lighter rotary? Metabo?

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dc5itr329

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Hey guys I currently am using a makita 9227c and I like it. However after working on a car for a few hours the weight of the polisher takes a toll on me. I was hoping to find something lighter like a metabo? Any rec? I'm using a 3m bp. Thanks in advance!
 
jking said:
Flex makes a very light rotary.
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I've searched on the forums about it and have read that some people have had thermal shutdown with it. I want to test it out before purchasing one. Maybe I will get a different point of view when I have it.
 
i have a Makita as well and it works like a champ but it does indeed get heavy after a while. Might need to jump over to a Flex DA and a Meguiars DA.
 
Hmmm, my 9227 has never really seemed particularly heavy to me... maybe it would if I had used something lighter at some point.
 
Well the Makita is suppose to be 6.6 lbs, Metabo is 5.0 to 5.8 and the flex is 4.8. I'm getting mixed answers weights of the Metabo polisher. If it's 5 lbs then i'm getting it.
 
drew.haynes said:
Hmmm, my 9227 has never really seemed particularly heavy to me... maybe it would if I had used something lighter at some point.
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I guess when you're holding the makita all day long it can get a little old, tired and well yeah . . . .



maybe it's just as one gets a little tired it seems heavy but in reality maybe it really isn't.
 
I used to have the Flex. Its a nice little tool. To avoid thermal overload I wouldn't use a pad larger than 6.5" (also the recommendation of the manufacture).
 
I just got a Flex light weight and love it. I also have a Makita and wanted something lighter especially for side panels. At under 5lbs. it beats the hell out of a heavy Dewalt.
 
I've heard this several times recently. I honestly think the Makita is by far the lightest polisher I've ever used. It's a friggin feather compared to the DeWalt or try slinging a 10lb Milwaulki around all day. I think people are nuts thinking the makita is a heavy machine. Anything lighter and I think it would probably break just by force alone.
 
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