG M89 CE-M. a good kit to start with?  I do mainly DIY and cabinetry work

 

[macrutt]

sanjay ,

Here’s a link to the adapter
,https://www.festoolusa.com/accessory/496450---ba-ce-centrotec#Overview

and the chuck
https://www.festoolusa.com/accessory/492135---wh-ce-centrotec

Take care ,    George

 

[sanjay]

george,

Thank you. i already had links to both these items.  My question was not where i can buy them, but if there is a solution that allows for the chuck to lock into a non-festool 1/4" driver.

 

[semenza]

So you want to put a Festool Centrotec chuck onto a different drill (as in power unit) brand? If so, the answer is no. Nothing I know of exists to do that.

Seth

 

[Paul_HKI]

Here's the place to find what's possible and impossible...
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...rotec-compatibility-with-other-manufacturers-(cordless)-drills/

 

[semenza]

But you could just use the Centrotec bits in a regular Jacobs type chuck.

Seth

 

[tsmi243]

Sanjay- Are you sure you need an adapter?  My Bosch PS21 and PS22 work just fine with Centrotec bits, no adapter needed.  I don't know if that's the case for Milwaukee and DW, but if you haven't tried yet, you might get a pleasant surprise. 

Beyond that, the only adapter I know of is probably the same one you've seen- and it's not even 1/4" on the drill end, it's 5/16". 

 

[mino]

Hi Everyone,

I have done lots of research online already but thought i would double-check just incase.  I have the Milwaukee M12 install tool which i really like and lots of other milwaukee / dewalt drivers and drills. I would like to use the centrotec bits until i can swap out my drills to festool.  I can buy the chuck but noticed the 1/4" adapter does not have any indents, so it wont lock into any of my drills until i use drill chuck.  Does anyone know if there is an aftermarket adapter that exists for the festool chuck that does lock into standard 1/4" drivers?

In addition, is the FESTOOL 576931 SYS3 ORG M89 CE-M. a good kit to start with?  I do mainly DIY and cabinetry work

Any way you slice it - it will be over the top complicated.

Your best bet is swap the M12 for a CXS instead of investing in the bits set and then get the bits later one. Pretty sure you can resell the M12 driver or keep it for specific tasks - never enough drivers on a job!

 

[pixelated]

I made the mistake of buying the adaptor assuming it would fit a 1/4 inch driver then discovering it's bigger. So it sits in my case of centrotec bits unused. If I had a welder and the welding skills and was looking for something to do, I'd probably cut off the socket and weld it onto a 1/4 hex shaft.

 

[per@landberger.com]

I made the mistake of buying the adaptor assuming it would fit a 1/4 inch driver then discovering it's bigger. So it sits in my case of centrotec bits unused. If I had a welder and the welding skills and was looking for something to do, I'd probably cut off the socket and weld it onto a 1/4 hex shaft.

If it's bigger you should be able to grind it down to size?

 

[pixelated]

I made the mistake of buying the adaptor assuming it would fit a 1/4 inch driver then discovering it's bigger. So it sits in my case of centrotec bits unused. If I had a welder and the welding skills and was looking for something to do, I'd probably cut off the socket and weld it onto a 1/4 hex shaft.

If it's bigger you should be able to grind it down to size?

That's certainly possible, but I don't have a way of doing that  accurately and being able to use Centrotec bits in my 1/4" driver isn't enough of an advantage to justify the effort of doing it well. Actually, the same is true of welding it too, even if I had the gear.

Back when I bought it I thought it would make sense to "standardize" with centrotec bits, but I've come to a different conclusion. I have a few Centrotec drill bits that I use with the Festool drill in it's quick change chuck, I can chuck those same bits in my non-Festool drill's Jacobs chuck if I need, and there is little reason to put them on an impact driver.

For screw bits, short ones aren't Centrotec-specific, and I can substitute for the longer ones if I am using my impact driver.

It's interesting that the Bosch driver may accept both however.

 

[ToolGuy42]

The centrotec adapter seems to fit in the Milwaukee M12 installation driver chuck attachment. It’s a bit long but it works. 

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[DashZero]

I have and a Wiha 7148C CentroFix Bit Holder.  This is l
You need.

 

[Roachmill]

Wera "Rapidaptors" have a detent to allow locking into hex chucks (like the M12) and it then locks in Centrotec bits as well as your normal 25mm+ wire bits. I use them on most of my drills as they take the pain out of getting a bit in without having to think about the chuck.

 

[Roachmill]

Just checked and the relatively new https://www.bigredpowertools.co.uk/milwaukee-4932472064 also lock in Centrotec bits and have the detent to allow locking them in to hex chucks. They're not as fancy as the Wera ones but they are considerably cheaper, rated for impact duties and come in a range of lengths from 73mm up to 305mm.

 

[notenoughcash]

. They're not as fancy as the Wera ones but they are considerably cheaper, rated for impact duties and come in a range of lengths from 73mm up to 305mm.

i had one for my old makita dtd152.  and it didnt like it.  it exploded.  i now use these absolutely rock solid, doesn't lock in the holder, but only left the bit in 1 or 2 times.  and there shorter and cheeper.  nothing to go wrong with them either
https://www.bigredpowertools.co.uk/milwaukee-4932352406

and i have been useing that on by DTD154, which is an altogether more powerful beast