flex 3401 smaller backing plate

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melt

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i have a pc, flex 3401 , and a makita cx3, I have smaller plates/pads for everything except for the flex since i just got it not to long ago.



I was wondering if someone could point be in the correct direction so i could use 4in pads with the 3401 if at all possible



Brent
 
There is only one backing plate for the Flex so 4" pads are not possible.

All I have read from owners says that it does excellent correction with standard 6.5" pads.
 
yes it does do excellent correction with the standard pad , i just like to use them for hard to get areas and or making a faster correction on a deeper scratch :buffing:



thanks for the info though



Brent
 
I just got a spare Flex backing plate to experiment with and a pal of mine from the Jaguar Club is gonna whittle it down to ~3.25-3.5" for use with smaller pads.



We'll see how it goes. There might be issues with the structural integrity of the plate after it's cut down. More obviously, the basic configuration of the Flex 3401 will probably limit the functional utility of the idea; the head/housing of the Flex and the large "plate area" on the underside of the thing are probably gonna result in a big machine with a little pad sticking out of the middle of it. Similar to mounting a 4" pad on a large rotary but worse functionally-speaking because on the Flex the pad has to oscillate as well as spin.



It should be good for spot-repairs and maybe some window pillars/etc. But overall I suspect it'll be a bit too bulky/cumbersome for the kind of work people are probably thinking about. I bet the PC will still be the better answer, and note that with a 4" pad (or a 3.5" PFW) the PC can do most of what a Flex can anyhow at least when it comes to spot-repairs.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
There was an Edge adapter available, so you could use the Edge/Cycle Double-Precision pads.



Here it is, I hope they keep making them. Shop 3M: Edge E2K Flex Conversion Kit, EF08
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Unless they stopped making them in the last 3 weeks, they are availale. Shipped it was $50 but worth it to me. Increased my options for pads greatly. Besides that, the adaptor can be attached to a rotary. :woot:
 
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