new chemical guys long throw polisher

Beyond does it do the job, my next question when looking at that products more what do I do if I have a problem. Can the seller (or the manufacturer) stand behind the problems (design issues or long term quality issues)?
 
The 21mm throw market is getting crowded, Rupes, MaxShine, Boss, now Torq. Why is 21mm the longest throw? If I was building a new polisher I would, at least, make it a 22mm throw to differentiate my polisher from everyone else. Or is it just easier to copy than to be innovative?
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
The 21mm throw market is getting crowded, Rupes, MaxShine, Boss, now Torq. Why is 21mm the longest throw? If I was building a new polisher I would, at least, make it a 22mm throw to differentiate my polisher from everyone else. Or is it just easier to copy than to be innovative?
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Because nobody will invest any time or money into real engineering. They see 21mm and 15mm worked for Rupe's - so they just rip them off. The detailing market is small. Yay to Rupes for actually bringing something new to it. Flex as well. The rest of these people are just blood suckers.

It's prolly pretty easy to dissect a Rupes machine and reverse engineer it to a working product in China. If you screw with the offset - you would have to change the weight of the counterweight, mass of pads, etc... I'll bet you my last dollar all these machines' counterweight weighs pretty much the same as the Rupes and the landscaping of the counterweight is quite similar. Look at Griot's counterweight - it looks EXACTLY like Rupes.

Obviously, it's easier just to copy. Buy what you will, but do you think these other companies stumbled on 15mm and 21mm by accident?
 
Anything other than a 15 or 21 millimeters over the size of 10 mm will implode causing a mini black hole. It's the nature of the universe, kind of like the direction of a toilet's flush. I thought everyone understood this dynamic. :)
 
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