anyone have experience with this HS buffer?
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anyone have experience with this HS buffer?
I waited to long on buying the makita and now it went up to $199 from $159 
:mad at Harbor Freight. They have this one listed but the proce looks to good to be true. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=46507
Anybody have one?
:mad at Harbor Freight. They have this one listed but the proce looks to good to be true. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=46507 Anybody have one?
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St. Jude Donor '06
Re: anyone have experience with this HS buffer? (BlackRat)
nope and I have never heard of the company that makes it either, Better make sure that it does not take only proprietary pads and sanding discs, I have seen some companies pull that crap where you get an AWESOME deal on the tool but you HAVE to buy their pads or sanding discs or it won't fit correctly, and of course they charge more than any other company for their discs/pads.
BUT if it is not a proprietary thing than that looks like one KILLER deal, even if the thing only lasts a few years.
BUT if it is not a proprietary thing than that looks like one KILLER deal, even if the thing only lasts a few years.
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St. Jude Donor '06
Re: anyone have experience with this HS buffer? (BlackRat)
BTW I would buy THIS one instead of the one you have shown it is a nicer unit and still cheap as hell , plus it appears to take any 7" pad you want to throw on it, I am pointing Detailing dude to this thread to give you more info.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90820
[Modified by Madmikeee, 12:02 PM 7/6/2004]
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90820
[Modified by Madmikeee, 12:02 PM 7/6/2004]
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Re: anyone have experience with this HS buffer? (BlackRat)
I've not tried out that one but the stats on it are quite impressive. I'll see if I can get one sent to me so I can try it out. I'll let you know what I find out.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Re: anyone have experience with this HS buffer? (DetailingDude)
I ordered one of these,
http://www.properautocare.com/veprcipo.html
And the quality is very good, I have used it on my daughters truck, and the thing ran all afternoon with no problems...
BTW, it's dark blue.
http://www.properautocare.com/veprcipo.html
And the quality is very good, I have used it on my daughters truck, and the thing ran all afternoon with no problems...
BTW, it's dark blue.
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Re: anyone have experience with this HS buffer? (BlackRat)
I waited to long on buying the makita and now it went up to $199 from $159 :mad at Harbor Freight. They have this one listed but the proce looks to good to be true. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=46507
Anybody have one?
:mad at Harbor Freight. They have this one listed but the proce looks to good to be true. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=46507 Anybody have one?
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Re: anyone have experience with this HS buffer? (VolVette)
I've got that one to. It's also dark blue and with the 3 point pounts I can fit it into my vise and use it as a bench grinder. Serious torque, used it on my old 77 rims/ t-top moldings with amazing results. You'll also need to pick-up some rouge if you want to use it as a buffer.
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My experience with Harbor Freight power tools is that they are OK for ocasional use but if pushed too hard will burn out. I now have a Makita and I can honestly say it is the nicest buffer that I've used. You can start extremely slow with the soft start and build up speed gradually. The machine keeps a constant speed reegardless of the load and has good balance. It's just one nice piece of machinery. I haven't had any experience with the DeWalt but given their reputation I don't think you could go wrong there either. I do believe however that the Makita can be brought down to a slower speed which comes in handy at times. Search the web and you might come up with a better price. Good luck.
