A good Rotary polisher?

[GBSLambo]

Originally Posted by justin30513

Guess which one I own?

I guess you got the one from Harbor Freight Justin. They have some good buys there. I got a large tool chest from there which is very nice for the money. They need to offer more then a 90 day warrenty on their power tools.

[SpoiledMan]

Stick a picture of the 9227 in there and you have triplets. That doesn't mean that they're the same machine. Have you used all 3? I have.

[justin30513]

Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

Stick a picture of the 9227 in there and you have triplets. That doesn't mean that they're the same machine. Have you used all 3? I have.

I used the 9227 and mine. Not much difference in my opinion. The bodyshop owner that has used the 9227 everyday could barely tell them apart.........other than the 200.00 difference.

What was your opinion on the HF model?

Did you do any type of reviews?

[SpoiledMan]

No reviews here as that's really not "me." While they all operate the same and pretty much feel the same in your hands, there is an *obvious* quality difference between the Makita/Hitachi and the HF. There also isn't a $200 difference in price. It's more like $100. You're likely to have to replace that HF in the 5 years that I have my in warranty Hitachi as well.

[BigAl3]

spoiledman... would this be you using the hitachi?

[SpoiledMan]

Yes it would be me.

As you can see, when I speak of the Edge 2K system it is because I have used it as well.

[BigAl3]

Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

Yes it would be me.

(insert rotary smilie)

[tdekany]

I used a Hitachi once and hated how it didn't start slow like my makita.

[justin30513]

Originally Posted by tdekany

I used a Hitachi once and hated how it didn't start slow like my makita.

The Harbor Freight has this feature. I thought it was something you all would hate! I love it.

[firegate]

Originally Posted by justin30513

I used the 9227 and mine. Not much difference in my opinion. The bodyshop owner that has used the 9227 everyday could barely tell them apart.........other than the 200.00 difference.

What was your opinion on the HF model?

Did you do any type of reviews?

I have one of the HF rotary's as well and I don't care for it. Unless they've changed it since I bought one, it lacks electronic speed control. I will admit that it does have a fairly nice weight though - just slightly heavier than the 9227. I suppose it would be a good machine for running a Dynabrade.

[justin30513]

Originally Posted by firegate

I have one of the HF rotary's as well and I don't care for it. Unless they've changed it since I bought one, it lacks electronic speed control. I will admit that it does have a fairly nice weight though - just slightly heavier than the 9227. I suppose it would be a good machine for running a Dynabrade.

Was there any other reason?
Did it correct paint flaws the same as others?

I want to make sure I'm using mine right.

[SilvaBimma]

"Powerful 11.0 Amp motor with overload protection and soft start – preventing torque jump when starting.
Variable speed dial/trigger matches correct rotation speed to individual applications.
Electronic feedback control maintains constant rotation speed during tough applications."

Those are the reasons why I thought it was worth spending another $100 or so for my Hitachi. The Harbor Freight is nice and everything for the cheap price, but considering your a professional using this every week it's worth spending that money! HF smelt funny, plastic felt funny, and when I started using the polisher I knew it wasn't the quality for high speed polishing. I keep mine in the garage hidden, maybe use it if my Hitachi ever goes down, though I'd send my HF for $30 shipped in a heartbeat. I just can't believe I spent the money and time just to grab it.

Pick up the HF if you're playing around, if you're truly serious get a quality Makita/Dewalt/Metabo/Hitachi. I think it's pretty obvious how many good rotary users use a quality machine.