Just purchased Chicago Electric Rotary at HF

so the 92623 is a good choice as well? Is it also on sale in the stores for 24.99 or 29.99 or whatever at the moment, or is it currently at 49.99?
 
I have been planning on buying a Chicago rotary and just the other day I looked on their site and saw them on sale for 24.99. I said to myself I will order one before the weekend is out. Well, now they are not on sale.... :wall
 
NorCalZ71 said:
so the 92623 is a good choice as well? Is it also on sale in the stores for 24.99 or 29.99 or whatever at the moment, or is it currently at 49.99?
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In store price is 29.99, it says differently on the internet :D
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
Hey Pat, does your 92623 sound like a popcorn maker when you're running it? It kinda makes me nervous, especially at higher speeds with all the crackling noises. :nixweiss
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Good question. I need to fire this bad boy up to see if it works. I am waiting for my backing plate to get here.



I got the extended warranty for $5.00.
 
I've used mine four times now. All I can say is, it gets the job done! I have found the machine less than impressive but rather adequate. I am quite frankly torn b/w buying a Makita or keeping the Chicago. I hate the noise the Chicago rotary produces and I also hate the fact that machine can bog down with adequate pressure. In my experience, the machine works best on speed 6... almost max. At this speed, I was able to move at a quick pace while removing all defect. However, this combination and speed did leave holograms that where easily removed with the PC.



At this point, I have found I always need to follow-up with the PC. The orange pad and SSR 2 is a fairly aggressive combination, therefore I like to follow with a green pad and SSR 2.5 using the PC. I found this combination produces an absolute outstanding finish.



JJ
 
Yes it has a male thread, so your backing plate would need to be a female thread. That should be right, all I know is my Autogeek backing plate went straight on.
 
Well I just went and bought one for $32 or so with tax .

They also offered a $5.99 one year and $9.99 2 year extended warranty which seems pretty nice really . I got the 1 year just for kicks .



1st stage will be using it with a lake county knitted wool pad to remove 1500 grit wet sanding with 3m perfect-it III 05933 compound . Then follow up with a yellow wool and the same compound .

I'm ordering a yellow tufted LC pad 4 1/2" to go with my 3" hook/loop backing plate and a 6.5 " LC white tufted polishing pad + 5" flexible backing pad to finish off the buff job with 3m machine glaze .

Before the white tufted , I'll hit it with a 3m grey waffle pad and machine glaze and go on to and repeat with the white .

Then a final glaze with the white and a black finessing pad .

Gotta protect this fresh paint for the next 30 days or so !!!



Thanks again guys for letting this deal be known . Even if I don't ever use it again , I bet it will be super for buffing and polishing out wet sanding !!

Will try some before and after in the next week or so also
 
Just recieved my CE rotary today. I fired it up and it does make a crackling sound. I suppose this is normal?? I bought it for practice since its cheap, so I'm not expecting a whole lot from this machine. My speed dial numbers look like this



Min

I

II

III

IIII

IIIII

Max



I'm assuming each increment is 500rpms? Max speed does not sem that fast to me :nixweiss



Now that I have a PC, Cyclo, and a rotary am I allowed to call it the *Trinity* :D even though I'm not that fluent w/ the cyclo and rotary since I just got them.
 
General Lee said:
Just recieved my CE rotary today. I fired it up and it does make a crackling sound. I suppose this is normal?? I bought it for practice since its cheap, so I'm not expecting a whole lot from this machine. My speed dial numbers look like this



Min

I

II

III

IIII

IIIII

Max



I'm assuming each increment is 500rpms? Max speed does not sem that fast to me :nixweiss



Now that I have a PC, Cyclo, and a rotary am I allowed to call it the *Trinity* :D even though I'm not that fluent w/ the cyclo and rotary since I just got them.
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Correction-- I believe that is the *Holy Trinity* of detailing. :D
 
Supposedly each increment is about 400rpm since it goes from 300-3000 rpm . Another tip is once the machine is in use the rpm with weight on it and/or any pressure knocks the true in use RPM's down to a little over half or so .

SO at max speed with a 6" backing plate and 6.5" plate , and the machines weight on the pad ( no additional hand pressure ) the actual speed is more like 1900 rpm instead of 3000 .
 
papi_jay said:
Supposedly each increment is about 400rpm since it goes from 300-3000 rpm . Another tip is once the machine is in use the rpm with weight on it and/or any pressure knocks the true in use RPM's down to a little over half or so .

SO at max speed with a 6" backing plate and 6.5" plate , and the machines weight on the pad ( no additional hand pressure ) the actual speed is more like 1900 rpm instead of 3000 .
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Hmm, so what would be a good setting for working speed with the Edge 2000 pads?



If it goes like this then II would seem correct



MIN 300rpm

I 750

II 1200

III 1650

IV 2100

V 2550

MAX 3000rpm



But if the true rpms are lower then would setting III or IV be better?
 
Well I have been playing around with my new CE rotary and ........... :down :down :down This thing is pure junk. I definitly got what I paid for, and I was keeping that in mind but thought it wouldn't be to bad. It won't even spin on "min" speed when you place the pad on the surface and try to start out slow. It also sounds like hell too. Maybe I got a defective one :nixweiss
 
I tried to save money and bought the same type. Same sound, no speed on low, etc. It was a starter for me. I then bought a Makita and it is like going from a Vega to a Cadillac. What a positive difference. Balancing it while working is a plus, less noise, no grinding, less weight. I bought mine from ebay and it is a professional tool.
 
Although I've only used it a couple of times since I got it this week, I am very happy with my CE. I did my homework on here and knew exactly what I was buying. I knew it was noisy, bogs down and of a fairly low quality. You do get what pay for and one day I will get a Makita or something. The difference between $30 and $200 was easy for me and it suits my needs perfectly as I'm just starting out. I've found that between MIN and 1 is good for spreading the product and then 2/3 for polishing works pretty well.



Don't be put off if you're thinking about picking one up. If you are new to rotaries then this is the perfect first tool if you only need to polish a couple of times a year.
 
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