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Mindflux · 04-12-08, 11:51

Does anyone here have a Metabo PE12-175? I'm eyeing one and it's pretty dang reasonably priced.

I want to switch from a PC to a Rotary due to the underwhelming results I had helping my buddy with his car the yesterday. I'm sure with more time spent we could have done better but we didn't have it yesterday.

I keep reading about polishers with variable speed triggers. But it seems the metabo has a speed dial (similar to a porter cable) and then a simple on off button? (again like the porter cable). Is this accurate? Does anyone suggest I not get a Metabo polisher and perhaps get a Makita or other?

I read quite a few threads on a Hitachi model, but it's no longer 95 dollars on Costaltool. It's still priced pretty competitively (170 or there abouts) but I'm not sure about it?

Anyway anyone that has anything god or bad to say about the Metabo or other buffers it compares to please chime in.

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Mindflux Resident Schizo Mindflux is offline Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,211	Metabo PE12-175 users? Does anyone here have a Metabo PE12-175? I'm eyeing one and it's pretty dang reasonably priced. I want to switch from a PC to a Rotary due to the underwhelming results I had helping my buddy with his car the yesterday. I'm sure with more time spent we could have done better but we didn't have it yesterday. I keep reading about polishers with variable speed triggers. But it seems the metabo has a speed dial (similar to a porter cable) and then a simple on off button? (again like the porter cable). Is this accurate? Does anyone suggest I not get a Metabo polisher and perhaps get a Makita or other? I read quite a few threads on a Hitachi model, but it's no longer 95 dollars on Costaltool. It's still priced pretty competitively (170 or there abouts) but I'm not sure about it? Anyway anyone that has anything god or bad to say about the Metabo or other buffers it compares to please chime in. __________________ 08 GTI dubdriver Mixing is for hacks! Quit lurking! You know who I mean.