mbrusso said:
Another question , are the tool bodies from Europe compatible with the 18 volt batteries that come with the Canadian tools ? Ie my BPC 18 Battery that works on my BHC 18 hammer drill and PDC 18 Cordless?
On close inspection, it appears they would.
The batteries are the same, the only difference in the cordless tools in the chargers (and possibly scales not being in sane measurement units - depending on who you ask).
Regarding the AGC 18 LI and the DSC-AGC 18 FH LI there is one thing that makes me not wanting to buy either - and that is that according to EKAT are both identical, except that
the DSC-AGC 18 having
36 10040397 Absaughaube 1 92,61 € 110,21 € EUR
19 10042693 Winkelanschlag 1 23,21 € 27,62 € EUR
and the AGC 18 having
17 10202104 Scheibe 1 1,43 € 1,70 € EUR
18 10202107 Feder 1 1,43 € 1,70 € EUR
19 10202105 Hebel 1 11,11 € 13,22 € EUR
(and the blade guard that isn't listed)
and
the gearbox being mounted 180° rotated as the difference between these 'two' machines.
That's it.
Festool once made versatile tools that were, while expensive, worth the premium - simply because they could be used as a system. But now, instead of making it
one machine that can be used for both applications (by designing the grip incl. power switch position in a way that would have allowed to use the machine with the disc/blade on either side - so both pulling and pushing cuts are possible, which is
the sole distinction between in operation of these 'two machines'), they seem to have decided to say 'goodbye' to the system idea and instead to embrace a 'goodbuy' approach (well, good for them) of making the user buy the basically identical machine twice in case he wants to perform both functions.
Which, from a perspective of customer and putting it very mildly, is a design decision that IMHO dosn't deserve any of my money.
