New festool tid18 impact

[r.gretch]

Anyone got any details about the new impact? Got this picture but can't seem to find any info

 

[Birdhunter]

Just used my TI15 impact drill yesterday. The 18 version will have to be a lot better to get me to trade up.

 

[Sanderxpander]

Impact drill = forward percussive motion with the purpose of drilling throughconcrete or stone.
Impact driver (e.g. the new TID18) = circular percussive motion with the purpose of creating massive torque to drive large screws or tighten bolts with minimal strain on the wrist.

Completely different products based on completely different tech.

 

[wpz]

Almost a year ago I found some designdrawings from festool (search for festool patents), but this is the first real image I've seen of it.
Where did you find that image [member=71292]gret_carpentry[/member] ?

wpz

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[Doug S]

Nice looking driver, Festool always seem to produce the best looking tools.

 

[r.gretch]

@wps I saw it on someone's Instagram looked like a festool rep at a local tool shop.. I asked but haven't got a response and pics been removed I saw your original post a year back but haven't seen any thing since

 

[Spandex]

Impact drill = forward percussive motion with the purpose of drilling throughconcrete or stone.
Impact driver (e.g. the new TID18) = circular percussive motion with the purpose of creating massive torque to drive large screws or tighten bolts with minimal strain on the wrist.

Completely different products based on completely different tech.

Not sure I agree...
Impact drill = slightly misleading term for an impact driver that can also be used as a drill (can’t they all, at a push?) - circular impulses.
Impact driver = what you said - also circular impulses.
Hammer drill = what you’re calling an impact drill - forward percussion.

The TI15 mentioned by Birdhunter is a normal impact driver/drill (I.e. circular impulses), so is directly comparable to the TID18.

 

[Birdhunter]

I never tried to use my TI15 as a drill as I have several other true drills, but it has been excellent in seating big lag bolts into hard wood. I’m not sure that Festool made a good decision in ending its sale. If the new version is better than the TI15, it should be a big seller.

 

[Samo]

Looks compact.

Subscribed.

 

[AlexThePalex]

I’m not sure that Festool made a good decision in ending its sale. If the new version is better than the TI15, it should be a big seller.

The Ti15 was doomed from the start as they tried to sell it off as a hybrid that could do it all. Big mistake. A dedicated driver like this TiD18 is what everybody wanted in the first place, because that's how an impact driver should be. Considering it is 18 volt it should be stronger than the Ti15 also, and have like 7 years technological advancement in it.

 

[mrboult]

Looks nice! Still hoping it's a quieter type of impact. And they seem to have located the light by the battery, rather than the retrofitted T18 that has the light where the index finger was designed to go. .

 

[Coen]

Oh nice. Festool thrives with having a whole ecosystem, but the battery-powered tools are kinda lacking.

And since fullsize 12V and 15V are death, it's logical it is 18V

I never understood why they released it in 15V the previous time. Especially since one could buy a set with the PS in 18V combined with a drill... but not in 15V.

 

[pingvinlakrits]

Looks nice and nimble. It is too small to be a "silent" impact by the looks of it - I could very well be wrong and I hope I am.
Even if the Festool is a standard impact it is a very welcome addition to the line up - better late than never huh?

Too late for me since I sold off all my 18V Festool gear - but congratulations to all still on the hook.

After using the Hitachi/Hikoki silent impact for some time now I think it is the nicest drill I have ever used, pretty much perfect for me. I can't see myself ever getting a "noisy" impact for my type of work again though I do have the Hitachi triple hammer which is a very good allrounder should I need a bit more grunt.

 

[AlexThePalex]

I can't see myself ever getting a "noisy" impact

[member=2085]Henrik R / Pingvinlakrits[/member] Are there less noisy impacts now?

 

[rst]

Milwaukee's Surge hydraulic is as quiet as a drill and the four setting modes are great, I have their older model and the Surge is my go to for everything.

 

[serge0n]

Looks like an impact driver. It also looks like it will accept Centrotec and regular bits. I wonder what Festool added to this impact to make it more advanced than others.

Ti15 was the most pathetic impact driver ever built. I sold it immediately after it couldn't drive in a 2.5" screw into a 2x8. I had to switch to a 12v Hilti drill that drove the fastener in without any issues.

 

[Doug S]

Looks like an impact driver. It also looks like it will accept Centrotec and regular bits.

From my quick look at photo and drawings I presumed it just took hex bits, never thought about Centrotec. Thinking about it I can't imagine it not taking Centrotec but does anyone else think photo and drawing look like a hex bit?

 

[semenza]

Looks like an impact driver. It also looks like it will accept Centrotec and regular bits. I wonder what Festool added to this impact to make it more advanced than others.

Ti15 was the most pathetic impact driver ever built. I sold it immediately after it couldn't drive in a 2.5" screw into a 2x8. I had to switch to a 12v Hilti drill that drove the fastener in without any issues.

Seriously?  I have one. No problem doing that even with 1.5 aH 12v battery instead of 15v.  I always have thought the drill idea (even for expedient use) was clunky and just not good. But it has done driving duties fine for me. But I don't build decks and drive 100's of 3" screws either. I'll have to try some bigger stuff and quantities just to see how well it works.

    In any case the new 18v should be better regardless of how good or bad the old one is / was.

Seth

 

[AlexThePalex]

Looks like an impact driver. It also looks like it will accept Centrotec and regular bits.

From my quick look at photo and drawings I presumed it just took hex bits, never thought about Centrotec. Thinking about it I can't imagine it not taking Centrotec but does anyone else think photo and drawing look like a hex bit?

From what I can see here it only takes standard hex bits, not centrotec.

 

[semenza]

From what I can see here it only takes standard hex bits, not centrotec.

  If it only takes standard bits maybe that is part of the reason behind the Centrotec Rapidapter that is coming out? To help compatibility across the line.

Seth