Thread: festool cordless drill

Well, the right angle and eccentric chucks set the Festool drills apart. I also think Festool's Centrotec quick change bit system is one of the bast out there. The drills themselves are first too but not overwhelmingly better that the nicer drills on the market. I've two T15 drills and a CXS, personally I think they've worth the price.

I agree with Brice's post.

They are great drills, but not overwhelmingly better than other high end cordless drills such as Hilti.

I have been using Festool/Protool tools for approx 12 years.
I choose not to purchase a cordless drill from their range because I could not justify the very high prices that they charge. And in the past Festool always catered for the cabinet maker, with less voltage in their batteries.

I only jumped onboard the Protool cordless wagon in 2008 because it was 18 volt and a big selling point for me was the right angle attachment.
This has enabled me to drill in area's where normally I would have said , "no chance, I cant drill that".

The Protool drill is excellent, and for me, it is worth the high price.
Only you can figure out if the Festool/Protool drills are worth the price for you.
If you are looking for one of the best and are prepared to pay the price, then the Festool/Protool drills are worth every cent.

By the way, the Protool cordless drills are manufactured in the same Festool factory in Wendlingen, Germany.
Not Czechoslovakia like some of the other Protool range.

Justin.

Yep I've had mine over 7 yrs, very good. The different chucks come in handy for awkward jobs.

BOth batteries packed up a few years back and I replaced them with japanese ones from c.o.d.a Sydney , half the price!. it's the 12 v one with the closed grip,
Plenty of power too.

I bought the 10.8v festool a couple of months back when I was building some new laundry cupboards. It is a fantastic little driver. I haven't really used it for drilling. but it has a heap of torque for a small drill and the lightweight and small profile make it ideal for small jobs. I also use it for screwing in screws into wall plugs, something my old bosh little screwdriver could never do. The right angle attachment is also great. In true festool style there are just little things, like the magnitised strip at the front that you can put 4 of 5 screws on instead of using your mouth, that make it all the nicer to use.

I just recently purchased a Protool 18v hammer drill. I was a little undecided for a while as to what to do, as my old bosh had died. I ended up going the hammer version as it was not much heavier. The 4 speed gear box is also quite good. It really is a nice drill to use and fits all my festool centronic bits too. There is a special on at the moment, $699 with 2 batteries and a torch, which convinced me to buy it.

Originally Posted by clintt

I bought the 10.8v festool a couple of months back when I was building some new laundry cupboards. It is a fantastic little driver. I haven't really used it for drilling. but it has a heap of torque for a small drill and the lightweight and small profile make it ideal for small jobs. I also use it for screwing in screws into wall plugs, something my old bosh little screwdriver could never do. The right angle attachment is also great. In true festool style there are just little things, like the magnitised strip at the front that you can put 4 of 5 screws on instead of using your mouth, that make it all the nicer to use.

I just recently purchased a Protool 18v hammer drill. I was a little undecided for a while as to what to do, as my old bosh had died. I ended up going the hammer version as it was not much heavier. The 4 speed gear box is also quite good. It really is a nice drill to use and fits all my festool centronic bits too. There is a special on at the moment, $699 with 2 batteries and a torch, which convinced me to buy it.

Yep heaps of torque! I used to abuse mine like you wouldn't believe doing kitchen, I had 125 mm hole saws going in it and everything lol! It still loves me.

I used my Protool 18-4 Tec for the first time on hammer last night.

We had just moved house and now have stairs that my 18 month old is obsessed with. We didnt want to put stair guards in so I decided to make a some hand rails out of 25mm Ali tube.

I had to drill 24 10mm holes in brick.

I have got to say I was impressed. It powered through it all and was really no different to a corded hammer drill I have. that and I was only really needed speed 3 (it has 4 speed box). My old 18v bosch was ok for hanging a picture, but I would never have used it for this sort of a job. Admittedly the bosh was about 5 years old, so the new Li batteries are probably a bit better too.

But if are considering one, the more I use it the more i recommend it.

I've found that the batteries only last between 20 & 25 years before you need a new one. The new tech batteries may be better.......