Festool drills and Centrotec Chucks

[Dave Ronyak]

So, what is the surprise?  And when is Festool going to announce their new impact driver, the one with the sound canceling technology so it quickly becomes the tool of choice for art and bank burgulars?  (Just kidding, but no doubt they could implement some noise canceling technology if they wanted to!!  Some day the noise generated by impact drivers may become an OHSA issue.)  I've have been hanging on the edge regarding purchase of a Festool drill for several years.  I am mostly interested due to the specialty chucks.  But I probably don't use my battery powered drill often enough to justify the cost, especially the cost of batteries that will go dead in a few years or so, and for which future replacements may not be available or are likely to cost more than buying a new Makita drill complete with a pair of batteries and charger.  Centrotec is a mixed blessing/disadvantage to me.  And as some others have stated, why no Robertson (square drive) bits?  I have heard all the excuses about them, and they appear to be just that - excuses.

Dave R.

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Sorry, gents. 

Matthew, please remove and delete this message and thread.  My boo boo. 

My log in expired while trying to post a reply to another thread, which I subsequently succeeded in relocating, and posted there. (C12 drills et al)

Dave R.

 

[Meatplow]

...so I'm talking to the FESTOOL rep. at the local "summer hardware kickoff show". I'm telling him how impressed I am with their tools and how I just purchased a 15+3 drill. I ask "what is with the Germans disdain for square drive?" He gives me a wink, and a nod and tells me to keep my eyes open... Should FESTOOLIANS take this as square drivers are in the works?

Meatplow

 

[Jim Metzger]

I just used a Dremel and a grinding stone to knock off the sharp edges of a Mc Feeley's #2 square drive and then I used the Dremel with a small ball end mill to create the recess for the ball catch in the standard Centrotec head so it can lock on the bit. All done hand held. It took about 8 minutes and it works great.

Jim