Professional Seeking new Rotary Polisher - Page 7

Holden_C04 · 07-02-08, 05:57

Smoke poured out of the Flex today while polishing up the 330.

I went and purchased a Dewalt DW849 because it was locally available and I could return it any time I wished. I don't like it. It's too heavy. For some reason, I get holograms with the Dewalt that I didn't get with the Flex, even with same pads, polishes, speed settings, and paint.

advs1 · 07-02-08, 09:30

i have the hitachi and have had no problems, but i've only used it once lol. i hope i dont have problems with it. at setting 1, 600 rpm's it works great. leave nice sharp finish and no holograms, save the ones left by residual material. but after a wipe, it was good.

lecchilo · 07-02-08, 09:40

Holden just go with the Makita man... I've tried the Vector, Dewalt, Hitachi and Makita so far... Dewalt's heavy, vector is good but idk how reliable (I use it for drying pads in the laundry for now and keep it as back-up) and Hitachi is pretty good as well, especially with the warranty... I like the Makita over all of these as it's always working perfect with no problems, and I actually like that it's a bit heavier than the Hitachi...

Also, I work it for 3-4 hours straight in 90-95 degree weather with 85-95% Chicago humidity (the worst humidity haha) and the head never gets hot to the touch.. gets pretty warm, but no sign of slowing down, over heating, etc.

If Makita is too heavy, I vote for the Hitachi. Best of luck with everything man, you seem like you need it

Holden_C04 · 07-04-08, 08:43

Getting more comfortable with the Dewalt. It's a seriously heavy duty machine. I wish it went down to 600 rpm like the Makita, though. The trigger is a little imprecise to get a consistently low speed.

YouTube - Machine Polishing with Foamed Wool

EisenHulk · 07-04-08, 08:54

What?? You've had the Flex for what? Two months? And it's already broken down?

Interesting.

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Originally Posted by Holden_C04

Smoke poured out of the Flex today while polishing up the 330.

I went and purchased a Dewalt DW849 because it was locally available and I could return it any time I wished. I don't like it. It's too heavy. For some reason, I get holograms with the Dewalt that I didn't get with the Flex, even with same pads, polishes, speed settings, and paint.

Holden_C04 · 07-04-08, 08:57

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Originally Posted by EisenHulk

What?? You've had the Flex for what? Two months? And it's already broken down?

Interesting.

Less. Much less. We'll see when I get a new one. Yet to hear from Flex. Phil said she might not be able to get back to me 'til Monday.

EisenHulk · 07-04-08, 08:59

That sucks, man.

baseballlover1 · 07-04-08, 10:05

WOW! That stinks man! I might buy the metebo. I dont really have a prob with no trigger. I have the makita now but after a year i think i got the gears wet or somethign and it squeeks like crazy. I know i know... im picky though haha.

It would be good to have a backup though. Who knows i might go after another makita.

Eliot Ness · 07-05-08, 07:23

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Originally Posted by Holden_C04

Getting more comfortable with the Dewalt. It's a seriously heavy duty machine. I wish it went down to 600 rpm like the Makita, though. The trigger is a little imprecise to get a consistently low speed.

YouTube - Machine Polishing with Foamed Wool

I dunno, it just doesn't look as professional as the Flex

On a more serious note I wouldn't write off the Flex because of this one failure. Yeah, it sucks because it happened to you, but you can do a search and find a failure on any rotary made. I'd start getting concerned if your replacements started going south too.

JonP · 07-06-08, 09:33

I've had my DeWalt just over 8 years now and it's still going strong. Of course I detail my tools just like any car, keep it clean and well maintained. I hear so much about the Flex problems since it was introduced, but hardly any on the DeWalt. The DeWalt is definitely a professionals tool. I wouldn't trade mine in for anything else.