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Don't be fooled. What you are about to see is not a TA50, nor does it cost $300+
Normally, I'd say go for quality, get the Rupes. The problem is that it's over $300 and they clearly claim that they do not think the machine will hold up to polishing. I'm not willing to pay $300 to find out that it's going to explode in 6 months.
I've been reluctant to buy this tool for a long time. I heard that you couldn't get backing plates, that it was loud, that it was not a true DA and only orbited like a denibber.
I'm here to tell you that all those rumors are false and I'm not sure where they got started.
Firstly, it is a true DA. It's counter balanced and has a free spinning spindle.
Secondly, you can get backing plates...for like 6 bucks. . .at Harbor Freight.
Thirdly, it's not unbearably loud and to top things off, it has plenty of power. HF recommends 90psi. I cranked my regulator to 100. I figured at $25 (yes $25!) it's worth testing to it's limits.
As you will see in the video, it is also variable speed. I can easily spread the product and then crank it down for correction.
Ignore my nasty, cruddy jeep. It's a fishing, kayaking, go anywhere vehicle.
2" Pneumatic polisher testing - YouTube
This is how you remove the backing plate.
This is one of the best looking and what appears to be a well made tool, that I've purchased at Harbor Freight!
As you can see. It works very well. I'm using a foam pad that I cut out of a Lake Country flat pad. It's really too thick. I'm convinced a very firm, slightly thinner foam pad would be the best.
I cut out a meg's mf cutting pad and for some reason it felt very grabby. It worked but was just ok. The opposite is true on larger DA's, where MF tends to spin faster and easier. On the little 2" the foam was nearly impossible to stop spinning. I think the Mf pad was just too heavy.
My next experiment will be a megs Xtra cut disc. I think you could do some insane cutting with one of those on this machine.
Normally, I'd say go for quality, get the Rupes. The problem is that it's over $300 and they clearly claim that they do not think the machine will hold up to polishing. I'm not willing to pay $300 to find out that it's going to explode in 6 months.
I've been reluctant to buy this tool for a long time. I heard that you couldn't get backing plates, that it was loud, that it was not a true DA and only orbited like a denibber.
I'm here to tell you that all those rumors are false and I'm not sure where they got started.
Firstly, it is a true DA. It's counter balanced and has a free spinning spindle.
Secondly, you can get backing plates...for like 6 bucks. . .at Harbor Freight.
Thirdly, it's not unbearably loud and to top things off, it has plenty of power. HF recommends 90psi. I cranked my regulator to 100. I figured at $25 (yes $25!) it's worth testing to it's limits.
As you will see in the video, it is also variable speed. I can easily spread the product and then crank it down for correction.
Ignore my nasty, cruddy jeep. It's a fishing, kayaking, go anywhere vehicle.
2" Pneumatic polisher testing - YouTube
This is how you remove the backing plate.
This is one of the best looking and what appears to be a well made tool, that I've purchased at Harbor Freight!
As you can see. It works very well. I'm using a foam pad that I cut out of a Lake Country flat pad. It's really too thick. I'm convinced a very firm, slightly thinner foam pad would be the best.
I cut out a meg's mf cutting pad and for some reason it felt very grabby. It worked but was just ok. The opposite is true on larger DA's, where MF tends to spin faster and easier. On the little 2" the foam was nearly impossible to stop spinning. I think the Mf pad was just too heavy.
My next experiment will be a megs Xtra cut disc. I think you could do some insane cutting with one of those on this machine.
