Interesting review!
I am in the market for a small polisher (I use a Flex 3401 at the moment) so I like that I found your review saying if its that deep, there is really very little reason to polish it. I thought about the long neck being useful for spaces like between spoilers, or some awkward space like scoops and stuff... but I`d like to introduce a slightly different perspective of MAYBE why the short neck can be the better choice...
Torque, not the same way you described it as leverage, but torque required to twist a longer "drive shaft" that is from what I`ve read... plastic...???
So some of the torque, while negligible, is loss with the long neck in a similar fashion as "torque steer" in a front wheel drive car. The longer axle will not generate as much torque as the shorter axle.
This may be even more true if the drive shaft is plastic, which means more prone to twisting, the longer the length. So with this in mind, while I wish I can test this, I feel the short neck generally has a slight advantage in torque but it may be not be perceivable. But I just wonder... does it actually have a slight advantage in corrective powers... Can a Rupes engineer answer this? I can actually just sit down and do the numbers if I have two units taken apart in front of me... but yeah, no such luxury here.
The shorter tool does have that advantage where the actual tool can fit into more small spaces... I might gun for the short neck.
Great review. I just got mine today. I went with the long neck. I`m debating on selling my PE8. If I were a pro the extra power may come in handy to save some time. But being a hobbyists I`m really never in that big a hurry. Then considering my severe back problems while the PE8 isn`t hard to control by any means the little added force to control it can make a difference.
I`m curious, do you have a PE8 and if so are you going to keep it or get rid of it?? Kind of sucks buying all the backing plates and pads and if I sell it only get pennies on the dollar. I think I have all of 4 hours on the machine lol
I may be interested in buying your PE8... not immediately but I am considering one for some work is just slightly more than the nano.
I ended up with the long neck too, but kinda felt that I should have stuck with my word and got the short neck, the distance of the trigger to polishing head is very odd, but i friggen love it, and if i want the short neck, ill buy a second one!
It`s only money! lol Just let me know if your interested. I`m curious what work the ibird won`t handle, or is just a matter of wanting to get the work done faster? I went back and first on the long or short. One guy told me I should get the short one, but when I asked him why he never responded.
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I get sling with the Rupes blue pads all the time. I`ve just about quit using them. I`m waiting for LC`s new 2 inch microfiber pads to be released or CarPro`s new 2 inch pads to be sold by Autopia.
I agree... but their cutting ability is quite good (but I dont have much to compare it to besides a Flex 3401, which can really cut...)
I used the nano all weekend to spot repair scratches and wet sand marks made while removing silver roof paint all over the car that was baked on....
The nano is rough with that, I`m doing a specialized job right now and have this exact problem. The nano spins up too fast and doesn`t have the muscle to cut chrome.
The PE14 has the slowest start besides a Festool, the PE8 is pretty bad with a starting speed of 1k+ where as the 14 starts at 600 and it starts even slower with a pressure trigger. The PE14 is the best precision rotary on the market.
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