T 18 vs Dewalt 18v Impact driver

[hockey_magnet]

JSands, nicely said.

I ended up going with the 1400 and parallel guides.

I think the driver combo for me is the T 15 Impact, for strictly driving, along with the CSX for fine work.

So I'm getting tired of striping phillips tips and screws when dealing with the not-so-perfect-vantage-point screw driving. Is there a good thread on fasteners?

I BELIEVE the general consensus is that Torx and Robertson (square) heads are much better than Phillips. I'm partial to Roberston (Canadian ,eh?  [smile] ) Posidrive is another option. There are MANY different types of screws that are superior but some are very specialized, hard to find and even getting bits is difficult. This is an interesting article:

when is a Phillips not a Phillips

 

[Jaybolishes]

Not sure the name of them, but the star shaped heads are so unbelievably strong.  I always used deck teks and square head screws for a strong bit to screw connection, but those star bits seem to me to blow everything out of the water. Stripping is quite difficult no matter what type of drill you use with the star shaped screws.  They seem to be pricey, but a great screw nonetheless.

 

[Deansocial]

sorry been on holiday. Yep it cooked the drill. it did the double beep but then never started again. Came back with new electronics motors etc. Not sure if it was my t15 or t18 as it got replaced at some point but i have broken both models. I do work my drills hard but spoke to festool to see if what i was doing was with its range of acceptable activities and they said yeah its fine.

 

[Alan m]

sorry been on holiday. Yep it cooked the drill. it did the double beep but then never started again. Came back with new electronics motors etc. Not sure if it was my t15 or t18 as it got replaced at some point but i have broken both models. I do work my drills hard but spoke to festool to see if what i was doing was with its range of acceptable activities and they said yeah its fine.

what do you mean dean. holidays. and you still didnt post. thats not on. should have found the nearest wifi and logged on.
shame on you ,

seriously thow . 2 drills fried isnt good.