Hitachi Rotary review?

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Labster

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i've looked high and low but all I found was one review. I'm looking to see what you guys think of the Hitachi Rotary. I just recently got rid of my Dewalt and I really like the design of the Hitachi along with the 5 year warranty. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
 
I have had my Hitachi for almost 2 years now and love it. It has been an excellent machine with no problems at all. It's also one of the lightest rotary's as well.
 
Thank God it has a 5 year warrenty because you will use it often. Great when it works... which isn't often. I much perfer my Makita 9227c anyways, so I haven't had the Hitachi fixed in a while. If you really want one, I'll send mine out, get it repaired (likely replaced) and sell it for absolutely cheap...
 
I have been eying a rotary for next year.



Having read through the threads a bit it seems the only two options that have much support are the DeWalt 849 and the Makita 9227c.



Not enough info on the Flex rotary for an opinion.



I am not getting good vibes from the Harbor Freight, Hitachi, or Milwaukee.



Am I wrong. Have their been any developments of late that should alter this?
 
TH0001 said:
Thank God it has a 5 year warrenty because you will use it often. Great when it works... which isn't often. I much perfer my Makita 9227c anyways, so I haven't had the Hitachi fixed in a while. If you really want one, I'll send mine out, get it repaired (likely replaced) and sell it for absolutely cheap...
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I think I'll just save my pennies for a couple more weeks and get myself a Makita. Just figured it didn't hurt to ask about the Hitachi because I have a lot of their power tools and have never had any problems with them whatsoever. Thanks for the offer Todd!
 
KnuckleBuckett said:
I have been eying a rotary for next year.



Having read through the threads a bit it seems the only two options that have much support are the DeWalt 849 and the Makita 9227c.



Not enough info on the Flex rotary for an opinion.



I am not getting good vibes from the Harbor Freight, Hitachi, or Milwaukee.



Am I wrong. Have their been any developments of late that should alter this?
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Most of the machines, minus the Hitachi, have been around unchanged for some time now.



I've used the Milwaukee, Makita, DeWalt and a HF cheapie.



IMO the Milwaukee is a heavy old dinosaur, the DeWalt is LOUD and the Makita is a nice mix of weight and noise. Not the quietest or the lightest but it is neither loud nor heavy. All three are rock solid and will last for years with zero maintenance.



I'm a Makita fan. I have two 9227's and two BO6040's that have been used everyday for the last 4 years. Only thing I've ever had to do is change cords which I now do every year in my down time just to prevent....um... down time, haha!
 
I had one and got rid of it after 6 months. Seemed to jump between diff speed settings when I would have the trigger lock on. I haven't used a makita, but from what I hear, it sounds like your best bet. I have a dewalt, and I havent had a problem yet, but next time I plan on getting a makita!
 
MichaelM said:
Most of the machines, minus the Hitachi, have been around unchanged for some time now.



I've used the Milwaukee, Makita, DeWalt and a HF cheapie.



IMO the Milwaukee is a heavy old dinosaur, the DeWalt is LOUD and the Makita is a nice mix of weight and noise. Not the quietest or the lightest but it is neither loud nor heavy. All three are rock solid and will last for years with zero maintenance.



I'm a Makita fan. I have two 9227's and two BO6040's that have been used everyday for the last 4 years. Only thing I've ever had to do is change cords which I now do every year in my down time just to prevent....um... down time, haha!
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I havent used either the 9227 or the BO6040, but do you feel that you could stick with one, or do you feel the two as a pair is recommended? I am looking to add a makita to my line up in the coming year, but I am curious to what you have to say being that you have 2 of each and have used a dewalt. thanks!:spot
 
I think anyone serious about polishing should have both a rotary and a DA style buffer. There will be times you'll need a DA to finish off paint, either with a fine polish or something like Poli-Seal, and there will be many more occasions where a DA is not powerful enough to do an efficient correction job.



I like the DA's because I have employees who do polish work for me and I can have them trained and polishing 100% hologram free in 5min with the 6040 as opposed to the hundreds of hours it would take to teach them the same skill with a rotary. 90% of the time we use the 6040 as a tool during the final polishing step to ensure hologram removal, not as a correction tool.



I really don't use the 6040 in forced rotation mode but it is one of the more powerful DA style buffers out there. It never bogs, has more then enough power (I typically polish at about speed 3.5), and when combined with a 6.5" pad you get a nice spin action while only in DA mode. It's kinda like a forced rotation buffer that way but much easier to control
 
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