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frostydog · 08-16-07, 09:43

This is too wierd, I'm glad I saw this thread.

I've been looking at purchasing a more powerful RO machine (Makita 6040, Festool 160, etc..) And I was just about to pull the trigger on the Festool, unitl I read the recent posts regarding the backing plate flying off.

I live about 2 miles from the FLEX US distribution center (drive by it frequently) and a friend told me they make good tools and to see if they make something. So I went online last night and started looking around.

I found the XC 3401...it looks perfect. It is limited with only one backing plate (150mm ~ 6 inches), so that should work fine for most apps.

I just got quoted a price of $300.00, by the local retail dist. They said they would just have to run over to the dist center and could have it in about 15 minutes.

Al, if you go onto FLEX-TOOL.com, you can download the manual. It shows just about everything. My only concern is....there is a screw that holds the velcro backing plate to the machine. It looks (in the picture) to be recessed....but I can't tell for sure. The pads FLEX supplies have a hole in the middle, which I'm thinking is to clear this screw.

I'd rather not be limited to using FLEX pads.

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frostydog Registered User frostydog is offline Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Damn Yankee living in South Carolina Posts: 191	Re: Info on the Flex XC 3401 VRG This is too wierd, I'm glad I saw this thread. I've been looking at purchasing a more powerful RO machine (Makita 6040, Festool 160, etc..) And I was just about to pull the trigger on the Festool, unitl I read the recent posts regarding the backing plate flying off. I live about 2 miles from the FLEX US distribution center (drive by it frequently) and a friend told me they make good tools and to see if they make something. So I went online last night and started looking around. I found the XC 3401...it looks perfect. It is limited with only one backing plate (150mm ~ 6 inches), so that should work fine for most apps. I just got quoted a price of $300.00, by the local retail dist. They said they would just have to run over to the dist center and could have it in about 15 minutes. Al, if you go onto FLEX-TOOL.com, you can download the manual. It shows just about everything. My only concern is....there is a screw that holds the velcro backing plate to the machine. It looks (in the picture) to be recessed....but I can't tell for sure. The pads FLEX supplies have a hole in the middle, which I'm thinking is to clear this screw. I'd rather not be limited to using FLEX pads.