Festool HW S8 D10/30 Z Dowel Drill – 10 mm, 8 mm Shank

Overview

Festool HW S8 D10/30 Z Dowel Drill At a Glance: 10 mm HW dowel drill with brad point, 30 mm cutting length and 8 mm shank. Designed for dowel holes and guided hole series using compatible Festool routers. Prepare accurately positioned dowel holes with the Festool HW S8 D10/30 Z. This specialist router drill combines a 10 mm cutting diameter with a centring point that helps guide the cutter as it enters the workpiece. Its cutting geometry is optimised for the high rotational speeds used by routers. Combined with a suitable drilling guide or dowelling jig, it provides a practical way to produce matching holes for furniture assembly, cabinetmaking and joinery. Controlled drilling with your compatible plunge router The HW S8 D10/30 Z brings dedicated dowel-drilling capability to a correctly configured router setup. The 8 mm shank fits the matching collet, while the guide system establishes hole position and spacing for repeatable work. Product Highlights • 10 mm cutting diameter: For dowel holes and other guided drilling applications specifying this size. • Brad-point guidance: The centring point helps guide the cutter during entry. • Router-speed geometry: Designed for drilling at suitable router operating speeds. • HW carbide tooling: Cutting material suited to woodworking applications. • 30 mm cutting length: Working reach for appropriately configured drilling operations. • 8 mm shank: Fits the matching router collet on the specified machines. Product Compatibility • Festool routers: OF 900, OF 1000, OF 1010, OF 1010 R and OF 1400 with a suitable 8 mm collet. • Hole-drilling systems: For guided hole series using a compatible system configured for this cutter. • VS 600 joining system: Listed for use with the VS 600 DS 32 dowel-joint unit and the appropriate router and copying-ring arrangement. • Dowel selection: Choose dowels and joint dimensions appropriate to the 10 mm hole diameter and workpiece thickness. Check Diameter and Depth Before Drilling The cutting diameter is 10 mm and the shank diameter is 8 mm. The 30 mm cutting length is not an automatic safe plunge-depth setting. Account for the projecting brad point, workpiece thickness and guide-system arrangement when setting the depth stop.