Best Rotary??

I have the Porter Cable 7428 and I'm very happy with it. It has the bail handle like the Makita, and a ton of power. It also has the variable speed trigger. I think it has the best of both worlds. It is a bit heavy, but it's well balanced and easy to use. Works for me.
 
Nickc0844 said:
We have a fellow member here selling a New DeWalt 849 for $150 shipped, which is a fantastic deal. It's in the DC classifieds.
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Thanks Nick, Yeah I dont need it because I already have two of them ( guess you know what my choice is) so I decided I would pass on the deals to fellow members. I can get as many as I need so feel free to ask if interested in one. I would have to say that I like the makita handle better though.
 
They are all probably pretty good and to each his own.. I have the Makita and I love it... I also have the Chicago Electric and it is pretty darn good as well......

TC
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I just purchased a Milwaukee 5540 a couple of weeks ago. I just used it for the first time this weekend. I haven't used other brands, but I really liked the Milwaukee. It was well balanced and speed control was great. The one nice thing about the Milwaukee 5540 is that it does reach beyond the 1750 rpm's. I tried a test panel with glaze at 1400 rpm's and 2200 rpm's. The sheen at 2200 was incredible.
 
huh?

OI812 said:
I just purchased a Milwaukee 5540 a couple of weeks ago. I just used it for the first time this weekend. I haven't used other brands, but I really liked the Milwaukee. It was well balanced and speed control was great. The one nice thing about the Milwaukee 5540 is that it does reach beyond the 1750 rpm's. I tried a test panel with glaze at 1400 rpm's and 2200 rpm's. The sheen at 2200 was incredible.
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:-p if it doesn't go beyond 1750 how's you get it to 2200 :lol
 
Groe! It D O E S reach beyond 1750...

5460 was the 1750-limited thing a few posts earlier.

By the way it is possible to reach even higher rpms. You must run circles around the project, while holding the spinning rotary... :rofl
 
Tralfaz said:
MMMMMMMakita all the way! I absolutely love it. Coastal tool seems to be the place to get it.
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Actually, it's cheaper through PAC with the Detail City 10% discount and free shipping.
 
Scott P
He plugged it into a 220V outlet.
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Actually if you plug it into 220V you would be at 5600rpm:lol


groebuck
The one nice thing about the Milwaukee 5540 is that it does reach beyond the 1750 rpm's. You must have eating cake when you read it.:lol
 
OI812 said:
Scott P

Actually if you plug it into 220V you would be at 5600rpm:lol


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Actually, if you plug it into 220V you will be at 7000 RPM.

The speed is proportional to the square of the applied voltage; voltage times 2 = speed times 4.

For anyone who cares.
 
I have the Milwaukee 5460 which is limited to 1750 RPMs.
On most of todays finishes that is plenty of speed to accomplish what you need for a great finish.
I have an older fixed speed buffer that runs at 2350 RPMs and found that while it worked great on older lacquer and acrylic enamel paints, it was too fast on today's BC/CC finishes and I ended up with burn marks and holograms.
That said, if you were to use the same 6" pads as you do on the PC, the higher speeds would probably be OK.
It is all about abrasion, friction and heat ... and controling all three at the same time!
Just my .02
 
Agreed

I not recommending running those speeds, and thats why I did it on a test panel. By the way the test panel was black with a clear coat topping. It didn't produce any burn marks or holograms. But as most of us have found out there is some experimentation that goes to the detailing. For example how many of us have tried different brands of compounds while layering. Sometimes you don't know what will work good until you try it. Thats why I tried it at 2200 rpms with glaze on a test panel. IMO the finish was considerable better then at 1400.
 
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OI812
I have seen the same thing with certain products.
You are also right about experimenting with products, speeds, etc.
I am know that I personally use more pressure when buffing than most people do (probably comes from the years buffing out single stage paints that I messed up while spraying) So my experience will be different than someone elses.
I am glad you took the time to experiment because we all learn and get better at our craft when someone shares what worked for them.
 
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