Dynabrade head kit- turn your rotary into orbital

[PaulTso]

has anybody tried it? saw it at my my local meguiars supplier shop Pal's Automotive in Piscataway NJ. Its a very solid attachment that screws into your rotary and it turns your rotary into a orbital but with more than twice the power of say the g100. I didnt go and purchase it because i thought itd be a hassle to change intbetween.

So has anybody tried it? if its good enuf to replace my rotary at the cost of sacrificing a little bit of time that rotary cuts down on, then i might take the plunge and buy it. Also it might not work as fast as a rotary but 11 amp orbital aint too shabby, and i guess u wouldnt have to deal with webbing or holograms.

ok you can see it here

thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/DYN-61374.html

[Sorry, no commercial links; 2hotford]

[hot rod]

dynabrade

you can look at pics on (autobodytoolmart.com) price is 116.99 i have not tried it would love some feed back on this also

[Acenas]

I wonder if its any good.

[Superior Shine]

I ordered it and should have it by Thursday!!!!!!

[Accumulator]

Originally posted by Superior Shine
I ordered it...

Between the Griot's RO and this you're turning into quite the tool-tester! I'll be looking forward to your take on this one.

[Acenas]

Joe, have you had a chance to try it out yet?

[Superior Shine]

Yep I got it!

[Superior Shine]

I lent it to George "gbackus" to try out. I will wait until he chimes in about it.

[Superior Shine]

CORRECTION - I just SOLD it to "gbackus" !!

[Mike Phillips]

George must like it?

We have one out in the garage if anyone wants to try it next Wednesday night at Meguiar's Open Garage.

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13559

[gbackus]

Woah, I completely missed this thread, otherwise I would've chimed in a long time ago.

I absolutely LOVE the dynabrade attachment.

Anyone that has had sufficient time with a rotary, knows that a rotary will leave what looks like a clearer, brighter, finish than a porter cable DA(or g-100) will. The drawback with final polishing with a rotary, is that there is always a chance for some slight swirling in the finish. The porter cable DA will not leave swirling, but it takes longer to break down the polish, and the finish does not look as "bright" as if one were to do the final polishing with a rotary.

Now, the dynabrade has a few disadvantages: The price is generaly going to be over $220 when you factor in shipping and the cost of the rotary, as compared to the various prices for the porter cable. The thing is heavy, adding near 2 pounds to whatever rotary you are using. You can only use 8 inch pads with it. Now onto the good stuff.

The dynabrade will never ever leave swirls like a rotary, but it is VERY powerful. It will not bog down, and if you try too hard to to stop the rotation/orbit, you will hurt yourself. If I had to put a number on it, the dynabrade can do at least 80% of the work a rotary can do. It will break down polishes just as quickly as a rotary, and leaves the super clear and bright looking finish one would achieve when final polishing with a rotary, but no swirls. I have even used the dynabrade with rotary only compounds(such as 84) and have been able to fully break down the compound(you need to run the attachemnt at full speed and put a fair amount of pressure on the tool). Finally, if you run the tool at 1800-2000 rpm, it is more than gentle enough for applying waxes.

I absolutely love the thing

[Accumulator]

gbackus- Thanks for that report. When you say you run it at "full speed" does that mean with the rotary set as fast as it'll go (I forget how high my Makita goes as I've never run it over ~1750)?

[gbackus]

Accumulator, the Dynabrade can be run at a max speed of 3200 rpm, the dewalt I've been using it with has a max speed of 3000 rpm, so that's what I've been using it at.

I'm not sure what the max speed is on the Makita, but for arguements sake, if the makita could only turn 2700 rpm, run the attachment at 2700 rpm. Conversely, if the makita could turn 3600 rpm, I would not surpass the 3200 rpm limit set by the manufacturer of the dynabrade.

[Accumulator]

gbackus- OK, gotcha. Thanks for explaining that. Forgot about the 3200 limit (which I must've read when I looked at their website ).