Anyone Try the Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary?
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I'm thinking of adding a rotary to accompany my PC 7424. I have an old school big heavy rotary from like the 80's, and I don't want another heavy, bulky buffer, especially one with an obnoxiously large backing plate/pad.
So the Flex 3403 Lightweight appealed to me. Has anyone tried it that can speak for it? Any downsides compared to the larger Flex? Any other Rotary's I should look into?
Thanks everyone!
So the Flex 3403 Lightweight appealed to me. Has anyone tried it that can speak for it? Any downsides compared to the larger Flex? Any other Rotary's I should look into?
Thanks everyone!
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I have one and I have been happy with it for what I use it for. I use it for final polishing (jeweling) only and it works good.
The one time I used it to do some heavier cutting I was not impressed with it. It seemed to get extremely hot very quickly.
I find that it gets very hot, not matter what I use it for, and takes a long time to cool down. It retains heat 30 minutes after use.
If it is going to be your only rotary, I would not recommend it .. if it is addition to a larger machine, then it is a decent tool, imo.
The one time I used it to do some heavier cutting I was not impressed with it. It seemed to get extremely hot very quickly.
I find that it gets very hot, not matter what I use it for, and takes a long time to cool down. It retains heat 30 minutes after use.
If it is going to be your only rotary, I would not recommend it .. if it is addition to a larger machine, then it is a decent tool, imo.
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Late to the party here, but we use 2 of the 3403's with the dynabrade attachment 3 days a week 8 hours a day. Yes they do get hot, but do not shut down. If you are just detailing your own cars, the 3403 will be fine.