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    Re: Review: Makita PO5000C Orbital Polisher - Gear-driven and Free Spinning - Mike Phillips

    Excellent review and write-up Mike and nice job on the car!

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    Re: Review: Makita PO5000C Orbital Polisher - Gear-driven and Free Spinning - Mike Phillips

    A additional smaller backing plate????




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    Re: Review: Makita PO5000C Orbital Polisher - Gear-driven and Free Spinning - Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by david b View Post
    What's the price tag? Or did I miss that?

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    Meghan quoted $369.00 on another thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by custmsprty View Post
    Meghan quoted $369.00 on another thread.
    Correct $369.99 and we will have it offered with some great savings along with pads as well.

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    Re: Review: Makita PO5000C Orbital Polisher - Gear-driven and Free Spinning - Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by RSW View Post
    From the way you're holding the machine, it appears, the machine spins counter clockwise as viewed from the top in the forced rotation mode. So?

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    spins clockwise in forced, and appears to spin counter clockwise in freespin mode

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    Review: Makita PO5000C Orbital Polisher - Gear-driven and Free Spinning - Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by nothingface5384 View Post
    spins clockwise in forced, and appears to spin counter clockwise in freespin mode
    Is think it spins clockwise in both modes. I don't see why they would have it spin counter in random; all that's happening is the gear lock is released.


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    Re: Review: Makita PO5000C Orbital Polisher - Gear-driven and Free Spinning - Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by VISITOR View Post
    i'm curious if in the free spinning mode if it bogs down very easily. if so, the forced rotatiom aspect alone may not be worth it the upgrade if one owns a flex 3401 already...
    from the original makita usa video from 2016? it looked that way

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meghan View Post
    Correct $369.99 and we will have it offered with some great savings along with pads as well.
    are these ready to ship friday/monday? or just pre order?

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    Quote Originally Posted by VISITOR View Post
    i'm curious if in the free spinning mode if it bogs down very easily. if so, the forced rotatiom aspect alone may not be worth it the upgrade if one owns a flex 3401 already...
    It looks like it bogged pretty easily when Mike used it. The fact Rupes went with a 5mm orbit on their new machine really has me wondering. They could have easily went with 8mm like the 3401. Does the smaller orbit + higher OPM = faster correction??


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    Re: Review: Makita PO5000C Orbital Polisher - Gear-driven and Free Spinning - Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by WRAPT C5Z06 View Post
    Is think it spins clockwise in both modes. I don't see why they would have it spin counter in random; all that's happening is the gear lock is released.


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    perhaps, they only confirmed that it spu clockwise in forced,,,and gave me FB thumbs up when i said it looked like it spun counter clockwise in Free spin lol

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