Systainer Organized to hold Milwaukee Hammer Drill

[Frank Pellow]

I have been storing a hammer drill in a Sys2 systainer for about three years, but I have simply been placing the drill and accessories in the systainer and letting them rattle around.  Until yesterday, the hammer drill kept in my systainer was a DeWalt.  But that drill has been problematic for some time.  The problems have to do with loose wires and a faulty switch.  I have (sort of) fixed it at least three times and had a certified repair centre fix it once.  Yesterday, I gave up on the drill and it is now history.

For the last year or so, I have also owned a Milwaukee Hammer drill for use as backup.  It has now been promoted.  To celebrate the promotion, I decided to organize the systainer.  I also spray painted the latches dark red as an assist to locating the correct systainer.  Attached are three pictures.

 

[Peterm]

Neat job - like the coloured latches! I do something similar for my non-Festool-tool systainers using a 6mm MDF base and fitting dividers and boxes where they're needed. I have my Multimaster and my Panasonic 12v SDS set up like this - works a treat!

Cheers, Pete.

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Nice work, Frank.  I think I have that same model drill; the label on mine indicates it was made in Germany.  My first job for that drill was making horizontal bores for >50 pieces of rebar in the rim of old concrete remaining in my kitchen after jackhammering the old floor to enable installation of new plumbing and hydronic heat tubing.  My Milwaukee drill has performed flawlessly for ~4 years, but unlike yours, merely gets to lay on a cabinet shelf when not in use.

Dave R.

 

[Overtime]

Yes I have a Bosch hammer drill that could use the same systainer set up. Nice job Frank. It's a perfect solution and a great reason to up my systainer count from a mediocre 9 to a nice 10.
It is getting more and more difficult to get the drill and bits back into the original case and get it closed after use.
It's one of those tools that sees much more action than I thought it would.
Makita angle grinder with same issue. Out growing original case with extra disks wire wheels etc.

 

[xillur]

Cool arrangement Frank 

Just a little hint to you guys. I have discovered that Tanos, which makes the systainers, also sells various trays for systainers:

Right angle grinder:

Drill:

Fein multimaster:

Some useful links.

http://www.kofferfunshop.de
http://www.tanos.de

 

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks Pete, Dave,  Patrick, and xillur.

Pete, I gave up on Festool ever importing coloured latches to North America (see: http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=2631) , so took things into my own hands and spray painted a few latches with the paint marketed to restore plastic outdoor furniture.  That paint is holding up well.

Dave, Milwaukee makes the version of the drill that I have in the Czech Republic.

Patrick, I also have a Makita angle grinder and it is the tool that is next on my list to get promoted to a systainer.  By the way, my Ryobi impact driver is also kept in a systainer ?in this case a sys1.

Xillur, I wish that someone in North America, would import Tanos systainers.

 

[GaryLaroff]

Frank,

Rhino Products claims to import Tanos and sells them for a lower price than Festool.  See their website:
Tanos at Rhino Products

Gary

 

[Frank Pellow]

That's interesting Gary.  One thing that I notice is that the products that are actually shown there are exactly the same as those sold by Festool USA.  They say that they can get other stuff but provide no details. 

Most of the prices are less than Festool USA, but at least one item is more expensive -that is the SYS5.  I am wondering if the site is not well maintained and is, in fact, showing old information.

 

[Frank Pellow]

The photos that I had placed into  this thread were missing.  [sad]  I have now restored them all from my computer backup disks.  [smile]