Joe Jensen
05-13-2009, 3:07 AM
Ok, here goes. First, the systainer. It's pretty practical. Nice inserts inside that hold the chucks, charger, and extra battery. Bit storage under the drill insert, and a nice new lid with bit storage on the outside of the lid.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4389.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4390.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4392.jpg
Now the drill and comparisons to the Bosch PS20 mini driver and PS30 mini drill. The Bosch PS20 is a very small driver. The diameter of the motor housing on the PS20 is a little smaller than the T15+3. The batter of the PS20 fits insde the handle, and the battery of the T15+3 is much larger and fits below the handle. There is no comparison of torque, but many are familiar with the size of the PS20 and PS30 so here are pics.
First, the PS20 with integral chuck. The Festool can take bits inside the motor spindle, but they are not held by magnet or ball detent, so that would be a last resort method.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4393.jpg
Now the PS20 versus the Festool with the Centrotec chuck. The Centrotec chuck holds Centrotec bits or bit extensions. The bits fit very securely and are a great option, but they are very expensive, $8.50 each, and they have limited heads supported.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4397.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4398.jpg
Here is the Festool compared to the Bosch PS30 mini drill. I put the Festool drill chuck in to make the comparison fair. Overall, the diameter of the motor housings and the overall length from chuck to back are very similar.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4394.jpg
Here is the Bosch PS30 on top of the Festool. They are very similar in size not counting the battery. Again, the Festool has much higher torque so one has to accept a larger battery.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4395.jpg
Bits, just some pics of the bits. I was surprised at how well the short locking extenstion from Festool works. It has a neodium magnet inside, and it locks both wide detent bits and ball detent bits very securely. The Centrotec bits don't wobble at all, due to the long shank in the drill. The extension is like this, and it holds bits in it's end better then all the non-Festool extensions I have. At $26.50, it was crazy expensive, but awesome. I included a pic of the cool extension, and a Centrotec bit, each installed in the Centrotec chuck.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4403.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4401.jpg
I didn't include photos of the other chucks. I was pleasantly surprised that the offset chuck, a priamary reason for getting the Festool drill, has the bit locking mechanism like the locking extension. It doesn't take Centrotec bits, but rather it is designed for wire detent and ball detent bits.
Overall, I'm trilled.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4389.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4390.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4392.jpg
Now the drill and comparisons to the Bosch PS20 mini driver and PS30 mini drill. The Bosch PS20 is a very small driver. The diameter of the motor housing on the PS20 is a little smaller than the T15+3. The batter of the PS20 fits insde the handle, and the battery of the T15+3 is much larger and fits below the handle. There is no comparison of torque, but many are familiar with the size of the PS20 and PS30 so here are pics.
First, the PS20 with integral chuck. The Festool can take bits inside the motor spindle, but they are not held by magnet or ball detent, so that would be a last resort method.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4393.jpg
Now the PS20 versus the Festool with the Centrotec chuck. The Centrotec chuck holds Centrotec bits or bit extensions. The bits fit very securely and are a great option, but they are very expensive, $8.50 each, and they have limited heads supported.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4397.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4398.jpg
Here is the Festool compared to the Bosch PS30 mini drill. I put the Festool drill chuck in to make the comparison fair. Overall, the diameter of the motor housings and the overall length from chuck to back are very similar.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4394.jpg
Here is the Bosch PS30 on top of the Festool. They are very similar in size not counting the battery. Again, the Festool has much higher torque so one has to accept a larger battery.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4395.jpg
Bits, just some pics of the bits. I was surprised at how well the short locking extenstion from Festool works. It has a neodium magnet inside, and it locks both wide detent bits and ball detent bits very securely. The Centrotec bits don't wobble at all, due to the long shank in the drill. The extension is like this, and it holds bits in it's end better then all the non-Festool extensions I have. At $26.50, it was crazy expensive, but awesome. I included a pic of the cool extension, and a Centrotec bit, each installed in the Centrotec chuck.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4403.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/AZEngineer/Festool%20Drill/_NIK4401.jpg
I didn't include photos of the other chucks. I was pleasantly surprised that the offset chuck, a priamary reason for getting the Festool drill, has the bit locking mechanism like the locking extension. It doesn't take Centrotec bits, but rather it is designed for wire detent and ball detent bits.
Overall, I'm trilled.