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    Re: 3401 Slowing Down At Set Speed

    Quote Originally Posted by dlc95 View Post
    Ouch!

    You must really like these tools!

    My first one was brand new, open box for $220.00 off the bay in 2012.
    Sure do. I have one spare, one with standard backing plate & one that I switch between LC 4inch & the Flex 4.5inch plates. I rely on these tools in the shop, & like Mr Phillips says - "Quality doesn't cost you money, it makes you money" & I know with Flex tools I can depend on them.

    I guess its the price we have to pay for being on the road to nowhere & have such a small demand for these kinds of tools in a country with a population of 4.6 million.

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    Re: 3401 Slowing Down At Set Speed

    Quote Originally Posted by Aaryn NZ View Post
    Sure do. I have one spare, one with standard backing plate & one that I switch between LC 4inch & the Flex 4.5inch plates. I rely on these tools in the shop, & like Mr Phillips says - "Quality doesn't cost you money, it makes you money" & I know with Flex tools I can depend on them.

    I guess its the price we have to pay for being on the road to nowhere & have such a small demand for these kinds of tools in a country with a population of 4.6 million.

    Aaryn NZ.
    I believe in having a spare. Even with as good as the Rupes, and Flex tools are, nothing is failsafe.

    Totally agree with Mike's statement.

    To pay that price for those tools is real dedication to your craft though. For someone to make that much of an investment says a lot about their convictions. Props Aaryn!

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    Re: 3401 Slowing Down At Set Speed

    I never would have guessed those little Phillips head screws would have come loose.

    A simple tightening, and the 3401 is purring like a tiger!

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    Re: 3401 Slowing Down At Set Speed

    Quote Originally Posted by dlc95 View Post
    I never would have guessed those little Phillips head screws would have come loose.

    A simple tightening, and the 3401 is purring like a tiger!
    Anything on a machine like a polisher, I like to use Permatex Loctite on any fastener that has a chance to vibrate loose.

    Be sure to use the blue (medium strength) and not the red (almost impossible to remove without heat).
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    Re: 3401 Slowing Down At Set Speed

    Quote Originally Posted by PaulMys View Post
    Anything on a machine like a polisher, I like to use Permatex Loctite on any fastener that has a chance to vibrate loose.

    Be sure to use the blue (medium strength) and not the red (almost impossible to remove without heat).
    Not a bad idea at all!

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    Re: 3401 Slowing Down At Set Speed

    Quote Originally Posted by dlc95 View Post
    Not a bad idea at all!

    It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.

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