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Originally Posted by dsms  I own a 3401 and will be getting my Makita shortly. Anyways I think if your only going to have 1 that the Makita might be the rotary(if you want a rotary) to get. Its heavy duty and everybody seems to like it. I looked into the Metabo and 3403 Flex but I can't deal with any kind of thermal shutdown when im working, I want heavy duty reliability. |
I've used my 3403 for eight hours straight with only two 15 minute snack breaks and it never did a thermal shutdown. I don't think the 3403 has the reputation of thermal shutdowns like the Metabo does.
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Originally Posted by BBS01 Is the rotary really that much of a time saver? I've been a pc, then udm convert and love it. I just hate how long and how much patience they take! |
Yes. Using a rotary will cut your polishing time down by *at least* half.