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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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wheres the cheapest place to get a porter cable 7242 or whatever it is everybody uses?
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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check harbor freight or ebay
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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We sell the porter cable 7424, 6" backing plate with a black, yellow and orange pad for $143.63 www.Tropi-Care.com
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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picked mine up at Lowes for $109 before tax.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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proautocare has a special on them right now I think... check them out!

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go with either the 7424 or the 7336SP
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yeah ones supposed to be a "sander" right? I'm gonna have to stop buying **** soon.
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Originally Posted by spy2520
yeah ones supposed to be a "sander" right? I'm gonna have to stop buying **** soon.
yep. not sure of the model number but that's the one i picked up at Lowes.
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We sell the porter cable 7424, 6" backing plate with a black, yellow and orange pad for $143.63 www.Tropi-Care.com
That's a great price I need to get it
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000blackta
yep. not sure of the model number but that's the one i picked up at Lowes.
The model I have from Lowes is the 7336SP...
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/S...htm?E+coastest

That's where I got mine and it includes the 5" and 6" counterweights. When you buy them from the store they come with a 5" counterweight which is good for 5" sanding disc which is what is typically used for sanding and such. However when buffing you usually use a 6 or 6.5" pad so you need the 6" counterweight. Besides $119 isn't a bad price. Mine got here pretty quickly infact I think I got it the same week I ordered it (like 4 days or something).

Here are some decently priced pad kits: http://www.pinnaclewax.com/dual-action-polisher.html I got the deluxe kit and have been pretty satisfied with it.
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