Right angle chuck - the perfect solution when you need it

[Sparktrician]

That right angle chuck has saves my wrists more times than not, especially when installing/replacing drawer glides and adjusting drawer fronts, both on my older C12 as well as my CXS. 

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[Sean7a]

i have needed the right angle chuck several times. shame i dont own one

WHAT!!!!!  

i have too many drills as it is with out buying another one.
im looking for a 90 degree attachment that works with normal drills

Milwaukee

Works.  Not as easy to use as the right angle attachment for any of the Festool drills, but I recommend it.  Especially for really tight spots.

Just be careful there.  There's a cheap version that is known to break / disintegrate / evaporate in your hands and a pricier, but solid version.

 

[Alan m]

i have needed the right angle chuck several times. shame i dont own one

WHAT!!!!! 

i have too many drills as it is with out buying another one.
im looking for a 90 degree attachment that works with normal drills

Milwaukee

Works.  Not as easy to use as the right angle attachment for any of the Festool drills, but I recommend it.  Especially for really tight spots.

Just be careful there.  There's a cheap version that is known to break / disintegrate / evaporate in your hands and a pricier, but solid version.

have you a link to the good one

 

[Sean7a]

Here you go Alan.  It IS the way referenced earlier in the thread.
http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-49-22-8510-Right-Angle-Attachment/dp/B000BYEJ02

 

[Alan m]

thanks sean. just wanted to be sure

 

[GhostFist]

i have needed the right angle chuck several times. shame i dont own one

WHAT!!!!!  

i have too many drills as it is with out buying another one.
im looking for a 90 degree attachment that works with normal drills

Milwaukee

Works.  Not as easy to use as the right angle attachment for any of the Festool drills, but I recommend it.  Especially for really tight spots.

First thing I did when I got my first festool drill is throw that Milwaukee chuck attachment as far as i could

 

[RONWEN]

i have needed the right angle chuck several times. shame i dont own one

WHAT!!!!!  

i have too many drills as it is with out buying another one.
im looking for a 90 degree attachment that works with normal drills

Milwaukee

Works.  Not as easy to use as the right angle attachment for any of the Festool drills, but I recommend it.  Especially for really tight spots.

First thing I did when I got my first festool drill is throw that Milwaukee chuck attachment as far as i could
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I kept mine, it's somewhat more compact than the Festool RA head and could actually save the day at some point.   [wink]

 

[cgmojoco]

RE: the Milwaukee attachment; some people complain about:
-  The bits falling out due to lack of magnetism?
-  The rigidity isn't good.  I.e. high torque stripping out the internals of the tool?

I'm definitely buying the Festool models when either I am able to sell all of my current used drill/driver tools or they have died as I'm assuming Festool doesn't have either of the problems listed above.

I could be mistaken about Festool and/or Milwaukee solutions.  If anyone knows differently from their experience please do post...seems I will be ordering the Milwaukee for now (with reluctance)....would you believe that bottom drawer on my sons armoire has the same problem.

I don't even have a bandsaw yet so shelling out lots of cash for a driver/drill when I already own a fairly new set is hard to justify   (wish I had learned about Festool earlier than I did!)

Christopher

 

[GhostFist]

i have needed the right angle chuck several times. shame i dont own one

WHAT!!!!!  

i have too many drills as it is with out buying another one.
im looking for a 90 degree attachment that works with normal drills

Milwaukee

Works.  Not as easy to use as the right angle attachment for any of the Festool drills, but I recommend it.  Especially for really tight spots.

First thing I did when I got my first festool drill is throw that Milwaukee chuck attachment as far as i could
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I kept mine, it's somewhat more compact than the Festool RA head and could actually save the day at some point.   [wink]

in regards to the head being more compact i have to disagree as the head has to be held in place with one hand and the drill with the other as this chuck doesn't fix to a position like on the festool drills. IMO the cxs is the way to go as far as right angles in tight spaces until festool or someone else comes up with something better

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Those silly right angle chucks:

 

[Nick C]

I use the Milwaukee right angle attachment quite often. I like the adjustable handle--I can fold it up if I want to drill one-handed, or fold it out if I need both hands for tougher jobs. I use it with my 12V, 18V, and corded Milwaukee drills, and have no complaints.

 

[ScotF]

Great thread...I think that the chucks are part of what sets the Festool drills apart from everything else out there -- I own and use the Milawaukee attachement too, but it can be a challenge to hold the little lever in place as it wants to fall off the chuck in certain positions.  I love the Festool Right Angle and also the Eccentric chuck -- when you need them, you need them and well worth the money.

Scot

 

[BMH]

The right angle chucks, saves me a lot of time on my cabinet work

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That being said I discovered that the T15 or the CXS is truly half the tool it can be, if you don't have the centrotec installer kit. I bought it because it went on sale and realize that at full price it was still a bargain. I forgot what a real drill bit felt like.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

The Milwaukee right angle adapter I posted the link to in post #16 is the better one of their two models.  I've had both.  I got rid of the cheaper model.  They are low torque tools and have their appropriate uses.  The better model has the arm to hold the driver from spinning on you as you're driving a screw.  I've had no problems with it and use it in the narrowest of spots where the Festool setup can't fit.  Otherwise my preference is for the C 12 with the Festool right angle adapter or the CXS and the right angle.  I have no plans of getting rid of the Milwaukee adapter just because I have Festool versions.  Different problems have different solutions and where one might not work, the other may.  I also have an offset ratcheting screwdriver and 1/4" ratchet set where I can use screwdriver bits in a 1/4" hex socket.

My CXS is now my go to tool for right angle stuff more than any other.  Just used it the other day for installing a pipe strap on a gas line I put in that was in an awkward area.

 

[AlexThePalex]

I also have the Milwaukee adapter, well not the exact model, but similar, and it has served me well whenever I needed it. It has a lower profile than the Festool drill + right angle chuck so it got me into places where the Festool one couldn't. I now use mostly the Festool one of course, but I see no reason to get rid of the other one so it's there when I need it.