These are basically angle grinders with polishing heads. Has anyone bought an angle grinder and put a polishing head on it?
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Hi Kevin, there actually is a difference, an angle grinder has more torque and with a polishing pad would burn thru gelcoat or paint very easily, although you can get adapters to fit a pad on a grinder. also the polishers have a slow start so you don't sling wax or compound all over the place. hope this helps. BTW, stay away from the kawasaki polisher, as other reviewers have said the switch fails and it's true, by the time I got to the back of my boat the polisher had failed.
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Yes they can. In fact I replaced one of the grinding wheels with a wire brush. Make sure the brush has a 1/2" arbor hole.
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I would say yes but I'd use a masonry grinder. This is used for smoothing surfaces.
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I have not tried but it does not look like it. The heads that you can buy from them are a good quality.
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I think they are meant to be used wet, so if your grinder has water feed than I suppose they will work. Also need a hook and loop backing pad.
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I've never tried, but you can adjust the grinding mechanism from fine to coarse so I'm guessing you could.
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Polishing discs are on the Porter Cable buffing machine.These would work but the hose over the shoulder thing isn't for me.
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According to Dewalt's website this is compatible with any of their angle grinders with model numbers that start with 28. For instance I have the DW28115 which it is supposedly compatible with. I have not ordered it yet but I figured I'd share the results of my research.
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Yes. You might have to finagle the front though. I used a grinder and a floor jack to make it work. Worth the extra effort though!
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It's a die grinder. Not made for that. Use a drill with a rotary wire brush. Use a slow speed buffer for buffing with a 5 to 7 inch pad. However, if you have those small rotary buffs from Eastwood - the kind you might buff a wheel or aluminum manifold with, it would be suitable.
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yea buy a six inch angle grinder 30$-200 and buy some cut off wheals (they are the thin ones 1/8 maybe or less look them up they are great but gone need a pack of them if you got a lot of cutting , or Sawzall 100$with proper blades for soft metal , a portable band saw 400$ +/-50 Milwaukee makes a great one in my opinion plus is you can cut any thing with it and blades last a long time if you good to them
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Hello Umbeyonce, We've recently added a lid to our hopper as it does make grinding more convenient. I use my grinder every day and since adding a lid I've been able to grind more quickly without worrying about the angle I'm holding the grinder at. The lid lets you be much more casual and a bit reckless during the grinding process. Best regards! Alex Team Kuissential
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They may be the same type of grinding mechanisms, but they look different to me. The size of the "teeth" is smaller on the salt. I doubt they are interchangeable.
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Yes it comes with just one grinding head- I've only ever used that type and it has worked for every style of glass so far
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I just got mine and I'm wondering if I should return, my drive shaft appears slightly bent and when I grind with nothing inside it scrapes ceramic on ceramic at one section of the rotation. :(
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I wouldn't use a 5000 rpm die grinder for polishing, really think about what your asking?
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No, but I am thinking about selling this polisher as I've never used it and am thinking about focusing on businesses other than the one I purchased it for. Mine was about $300 new if anyone is interested. Also, it didn't come with backing plate. Be sure to buy a hard resin one for sanding. Or a soft foam one for buffing things like cars.