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    Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary


    Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary Buffer
    11.5 Amps
    1100 to 3700 RPM
    5 Pounds
    1 Year Limited Warranty



    The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary Buffer





    What's in the box?




    Well packaged and wrapped tool...



    Out of the box you get the Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary Buffer, two types of handles, a Stick Handle and a forward Bale Handle, owners manual and Allen wrench to remove or replace the forward grip handle.



    The forward Bale Handle has an ergonomic design and gives you excellent control and leverage over the Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary Buffer.



    The black button you see in the head housing is a gear lock button to lock-up the gears to keep the spindle from rotating so you can remove or install backing plates or attachments without the spindle rotating.



    Comfortable Forward Bale Handle comes pre-installed.




    Industry standard 5/8" Course Thread Spindle accepts most professional grade backing plates.




    Here's the Flex 3403 with the Forward Bale Handle removed and the factory Stick Handle installed.




    It can be used on either side of the rotary buffer depending upon your personal preference or the design of the body panels.



    There's an optional The FLEX Grip Side Handle which reduces vibration during operation.



    The Flex Grip Handle is a few inches longer than the factory plastic stick handle.




    The Flex Grip Handle appears and acts like a handle inside a handle with a rubber liner to separate the two components and provide the vibration reduction.






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    Re: Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    This is a great rotary buffer when working with 6" pads or smaller and incredibly good at getting into hard to reach areas or working on long, thin panels or tight, hard to buff areas.

    You can see what I mean in some of the pictures found in this thread...


    Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover


    The Flex 3403 with a Griot's Garage 3" Polishing pad comes in so handy for working on thin panels and there were plenty of thin panels on this car to buff out.









    Being very careful, it was possible to run the thin, Flex 3403 in-between the side of the grill and the headlight bucket.



    We could even work on the hairpins for the front suspension...





    Top of the frame rail needs a little amping up of the gloss...









    Of course, if you need the brute force of a 8" full size buffing pad, then definitely switch to a full size rotary buffer for things like the major panels...








    The Flex Lightweight is a great addition to anyone's collection of machine polishers.



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    Re: Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    I love that lightweight Flex, nice video Mike and very cool Hot Rod!

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    Re: Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    ***Update***


    I e-mailed Robert Eichelberg the President of Flex North America, Inc. the link to my recent articles on the Flex 3403 with my max recommendation of 6.5" for a pad diameter and asked as to the official recommendation for maximum pad size for the Flex 3403 by Flex and he replied,

    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Eichelberg

    I would go with your suggestion. Our catalog states 6.5 inch max.

    There's a fuzzy line between what some would judge as a small pad and some would judge as a large pad and in my book that line goes like this...

    6.5" and smaller pads = Small Pads
    _________________________________

    7" and larger pads = Large Pads


    Everyone can decide for themselves where they want to draw the line but that's the guideline I go by...



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    Re: Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    Mike, any truth in letting the machine run on 6 with no load when overheated to cool it down? What about the rumor that it will not overheat after 50 hours of use?

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    Re: Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post

    Mike, any truth in letting the machine run on 6 with no load when overheated to cool it down?
    That is accurate. If the polisher is getting hot - simply run it in the air and the internal fan will pull air through the tool body and self-cool itself down.



    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post

    What about the rumor that it will not overheat after 50 hours of use?

    I've never heard that before?




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    Re: Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Phillips View Post
    That is accurate. If the polisher is getting hot - simply run it in the air and the internal fan will pull air through the tool body and self-cool itself down.






    I've never heard that before?



    Thanks for the quick reply.

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    Re: Video: The Flex 3403 Lightweight Rotary

    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post

    Thanks for the quick reply.




    Ha ha...


    If some of you don't get it? Look at the time stamps for the last few replies.




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