Differences between Rupes Nano Long Neck and Short Neck?

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I am keen to get the Rupes Nano but if I have to choose between the long neck and short neck, which one would it be? I havent had chance to hands on any of it so it is really hard to visualize what kind of situation would long neck be more useful over the short neck and vice versa. Any advice?
 
The more time I spend with them I tend to like the short neck version better. Just feels a little more maneuverable and precise, but thats really splitting hairs. They both perform the same, just comes down to whether you want the extended reach of the long neck or not.
 
Dylan@RUPES said:
The more time I spend with them I tend to like the short neck version better. Just feels a little more maneuverable and precise, but thats really splitting hairs. They both perform the same, just comes down to whether you want the extended reach of the long neck or not.
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I think so too. Isnt a more compact design better in small area like buffing/scrubing inside a car or if you need to do extremely precise buffing. I thought i am missing something here since apparently the long neck is so much more popular.
 
The extended reach just made more sense to me for getting into more places so I got the long neck. If I need super compact I use pneumatic.
 
RaskyR1 said:
The extended reach just made more sense to me for getting into more places so I got the long neck. If I need super compact I use pneumatic.
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Thanks for the input! Pneumatic is great but the Nano battery feature is really a handy one. Any examples of areas where the long neck could reach and the short neck couldn't? Off my mind I could think off is squeezing in between areas where the slightly longer shaft helps.
 
Those pictures help a lot. Able to visualize better now. If i were to 'split hairs', short neck looks a little more maneuverable on the I pillar and it seems long neck probably works better on the bumper where plenty of squeezing is needed. Thank you Mike!
 
dschia said:
Thanks for the input! Pneumatic is great but the Nano battery feature is really a handy one. Any examples of areas where the long neck could reach and the short neck couldn't? Off my mind I could think off is squeezing in between areas where the slightly longer shaft helps.
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I've not run into that situation yet but I thought of the side fins on a Testarossa when I made my purchase. Plenty of scenarios on exotics I'm sure. ;)


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I went with long neck for vents like this

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and door frames
 
I bought the short neck because it was on sale, but my thoughts are the long neck will get in spots the short neck will not but not vice versa.
 
For those of you that have them, what are your thoughts after using them?
 
Update on the short neck. Very easy to use so far and control is an issue with the rotary tool. Using the blue pad it tends to try to migrate even at speed 1. Two hands to keep on course. Long neck would be even harder.
 
Thanks for the update on the Nano. I'm still riding the fence whether to get the long neck or the short neck. I might just go with the short neck for better maneuverability.
 
A update on the post - I went with the long neck eventually. Some pictures of my new toy,



I like to keep things organised so all batteries is labelled.


i drew a small marking to help me quickly align the battery to the tools. I am a lazy person so I tend to do things that makes my job easier.





I like to keep this tool close to me so that I can easily reach out to it to remove heavier defects after a standard polishing cycle. The portability and weight of this tool makes this possible.


Tools in action..







Having use the nano for a month plus now, rotary feature is currently one of my favorite. You get so much more control compared to attaching a 1 inch backing plate on a heavier rotary. Having use a good number of battery power tool, I find the Nano battery life pretty impressive.

Some not so good points- the trigger imo need a locking mechanism. Without this feature, I am basically force to hold the tool in a certain way. There was once I need to buff along the car roof which had a rack on, and with the rack in the way, I had to maneuver parallel to the rack and it was really a difficult position to keep the trigger engage. In addition, the body where we grip the tool tend to get warm so locking mechanism also allow us to change position as it gets warm. The orbital works well on flat area but 12mm orbit is tough to keep it spinning on tight curves even with little pressure. 3mm orbit lack quite abit of torque too.

Having said that, overall no regrets for this tool. If I am given a second chance, i will definitely buy it again. It has provided me with value that no other tools did- portable, lightweight, surgical buffing etc.
 
I wonder if a thick o-ring can be used as a trigger lock, roll it up to hold the trigger down, and roll it down to release... anyone get what I am saying?

I don't have a nano to test this myself, but if anyone wants to send me one.... :P

It's high on my list right now, not higher than a ptg, but near that high.
 
I'm only doing my own car and so far no issues. I really use rotary too mostly. You can only use it with the 1 inch pads but no problems (I did try with the 2 " and sling city). As far as the trigger lock my technique puts the switch in my palm which Rupes intended. Precision polishing requires precision techniques.
 
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