New 5 inch pads for the 4" Backing Plate on Flex 3401

Thankyou, Thank you, Thank you!!!! Working with 3.5 -5 inch pads is essential and this fills the gap. Now my hydo collection will be complete and no longer have any gaps.

Bryan
Superior Auto Salon
St. Augustine, FL
 
Why not a 5 inch backing plate, so i can use my existing 5.5 pads? (which I have a ton of??) The 4 inch or 4 3/8 bp is too small.

This is one reason I haven't got a Flex yet.
 
atoy said:
There is. LC
FLEX XC3401 Changeable Backing Plate System
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I specifically said Flex. NOT the LC adaptor. Here is the link to the Flex North America site: Welcome to Flex North America, Inc. - Your Heavy-Duty Power Tools Suplier. Find a 4" backing plate there.

Now look at the fourth pic down in this promo thread: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...401-users-have-been-waiting-lake-country.html. See how far the pad is from the base of the polisher? That's what is wrong with adaptors in general. They are add-ons. In this case it looks like they move the pad about 3/4" farther away from polisher base than a native Flex backing plate. That will affect handling.

Do you know of any independent reviews of that LC system? I can only find one and it wasn't that independent. The manufacturer provided a pre-release product to someone.

Do you have that system for your 3401? Share your reaction to it?

Dan.
 
bigez said:
Why not a 5 inch backing plate, so i can use my existing 5.5 pads? (which I have a ton of??) The 4 inch or 4 3/8 bp is too small.

This is one reason I haven't got a Flex yet.
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I cut my stock 3401 plate down to 4 7/8" on a metal cutting lathe. A perfect solution plus I bought several extra plates before the price went up. The 3401 is a powerful machine. Seems to me to be a waste to use any pad smaller than 5 1/2" 4" pads spin fine and are easier to control on a PC or a GG. I won't be adding 4 1/2" pads to my inventory.
 
BookemDano said:
I specifically said Flex. NOT the LC adaptor. Here is the link to the Flex North America site: Welcome to Flex North America, Inc. - Your Heavy-Duty Power Tools Suplier. Find a 4" backing plate there.

Now look at the fourth pic down in this promo thread: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...401-users-have-been-waiting-lake-country.html. See how far the pad is from the base of the polisher? That's what is wrong with adaptors in general. They are add-ons. In this case it looks like they move the pad about 3/4" farther away from polisher base than a native Flex backing plate. That will affect handling.

Do you know of any independent reviews of that LC system? I can only find one and it wasn't that independent. The manufacturer provided a pre-release product to someone.

Do you have that system for your 3401? Share your reaction to it?

Dan.
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Hi. I have incoming lake country flex 4in bp. Once i try it, I'll post a review. I think mark has tried it using optimu
Mf 4.25in disc. He said it's ok
 
atoy said:
Hi. I have incoming lake country flex 4in bp. Once i try it, I'll post a review. I think mark has tried it using optimu
Mf 4.25in disc. He said it's ok
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Atoy,

AFAIK, there is no native (non-adaptor) 4" LC backing plate for the Flex 3401. I hope you prove me wrong. I'm want to buy one. I'm looking forward to your review.

Regards,

Dan.
 
It"s interesting that no one produced a review on LC 4" and 6" plates yet.
 
Any idea when the new pads will be availiable for purchase?
 
Danase used to sell 5-in mf pads. I traded most of them. When the new backing plates I could have used them. Oops.
 
Thanks Gerry. I had looked the other day and couldn't find them and then I ended up finding them last night. Thanks for the reply and the link.. might help me in the future when I can't find it again.
 
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