Thoughts on the Festool 497658 Systainer SYS-HWZ T-Loc

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I've been eyeing this for a some time. At present I'm risking a hernia lugging around an overloaded Veto Pro Pac XXL. What seemed like a good idea years ago has developed into an enabler. The "I might need that tool once in a blue moon" syndrome has resulted in what feels like a 60lb load. I figure this might force me to prioritize my tools to the most used, most needed and save my back, arms, knees etc….
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Hello gstuartw,
It looks great, but I found it a pain to use. Can't fit enough in it, the holes/slots were never quite the right size, and taking the whole insert out to get to a tool at the bottom was annoying.
I've recently changed to a closed top Veto bag, and absolutely love it - much more user friendly, in my opinion. I've never been a fan of bags, and like to keep most of my tools in systainers, except for hand tools.
Lincoln.
 
I'm using a Veto-Pro Tech XL and wish it had wheels on the bottom sometimes.  That darn thing is hugely heavy with the basics and test equipment. 

 
Quite a few FOG members have created their own SYS HWZ type organizers so you might want to consider that as an option.

I had the Festool organizer but found it didn't work for me.
 
I have the insert and it's not the best. I made my own and got creative, much much better to make your own suited to your needs
 
In my on going search for setup and organization ease, I was looking at this Festool Systainer SYS-HWZ, the have they wrong photograph on the site I use describing this as the Systainer MFT but showing this SYS-HWZ, I like the idea, and I'm buying two Systainer 4 T Locs where I will use one of them to hold a similiar self made insert.. I agree that you have to make the insert to match the tools and not the reverse.. I was thinking it could be interesting to make an insert that could hang off a self made work center...

I like that the size is a SYS 4 as that seems to have a nice balance between capacity, weight, and having a set that's easy to find your way around things , The ones shown seem somewhat crowded imo..

Maybe Festool should offer an insert for this but without any holes drilled in it just a few dividers and a so on...Just the general shape needs to be there you configure it yourself..
 
I don't know about strength and durability issues, but it seems like this might be a great candidate for 3-D printing?
 
I think this would be more a thing of a CNC cut sheet of plastic than printing.

I would love it if Festool / Tanos would offer a fitted plate (plastic). It would be easy to take a few of them and make something like the tool carrier with threaded standoffs, or a second layer in a sysiV where you have something that takes up a bit more than an III but leaves lots of room.... that tray you could make could be used for consumables or whatever.

 
Here is Mine I have sourced few tools ( like folding hack saw, hammer, 300mm digital Stabile spirit level) from Germany and found identical glue bottle in B&Q (national hardware store in UK)

I had to ever so slightly increase the size of two holes for my chisels, as my Stanley Fat Max chisels were preventing from a lid being closed. Two cherries chisels would be ideal for that but i do not like how they have no crisp line on the bevel edge and back faces, plus it is an extra expense for something I already had and I couldn't strike them with a hammer like i can with my Stanley.

I tend to keep a 19pc Bosch boxed set of drill bits on the bottom of the insert and few less used small tools in the little drawer box.

It works perfectly for me and I have no complaint about it other than it is heavy to carry due to huge range of tools inside.

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Here is Mine I have sourced few tools ( like folding hack saw, hammer, 300mm digital Stabile spirit level) from Germany and found identical glue bottle in B&Q (national hardware store in UK)

I had to ever so slightly increase the size of two holes for my chisels, as my Stanley Fat Max chisels were preventing from a lid being closed. Two cherries chisels would be ideal for that but i do not like how they have no crisp line on the bevel edge and back faces, plus it is an extra expense for something I already had and I couldn't strike them with a hammer like i can with my Stanley.

I tend to keep a 19pc Bosch boxed set of drill bits on the bottom of the insert and few less used small tools in the little drawer box.

It works perfectly for me and I have no complaint about it other than it is heavy to carry due to huge range of tools inside.

Regards

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Great setup there. I'm considering doing the same setup so that was a help.. I too will source or use my own existing tools...
 
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