Features:

• Soft-Start Technology delivers smooth startups
• Electronic speed control maintains speed under load
• Powerful 7.9 amp motor and variable speed for professional finishes
• Excellent for use on granite, marble, limestone and many other stone polishing applications

Editorial Review:

This wet stone polisher is precision engineered for a professional finish every time it makes contact with granite, marble, limestone and more. With a 7.9 Amp motor, soft start and variable speed control, it can handle the most demanding polishing, sanding, shaping and light grinding jobs with ease. Amps: 7.9, Variable Speed: Yes, Disc Diameter (in.): 4, OPM: 2,000 - 4,000

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Great grinder for concrete countertops:

I bought this grinder and used it to grind and polish a concrete countertop. The grinder works really well. I had no experience at all in grinding and polishing, but this grinder made it easy. The countertop turned out better than I could have hoped.
I used six diamond pads with the grinder (50 grit up to 1500 grit). The grinder comes with a flexible backer pad which works well for grinding and smoothing the concrete (50 grit to 400 grit). But I found a ridid pad (which you have to buy separately)... more info

Great tool for many applications:

I purchased this polisher to finish concrete countertops I poured for my kitchen. I had never used a wet grinder, and the Makita was surprisingly easy to handle. The hose adapter doesn't come with the polisher, but a tool store in town supplied me with that no problem ($2.00 if I remember correctly).
I've used the Flex polisher since I completed my countertop, and I must say that I prefer the Makita. The speed and water supply controls are on the body of the grinder, making it easy to change water... more info

Great value with many features:

There are several features that I liked on this. The variable speed dial is great. Being able to set it for specific RPMs is mandatory. It's quality is great and so far has held up to my abuse. It has a flexible rubber splash guard on the back that keeps you from getting too wet. Also the water valve is variable which is useful for the lower speed RPM work. It has GFCI built into the power cord which is a must when working with electricity and water. The only downside was having to buy the special adapter... more info

Good tool, good luck:

The wet grinder performs great. It maintains its RPM's well even under a heavy load, but unless you have a specialty hardware hardware store in your town, good luck finding a water line quick connect to hook up to it. I was unable to find any place in Nashville that carried a compatible fitting.
Plan on using a scrap piece of garden hose and hose clamp to rig the water feeder.

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