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    Question Rupees Mille

    How does the Rupees with a 5mm throw compete with the flex 3401 with an 8mm throw? I thought longer throw was better so why would rupes put out a machine to compete the flex that has a smaller throw ? I don't get that.

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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Quote Originally Posted by tattooman View Post
    How does the Rupees with a 5mm throw compete with the flex 3401 with an 8mm throw? I thought longer throw was better so why would rupes put out a machine to compete the flex that has a smaller throw ? I don't get that.

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    Are the "Rupees" made in India??? The throw of the Rupes machines are either 12mm, 15mm or 21mm for the Mini, Duetto or the larger two Bigfoot machines. I don't know where you saw 5mm.

    Completely different machines, forced rotation DA vs free spinning random orbital DA. Each machine has their own place.

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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Quote Originally Posted by WaxMaster1 View Post
    Are the "Rupees" made in India??? The throw of the Rupes machines are either 12mm, 15mm or 21mm for the Mini, Duetto or the larger two Bigfoot machines. I don't know where you saw 5mm.

    Completely different machines, forced rotation DA vs free spinning random orbital DA. Each machine has their own place.
    The Mini has a 15, 21mm throw?

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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Waxmaster- the new Rupes Mille forced rotation DA has a 5mm orbit.


    Tattooman- from what I heard is that the 5mm throw was to aid in smoothness. I may or may not be wrong though.
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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Quote Originally Posted by Justin at Final Inspection View Post
    Waxmaster- the new Rupes Mille forced rotation DA has a 5mm orbit.


    Tattooman- from what I heard is that the 5mm throw was to aid in smoothness. I may or may not be wrong though.
    DOH!!! I forgot about the new Mille. I had "Bigfeet" on the brain. I think I was laughing about the RUPEES too much.

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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post
    The Mini has a 15, 21mm throw?
    Mini has a 12mm throw

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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    The question that is if you have a rotary where does a forced DA fit in.

    My rotary is an old Milwaukee big and heavy but, it does work. I am thinking about the new Rupes I was impressed with the Duetto love it a lot over the old DA that I demoted to 3 inch pads.

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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Quote Originally Posted by WaxMaster1 View Post
    Mini has a 12mm throw
    I know, but that's not what you said.

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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post
    I know, but that's not what you said.
    Tried to say mini and duetto have 12mm and the other two are 15 or 21. Guess it didn't come out right
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    Re: Question Rupees Mille

    Forgive me let me clarify. I'm talking about the rupes versus the flex both of them are forced to dual action but the rupes is a 5mm throw and they Flex is an 8 mm throw. So my point is how the rupes competes with the flex since the flex already beats the rupes in throw. That by itself doesn't make sense because the industry is going to larger throws, so something is missing in this equation.

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