Festool Centrotec green O rings

[sg1011]

Does Festool make make replacement O rings for their comsumables?  Some of my long driver bits that were in my centrotec set had broken O rings.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Yes, they make them. You can order them from your dealer. But why bother?

http://ekat.festool.com/EKAT/jsp/main.jsp?doAction=start&partLang=en&docuLang=en&locale=en_EN&viewerType=6&k_vari_top=493421&k_ver_top=&image=0&k_lfdnr=&nodeId=child&verticalLayout=1&HOOK_URL=&currency=USD&filter_F_Typ1=on&filterValues_F_Typ1=US&currencyKey=US

 

[sg1011]

Thanks Alex.  I'm not sure if they are really needed or not.  When you look at the different centrotec bits, the o ring never really makes contact with anything.  There has to be a reason they are there in the first place.  Everytime I would do a repair on my Volkswagen Corrado, I would always encounter parts that looked as if they had no function.  What I learned is that Germans don't design components for no reason,  [laughing] , that was a costly leason in some cases! 

Anyways, I guess I'm just wondering if there is a reason to have the o ring.

Thanks again

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Thanks Alex.  I'm not sure if they are really needed or not.  When you look at the different centrotec bits, the o ring never really makes contact with anything.  There has to be a reason they are there in the first place.  Everytime I would do a repair on my Volkswagen Corrado, I would always encounter parts that looked as if they had no function.  What I learned is that Germans don't design components for no reason,  [laughing] , that was a costly leason in some cases! 

Anyways, I guess I'm just wondering if there is a reason to have the o ring.

Thanks again

Doesn't it snug up the bit inside the Centrotec chuck?  You're right about manufacturers not making parts for no good reason.

 

[sg1011]

Thanks Alex.  I'm not sure if they are really needed or not.  When you look at the different centrotec bits, the o ring never really makes contact with anything.  There has to be a reason they are there in the first place.  Everytime I would do a repair on my Volkswagen Corrado, I would always encounter parts that looked as if they had no function.  What I learned is that Germans don't design components for no reason,  [laughing] , that was a costly leason in some cases! 

Anyways, I guess I'm just wondering if there is a reason to have the o ring.

Thanks again

Doesn't it snug up the bit inside the Centrotec chuck?  You're right about manufacturers not making parts for no good reason.

I just checked and it sits right on top of the chuck, but never makes contact.

 

[Qwas]

The green O ring is  a stop. It stops you from inserting the bit any farther than needed. Look closely at your bit. Without the green O ring your bits would slide all the way through on the Centrotec chuck.

 

[AlexThePalex]

As Qwas said they function as a stop for the centrotec chuck when it's not fitted on the drill. When the centrotec chuck is fitted on the drill they have no function. And honestly, who fits his bits with the chuck detached? I don't. I lost a couple of O rings because they break easily but I've found it makes no difference whatsoever. Only drawback is that the bit doesn't look as pretty anymore.

 

[RONWEN]

I notice the brand new set has a couple missing -- I wouldn't expect at the price.
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[Administrator_JSVN]

Ron, not sure why those bits are missing the rings.  [huh]

If you send me your contact info, I'll get the service department to send you a couple.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Shane - sho@festoolusa.com

 

[RONWEN]

Ron, not sure why those bits are missing the rings.  [huh]

If you send me your contact info, I'll get the service department to send you a couple.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Shane - sho@festoolusa.com

Thanks Shane, however that picture is from the other thread (the first to get his).  I should have my set this evening (along with a bunch of other Festools  [smile]).  Hopefully my set will be OK.  Thanks again, you just don't get that type of response from any other company!

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Thanks Shane, however that picture is from the other thread (the first to get his).  I should have my set this evening (along with a bunch of other Festools  [smile]).  Hopefully my set will be OK.  Thanks again, you just don't get that type of response from any other company!

Ah, ok, Greg. Didn't realize it was his photo. I sent him an email. Just an FYI, they serve no purpose at all and do not add any functionality and does not act as a stop. It is for branding only.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Thanks Shane, however that picture is from the other thread (the first to get his).  I should have my set this evening (along with a bunch of other Festools  [smile]).  Hopefully my set will be OK.  Thanks again, you just don't get that type of response from any other company!

