Festool T18-3

[J.Kempster]

Hi FOG,

I am a newbie  and just recently purchased my first group of Festools. I bought the following at the first of the year.

- MFT3
- TS55 REQ
- CT26
- Compact Cleaning Kit

I am really interested in upgrading to the T18-3. I have read and watched, on You Tube, many reviews of the T18-3 and other Festool drills. I currently have a Dewalt Hammer Drill and Impact Driver 20V. My grandfather wants to purchase them both and then I can buy the T18-3 and maybe the 89pc set.  I do some drilling into concrete, mainly in my garage wall which is where I am setting up my workshop. I considered keeping what I have and purchasing the TXS but didn't like that it has a brushed motor.

Oh the decisions, lol. Thanks in advance and FOG is a great wealth of information.

 

[Kev]

[welcome]

The PDC would be a better option if you need to put the odd hole in concrete.

The T18 is a big Rolls Royce of a drill .. beautiful balance and control (you'll feel like a surgeon using it), but it's not your solution to every drilling application.

The PDC is a bit more "brutal" than the T18.

If you do a lot of concrete drilling, the BHC is nice [wink]

 

[Birdhunter]

I have the T18 as well as a number of the other Festool drills. It is a wonderful heavy duty drill, but not what I choose for concrete. I use a Bosch SDS drill for concrete work.

You might consider keeping your DeWalt drills and adding the T18 as it complements but doesn't overlap them.

I have the TSX and the CSX. The fact that they have brushes never interferes with my total satisfaction with them. Great light duty drills.

 

[Vimmelman]

Was in the same boat as you regarding the tsx/csx. But now after owning the CSX for 6 months - i wouldn't be without it. I use it for 90% of my daily tasks and the battery last a loong time. That little bugger is strong for such a small drill. For any tougher jobs(e.g holesaws or larger forstner bits, the T18 comes out)

I don't know if its something in the US but over here we rarely combine hammer drill and drill.
In 99% of the cases i dont use my drill for concrete and dont understand why i would want to always carry around that weight.
I got a older metabo dedicated hammer drill that does the job ten times faster and cleaner.

But hey, everyones situation is different and theres a right tool for the job.