Cheapest quality Orbital - not Makita

[papi_jay]

Does anyone have any suggestion for the cheap version of the Makita 9227 that is worth buying ?

Thanx

 

[Thomas Dekany]

how much peso you got?

 

[papi_jay]

very low on diNeiros . sayyyyyy $50 or so ?

 

[Thomas Dekany]

someone mentioned here that the rotary from Pepboys I thing works well. Oh! Never mind - the Chicago Electric one for like $27.00? that looks like the Makita work just fine. Get that one. Do a search here to read up on it. Good luck!

 

[papi_jay]

the chicago electric one is the exact one I want to escape from .. ohhhh the pain

 

[brwill2005]

You can get a mini Wen orbital polisher for under $50. It is a great little buffer, but it is kind of small to polish a whole car. I use it for small areas that my Cyclo or Metabo would be too big for.

 

[RogueM3]

the chicago electric one is the exact one I want to escape from .. ohhhh the pain

Why are you escaping?



That and I looked on ebay and it said it ran at speeds of between 2200rpms+ (I thought you wouldnt want to run a rotary that fast??)

 

[Thomas Dekany]

it goes from 600rpm or so

 

[jerry@robs]

if you dont plan to use it for correction all the time, wouldn't it make more sense to rent one?

 

[papi_jay]

brwill - I would be using it to do a whole car(s) so wen mini is out

rogue - you must be looking at one made for sanding - this is the one I have and it is driving me crazy

theveed - where could I rent a Makita from ?

 

[jerry@robs]

I thought most home depots in the US rents out rotaries and such tools? not sure, haven't been there for almost a 6 years now hehe.

 

[RogueM3]

rogue - you must be looking at one made for sanding - this is the one I have and it is driving me crazy

Thanks for the link. Can you be more specific as to why its driving you crazy?

 

[imported_Amused]

i'm confused...are you looking for a random orbital or a circular polisher?

 

[papi_jay]

A circular Fuji .

Rogue - for starters the thing is SUPER loud . Also it bogs down WAY to easily , and the rpm rating is a joke . It mustve been moing at half of what it was rated to do with a 5" backing plate and 6" pad and some pressure to remove swirls .

One of those cases of " I wish I wouldv'e kept the reciept "