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Review on πŸš— Adam's SK Pro 12mm Car Polishing Machine by Corby Muin

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Surprisingly well built tool

This tool is really well made. I opened it up to see the inside and was impressed. I'll go into some details later. However, I would like to point out that this is my first "high-end" polisher. I have many other high end tools but no expensive polishers so can't compare this to Rupes or anything like that. I won't brag about my polishing job either, because I haven't done anything impressive to brag about. A few things I noticed looking at the innards: It's slightly recessed when unscrewing it, requiring a wrench as thin as the stamped metal wrench that comes with it. I don't usually like keeping track of special tools like this, so I'd prefer they either increase the gap by a few millimeters to allow a standard wrench to fit, or provide a place to store the wrench in the tool body, or provide a tool. - a free way to lock the base plate nut. 2.) The body of the tool is made out of a nice hard plastic reinforced with fiberglass (it appears to be nylon). Some parts of the cabin have additional injection molded padding, but overall the piece is well done. Rigid and strong, with quite a complex internal geometry to keep everything in the right places (not cheap to make, but good for durability). moisture problems. The switch also has a cover to protect it from dust and moisture 4.) The brushes are easy to replace and a spare brush set is even included. They clearly designed it to be used for a long time. 5.) Some of the crimps aren't perfect, but they look like they should last a long time and many of the crimps were insulated well. A few student marks in some spots around the internals, but nothing major. 6.) There is a hall sensor to determine the speed of the motor - this tells me that the knob is setting a specific motor speed. , rather than just adjusting the power of the motor (which would result in a variable output speed depending on how much load you put on the motor). the interior layout is well thought out and planned in advance. 8.) If you look closely at the inside shots of the head I posted, you'll see that there is actually a pin to hold the rotating head in a fixed position. This pin is hooked to a button on top of the head, covered by a handle. If you remove the handle, you will see this button. As far as I can tell, this serves no purpose. To me it looks exactly like the head of an angle grinder. In fact, I believe they just licensed the manufacturing rights from an angle grinder manufacturer (I have no idea which one) and installed a new body part on top of the original angle grinder head, as well as a new rotating head design that attaches to the spindle. 9.) They used sealed bearings throughout which is nice to see. However, I do not recognize the brand of the bearings. 10.) All-metal gears and gears, which is very nice to see. A lot of the cheaper tools these days (even some of the Milwaukee tools I've disassembled) have plastic gear parts. , which slightly reduces vibration and provides a better fit of the bearing to the plastic mounting point. 12.) The motor armature is actually pretty good. All the wires are covered in a good potting compound (epoxy I think) which protects them and holds them in place very well. 13.) The switch is definitely right-handed. I'm right-handed so it doesn't bother me, but it would be a little annoying to flip the switch if I were left-handed. 14.) The tool is quite light and easy to disassemble. There are even nice details, such as B. Burrs in the metal head that help pull the case apart when the parts are stuck together tightly. 15.) The rotating counterweight is attached with screws that have Loctite on it, which is nice to see. 16.) The detachable cord is good. It snaps in well, has 18AWG wires, is very flexible, long and relieves well. I assume this should take quite a long time.

Pros
  • Confident
Cons
  • Unfashionable