greg mann said:rljatl said:Maybe I am missing something, but it seems to me that all Festool would have to do is make a Centrotec type chuck that works with the standard bits used in N.A. No adapter for the current Centrotec chuck. Just a new Centrotec look alike chuck (maybe a different color) that works for N.A. bits.
I can almost guarantee it won't happen. The standard for US is not really a standard once you get past the flats and Festool has determined the flats to be not accurate enought to assure the tool will rotate true enough for the tools they offer as Centrotec (think drills). The Centrotec drives off the flats but is guided by the diameter above the flats. This is how they get the tools to run true. The ball detent tools are all over the map as far as that area of the tool is concerned. They wanted to improve the concept and they did. If they accomodate the old design they give up the improvements.
Shouldn't it be up to the consumer to decide if the 1/4" standard is good enough for their use? After all, we are using it anyway. Festool would sell a lot more drills in N.A. if they made a Centrotec type chuck that accepts the N.A. standard. The increase in sales would more than offset any development cost.