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[TelcoRandy]

Mr. Holz-Her, I bet that grip would feel really nice. I have to admit, I love Festool drills but I don't like their grips. I wish the C style drills were modelled more like this Bosch. I wonder what Henrik would say about this Bosch drill. He seems to be the expert on Bosch and drill grips.

 

[crazydave789]

Ohh yes and by the way my festool c12 nicah drill still works fine and holds charge after 9 years nah nah na nah nah

I see your 9 year old c12 and raise it to 20 year old FESTO CDD12ES.

everyone makes at least one good item, Brits tend to go on price over quality most of the time though. very few will take the time and go for festool or panasonic over a cheaper package. I've known a few joiners buy only hilti stuff which is nice and reliable with plenty of power if a little clunky for my tastes.

on impacts though I remember when they were giving them away in combo packs to get people to use them.

 

[semenza]

  I had noted in another thread that there are different terminologies in common use in different countries (and probably even in different regions) for these types of drills.

    EX - In general I never see (in print) or hear "percussion drill"  in the USA. Unless the source is from outside the USA. And if someone says "impact drill" I usually need to ask exactly which type they are talking about.

          Here, in my experience,  "hammer drill" is the non-SDS type, and "rotary hammer" is the SDS type. A quick perusal of manufacturers advertising and nomenclature will show this also.

          Some people use "hammer drill" to describe both SDS and non-SDS types collectively.

          And "impact driver" or just "impact" is the type specifically for driving fasteners. Or "impact wrench" being used in the automotive trade.

  So this type of terminology differentiation is something to keep in mind when discussing these tools. 

Seth

 

[demographic]

  I had noted in another thread that there are different terminologies in common use in different countries (and probably even in different regions) for these types of drills.

    EX - In general I never see (in print) or hear "percussion drill"  in the USA. Unless the source is from outside the USA. And if someone says "impact drill" I usually need to ask exactly which type they are talking about.

          Here, in my experience,  "hammer drill" is the non-SDS type, and "rotary hammer" is the SDS type. A quick perusal of manufacturers advertising and nomenclature will show this also.

          Some people use "hammer drill" to describe both SDS and non-SDS types collectively.

          And "impact driver" or just "impact" is the type specifically for driving fasteners. Or "impact wrench" being used in the automotive trade.

  So this type of terminology differentiation is something to keep in mind when discussing these tools. 

Seth

My view of it is that there's SDS drills and ones that don't work well when drilling masonry.
For some odd reason its hard to find info in UK catalogues showing which of Festools drills are SDS, which is a total fail on the behalf of their advertising department. If I'm looking for a drill for masonry its the first thing I look for.

 

[Kevin McConville]

The BHC 18 is SDS-Plus here is a link to the Festool UK website.  if you look below the tool pictures of the drills they show what the chuck is.  To my knowledge this is the only SDS drill in the lineup.

Link TO BHC 18 on Festool UK website