Your thoughts on the Porter Cable 7428 Rotary?

[Black Diamond]

Anyone use the Porter Cable 7428 Rotary?

The Good, Bad and Ugly?

Any thoughts or feedback?



TIA

[Paulie Walnuts]

Will post later when the hangover wears off....

[Black Diamond]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[whiteWRX]

As I understand it, this is the least recommended machine. Most people on here (I believe) recommend the Hitachi or the Makita. I personally am getting the Makita.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Ok, the PC Rotary will get the job done. I have never used a different rotary to compare it to. My major complaint as wimpy as it makes me sound is that its heavy. It can be difficult do buff vertical panels for any length. The speed dial also does not show RPMs, rather just numbers 1-6 which until you learn what they correspond to RPM wise, can be tricky.

[rkf76]

Ok, the PC Rotary will get the job done. I have never used a different rotary to compare it to. My major complaint as wimpy as it makes me sound is that its heavy. It can be difficult do buff vertical panels for any length. The speed dial also does not show RPMs, rather just numbers 1-6 which until you learn what they correspond to RPM wise, can be tricky.Those are my only complaints with my Chicago Electric rotary, which is about 200 dollars cheaper:idea

[the other pc]

Those are my only complaints with my Chicago Electric rotary, which is about 200 dollars cheaper:ideaSomebody will pay you $100 to buy a Chicago Electric?



If you search around you can find online prices for the 7428 under $100. It`s definitely the best deal of any of the high quality workhorse rotaries.



The 7428 is a very nice German-built machine. I like using it. It would be nice if it went below 1000 rpm but I don`t generally buff that slow anyway.



I can`t say I like it better than a Dewalt or Makita but at half the price it`s hard to beat.





PC.

[ScrubSRT]

I Use my chicago electric only because i got it new from HF for 8.95 :D

[rkf76]

Somebody will pay you $100 to buy a Chicago Electric?

If you search around you can find online prices for the 7428 under $100.I did a quick search and found it for $225 at a few places.




I Use my chicago electric only because i got it new from HF for 8.95 :Ddamn, how did you work that out? I paid $30 for mine

[ScrubSRT]

it was on sale at the store for $19 and online for like $10 then 15% off that came out to like 8.95

[Black Diamond]

Bump!

Trying to get this back to the subject line.

[SuperBee364]

I got my 7428 a few weeks ago from ebay. 89 bucks.



I`ve only used it a few times, but it seems to be fairly well-made. I gotta agree with Billy the Kid, though, it`s really heavy.



"Utterguys" is the ebay seller that I bought mine from. As of last week, he still had around 20 for sale at 89 bucks Buy It Now.



Alot of buffer for the price, IMO.



There`s a few places on the net that have the RPM`s listed for the PC 7428`s dial settings. It`s 1,000 - 1,200 for the number one setting, then goes up by about 400 RPM per number.

This is according to Porter Cable 7428 Polisher Special Offer (http://classic-motoring.stores.yahoo.net/poca74pospof.html)

[Black Diamond]

Thanks for the input. Trying to get the most bang for the buck. My rotary shot craps on me and a little short of cash.