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just wondering if flex or someone is goin to make the adaptor so you can use smaller pads with there da
 
john b said:
just wondering if flex or someone is goin to make the adaptor so you can use smaller pads with there da
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For the past few years there has been a lot of talk about making one . I believe Lake country was looking into making one not sure if they still are . I actually looked into making one but from what feedback I got between the setup cost and design costs and production it was going to be close too $500.000 to get it going .
 
Edge/3M did offer one but its no longer made. Hopefully Flex will release its own one.
 
I've been kicking the thought around to take a piece of 5/8" 11 all thread into the machine shop across the way here and have them undercut about 3/4 of an inch of it on a lathe so that it is the size needed to tap the metric thread (same size as the Allen bolt that holds the backing plate on) and just above the undercut section have them mill a flat on each side so that a 1/2" wrench would fit it and then just have about 3/4" or so of the 5/8" 11 thread at the end and screw it in where the Allen bolt was, tighten it down with the 1/2" wrench and then screw a rotary backing plate on the end.

Excuse my crappy drawing but it would look something like this.

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Why wouldn't something like this work? Anyone see reason why it wouldn't? Feedback please....
 
I see no reason why that wouldn't work Dave. You may have something here and may be a rich man before we know it.
 
It has been documented here on AGO on this date that it was my Idea!!:) I'll be happy with 10% royalties.:hungry:
 
I will be a witness for you for my usual 5% witness fee.

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tuscarora dave said:
It has been documented here on AGO on this date that it was my Idea!!:) I'll be happy with 10% royalties.:hungry:
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I all ready have a working model of one that I made that used the edge adapter on one side and the other end was 5/8 thread .If you like to see a picture of it I can post it .The only problem was the edge adapter was left handed threads .
 
Rsurfer said:
Seems like a lot of torque on that metric bolt..dunno
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Were talking for 4" pads right? You really think that'd be too much torque? I may give it a shot and take one for the team. Worst I see is a potential EZ-Out fiasco.
 
tuscarora dave said:
Were talking for 4" pads right? You really think that'd be too much torque? I may give it a shot and take one for the team. Worst I see is a potential EZ-Out fiasco.
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Try it, but imo why not use a pc with 4" pads?
 
Rsurfer said:
Try it, but imo why not use a pc with 4" pads?[/QUOTE One of the reason I didn't move forward with it . With all the new machines that are out now and coming out no need to make something with so many other choices . I did it because I was boried .
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Dave,

That would be my engineering opinion. Too much for that small bolt. Unless you tightened it down enough against the backing plate that the metric side saw only tension and the lateral accelerations were reacted by the shoulders of the wrenchable portion. I doubt the plastic would let you torque it down that much.

Oh, and that will be $50 for a rudamentary stress analysis. ;)
 
Hold on there, guys...without the OD gear on the backing plate, your forced-rotation Flex just became a PC...
 
Rsurfer said:
Try it, but imo why not use a pc with 4" pads?
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I do that and I have the dynabrade adaptor that works well with 4" pads too. I guess i just like inventing little gadgets. Adam just reminded me why my Idea would fail. It would unscrew itself because of the opposite rotation. I forgot about that.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Hold on there, guys...without the OD gear on the backing plate, your forced-rotation Flex just became a PC...
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I wasn't thinking to remove the gear driven backing plate but to just screw this adaptor in as the bolt that holds the backing plate on the machine. Essentially the idea was to have 2 backing plates on it, but it's been scrapped.
 
aerogt01 said:
Dave,

That would be my engineering opinion. Too much for that small bolt. Unless you tightened it down enough against the backing plate that the metric side saw only tension and the lateral accelerations were reacted by the shoulders of the wrenchable portion. I doubt the plastic would let you torque it down that much.

Oh, and that will be $50 for a rudamentary stress analysis. ;)
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Now that i've played the tape through in my head, I agree.
 
tuscarora dave said:
I wasn't thinking to remove the gear driven backing plate but to just screw this adaptor in as the bolt that holds the backing plate on the machine. Essentially the idea was to have 2 backing plates on it, but it's been scrapped.
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Alright I'll just stay out of this then :( ...
 
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