tuscarora dave
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- Aug 21, 2009
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The other night I did a hook and loop transplant on my flex backing plate. I sliced the hook material off of a LC backing plate that I believed I would never use again because I don't like using 6.5 inch pads on my G110V2 and normally only use it for running either a 4 inch or 5.5 inch pad.
I took what was left of that LC backing plate after the transplant job and glued some strips of loop material onto it that I bought as a roll from Harbor Freight Tools.
here's what was left of the backing plate.
Here is the same backing plate with the strips of loop material glued to it.
Ok now this is just my prototype and one modification must be made to it. I sacrificed a small Craftsman screwdriver to make up this adapter. I knew that the plastic would not hold up but used it anyway. I will be replacing the section of drilled and tapped screwdriver handle with a 5/16 28 all thread connector made of steel.
This would be a real easily made adapter using a peel and stick backing plate for a PC and gluing the strips of loop material to it and then picking up the all thread connecter and some high strength loctite would be advisable to make sure things stay together. Simply screw a 3 3/4 inch PC backing plate into the all thread connector.
I think the only difficulty might be locating the all thread connector in the 5/16 28 size at the local hardware store. I have purchased them before but had to get them from Granger, McMaster Carr or Fastenall.
So here is what it looks like now and I will report back to this thread with my findings in the performance area. The heat of the Flex is my only concern but that is why they chose aluminum for the backing plate Idler gear housing because it's ability to dissipate heat.
All in all this project should cost less than $25 - $30 and a little time.
I took what was left of that LC backing plate after the transplant job and glued some strips of loop material onto it that I bought as a roll from Harbor Freight Tools.
here's what was left of the backing plate.
Here is the same backing plate with the strips of loop material glued to it.
Ok now this is just my prototype and one modification must be made to it. I sacrificed a small Craftsman screwdriver to make up this adapter. I knew that the plastic would not hold up but used it anyway. I will be replacing the section of drilled and tapped screwdriver handle with a 5/16 28 all thread connector made of steel.
This would be a real easily made adapter using a peel and stick backing plate for a PC and gluing the strips of loop material to it and then picking up the all thread connecter and some high strength loctite would be advisable to make sure things stay together. Simply screw a 3 3/4 inch PC backing plate into the all thread connector.
I think the only difficulty might be locating the all thread connector in the 5/16 28 size at the local hardware store. I have purchased them before but had to get them from Granger, McMaster Carr or Fastenall.
So here is what it looks like now and I will report back to this thread with my findings in the performance area. The heat of the Flex is my only concern but that is why they chose aluminum for the backing plate Idler gear housing because it's ability to dissipate heat.
All in all this project should cost less than $25 - $30 and a little time.
