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Old May 15, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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the owner of autopia.org has had a machine created to his specs to eliminate the weaknesses of the p.c.

the machine is still in testing-
i have not tried the machine yet, and am wondering if anyone here has-
or if anyone knows anything that is not on their website...
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Old May 15, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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I wish! I just saw that he has certified Edge pads for use on the machine. Now I know if I buy a UDM that I don't need new pads.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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I already have a UDM, it's called a Cyclo
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Old May 15, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ubetit,May 15 2007, 11:15 AM
I already have a UDM, it's called a Cyclo
pretty funny...

guess i shoulda asked if anyone has tried david's udm!
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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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His new machine sounds promising but I think the Polycharger fumes went to his head. 90% of the polishing power of a rotary? I don't think so but time will tell.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ubetit,May 15 2007, 06:16 PM
His new machine sounds promising but I think the Polycharger fumes went to his head. 90% of the polishing power of a rotary? I don't think so but time will tell.
I haven't been following the whole UDM saga, but I think I read that the UDM motion has forced rotation as well as orbiting. The addition of forced rotation to the equation I would think would significantly increase polishing power.

I could be 100% wrong about there being forced rotation though.

However, I will say that I have no doubt that this will be the most hyped product launch of the year.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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The PC and Cyclo both rotate as well. He claims it takes 65 lbs to stop the rotation of his machine versus 15 lbs on the PC. It still won't rotate 1200-1800 rpms I wouldn't think which is where I use the rotary. I agree about the hype though. Polycharger was hyped and died quickly though.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 04:42 AM
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[QUOTE=Ubetit,May 15 2007, 09:14 PM] The PC and Cyclo both rotate as well.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeyC,May 16 2007, 08:42 AM
I don't know about the Cyclo, but the PC's rotation motion is not a forced rotation. It's a by product of the orbiting motion and the fact that the pad is mounted on a free rotating spindle. This is why it only takes 15 lbs of pressure to stop rotation.
His is not forced rotation either. His machine has more power and different gearing in the head that allows it revolve with more power. it looks like a decent machine and i'll probably own one. You'd love the Cyclo however. I did an NSX this weekend and there was only two places I couldn't reach. If I hadn't had a special 7.5" pad the pc wouldn't have gotten it either.
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