Just an FYI, they serve no purpose at all and do not add any functionality and does not act as a stop. It is for branding only.

Sure, make me eat my words about a manufacturer not making some part without a purpose.  So if Festool didn't bother making these o-rings for branding purposes, would the price of the Centrotec kits be maybe a couple hundred dollars less?  [scratch chin]

 

[Brice Burrell]

Thanks Shane, however that picture is from the other thread (the first to get his).  I should have my set this evening (along with a bunch of other Festools  [smile]).  Hopefully my set will be OK.  Thanks again, you just don't get that type of response from any other company!

Ah, ok, Greg. Didn't realize it was his photo.....

Ron, it's always nice to first ask permission to reuse someone's photo and then credit owner.

 

[RONWEN]

Thanks Shane, however that picture is from the other thread (the first to get his).  I should have my set this evening (along with a bunch of other Festools  [smile]).  Hopefully my set will be OK.  Thanks again, you just don't get that type of response from any other company!

Ah, ok, Greg. Didn't realize it was his photo.....

Ron, it's always nice to first ask permission to reuse someone's photo and then credit owner.

I offer an apology to Greg for that infraction although it sounds like Shane is going to make right on his set due to my oversight.

 

[Brice Burrell]

Thanks Shane, however that picture is from the other thread (the first to get his).  I should have my set this evening (along with a bunch of other Festools  [smile]).  Hopefully my set will be OK.  Thanks again, you just don't get that type of response from any other company!

Ah, ok, Greg. Didn't realize it was his photo.....

Ron, it's always nice to first ask permission to reuse someone's photo and then credit owner.

I offer an apology to Greg for that infraction although it sounds like Shane is going to make right on his set due to my oversight.

Oh come on Ron, we know you were really trying to steal some Festool o-rings. [tongue] [big grin]

 

[RONWEN]

Thanks Shane, however that picture is from the other thread (the first to get his).  I should have my set this evening (along with a bunch of other Festools  [smile]).  Hopefully my set will be OK.  Thanks again, you just don't get that type of response from any other company!

Ah, ok, Greg. Didn't realize it was his photo.....

Ron, it's always nice to first ask permission to reuse someone's photo and then credit owner.

I offer an apology to Greg for that infraction although it sounds like Shane is going to make right on his set due to my oversight.

Oh come on Ron, we know you were really trying to steal some Festool o-rings. [tongue] [big grin]

I'm checking McMaster-Carr for some "yellow" ones...  [big grin]

 

[AlexThePalex]

Just an FYI, they serve no purpose at all and do not add any functionality and does not act as a stop. It is for branding only.

When I read Qwas his post that's the first thing I thought, because that's what I always thought, they were just there to look pretty, and I still think that's their main purpose.

But I tried it out. If you take the centrotec chuck in your hand, without it attached to the drill, slide the green locking ring back and insert a centrotec bit, then the bit will slide in right until it's O ring stops it. If you let go of the locking ring on the chuck now, it will snap into place perfectly. Try it out. I can't imagine this is just a coincidence.

Even if the ring was meant to be ornamental, the engineers must have chosen to place it right in the spot it is now for a reason.  

 

[sg1011]

I was playing around with the bits last night and also noticed that the o ring stops the bit from falling through when the chuck is not attached to the drill, but I didn't think that the ring was there for that purpose since one usually attaches the bit while the centrotec chuck is on the drill.  I knew there had to be a purpose because each of those bits are machined so that the O rings sit perfectly on the bit. The o ring is probably a safety feature if you were removing the chuck with the drill bit attached and accidentally disengaged the bit.

 

[dbworkshop]

What's that Brice, did I hear Ron is selling black market o-rings for less than Festool....fishy.  I always thought the were ornamental too.  I don't have my Installers set yet crying in my Oktoberfest as we speak

 

[RONWEN]

As usual (& as you would expect) Shane is 100% correct -- take a look at the o-ring location on these Centrotec bits -- Branding only.  [wink]

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(Brice, you'll be pleased to know I took snapped these pictures.  [wink])