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Old 01-16-09, 09:46   #27 (permalink)
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Re: My Flex's Backing Plate is Shredding on Me

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Originally Posted by jordanrossbell View Post
... i am always scared to use it to its full capability because im afraid of "hurting" it..not a feeling we should have out of a 300 dollar machine...
I bet the folks at Flex (and a few other manufacturers too) would be if they saw how many of us use their machines

I suspect that "full capability" is attained by pushing the machine far beyond it's designed application parameters. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I don't do stuff like that to my machines too, but I'm gonna be a little careful with the Flex, having seen the pics of worn ring gears/etc. IM (very limited) E with it, it seems that it'll do some very impressive work *without much pressure* if you use the right pad/product combos and take a bit of time, so I'm gonna try to do the "let the product do the work" approach.
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