Anyone care to share who has the best deal on a pc?

Fatboy2

Fatboy2

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I am wanting to purchase a new or used pc. Anyone know who has the best price now, including S&H?
Thanks,
 
As far as I know the best deal is by going to your local Lowes and picking one up for $99. From there you will need to get a "good" backing plate and some pads for it.
 
Does the stock 7424 require a different counter balance?

If so I probably should have asked who has the best price on a pc with the appropriate counterbalance and backing plate combination.
 
As far as I know, Coastal Tool (www.coastaltool.com) has the best offer. $119 plus shipping ($7.50 via UPS Ground to my house). They also include (as a bonus offer) a 6-inch backing plate and counterweight for free. That is where I got mine from a couple of years ago. Hope this helps.

-Neil
 
I got mine from Lowe's and it's actually the 7336. It is the same machine as the 7424 but with the 6" counterbalance which is actually the one you want. I also bought the SONUS kit for it and it was really all I needed...
 
dpeezy415 said:
I got mine from Lowe's and it's actually the 7336. It is the same machine as the 7424 but with the 6" counterbalance which is actually the one you want. I also bought the SONUS kit for it and it was really all I needed...
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I got mine from Dwayne at PAC. Support our sponsors. They make this all possible!
 
$99 at Lowes.

I just bought mine a couple of weeks ago while picking up somr material. I was there allready, saw the PC 7336SP, and figured why not.

Ordered a bunch of Edge Pads from PAC the same day.
 
7336 at lowes.. It seems that twice a year they have a %15 off all power tools sale.. I got mine during that time.
 
I know the sponsors would appreciate the business but you can't beat the price on the PC 7336 at Lowes. $99 with a 10% discount if you sign up as a member or whatever on the internet. That is exactly what I did and I was able to spend a little more on pads from PAC. Just another person saying to buy from Lowes!
 
Buy that at Lowe's and your products from the sponsors. Man, you guys are ruthless. Do you really think a person buying ONE item is going to bust the sponsors? Keep it real dudes. It won't be the end of the world if somebody doesn't buy something from the sponsors. :moon:
 
Sorry about the dumb question. I was looking at a P.C. also. About the counter weight. Is the counter weight in the plastic velcro backing plate? If I go with the 7424 do I get the 6" velcro backing plate, with a 7"pad?
 
Hey Jay, no dumb questions here buddy. The counter weight is at the central axis ON the PC itself. It is screwed down near the threads/stud before the pad. Stick to 6-6.5" pads on the PC...bigger than that bogs down the PC and greatly reduces the amount of OPM...like wise, a 6" pad on a rotary spins waaaayyyyy fast.

Hope that helps.
 
jayincali said:
Oh ok, Thanks kick. So I can get the 7424 PC or 7336 with a 6" velcro backing plate and pads then right.
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Personal opinion. Get a 5" backing plate rather than the 6". IMO, it works much better with the 6.5" pads which are very common.

Charles
 
Ok, I was thinking that I may want the pad to be bigger that the backing plate. So I'll go with a 5" plate, and 6 - 6.5" pad
 
CharlesW said:
Personal opinion. Get a 5" backing plate rather than the 6". IMO, it works much better with the 6.5" pads which are very common.

Charles
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What is the benefit/drawback of using a pad bigger than your backing plate?

I remember reading something about pads tearing if you used one (bigger or smaller) than the backing plate....
 
jiffy said:
What is the benefit/drawback of using a pad bigger than your backing plate?

I remember reading something about pads tearing if you used one (bigger or smaller) than the backing plate....
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The first thing to be careful of is to not have a backing plate that will come into contact with your paint. While the chances of it happening are pretty small with the 6" plate, 6.5" pads, it is very unlikely with the 5" plate, 6.5" pads. The 6"/6.5" combo only gives you 1/4" of tolerance. The 5"/6.5" combo allows 3/4" for a pad to be off center.
Since I have never had any pad problems, I can only guess that the problem of tearing the pad occurs when the backing plate contacts the foam pad rather than the velcro material.
One advantage to 6.5" pads is the availability to get them from several sources. I don't think the 7" pads are quite as common.

Charles
 
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