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Old 06-06-2002, 10:49 PM   #1
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How durable is a Cyclo polisher? What about a rivet shaver?

Has anyone polished a Cyclo to death? If so, what broke first? How long did it last? Are there any weaknesses that should prevent me from sharing one with friends?

What about a rivet shaver? How many rivets can it shave? Can it be re-sharpened? Is it's lifecycle 1,000 rivets or 100,000 rivets? Can it break easily? Is it safe to share with my friends?
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Old 06-06-2002, 11:19 PM   #2
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Replacement bits can be had from $18 to $20 buck. You would have to shave a lot of alumnum rivet heads to dull a carbide shaver bit.

Now if you owned this shaver, I would like to borrow it from you for say a couple of 10 years.

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Old 06-06-2002, 11:49 PM   #3
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Is it pneumatic...

Or how does it run?
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Old 06-07-2002, 12:13 AM   #4
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Yes, its Pneumatic. My nephew is an Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic (A&P)and he swears by it. Very precise but, over-kill for our purposes.

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I shaved close to 1500 rivets with my shaver and it seems as effective as day 1.
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God i whant one!!!!!! Just to feel it in my hands...to smell the oil, to feel the cold alumnum to hear the sing of the moter. some one just buy me one... P/S i will buy the cutting bits if you buy the shaver!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 06-07-2002, 02:05 PM   #7
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OK, what about the Cyclo? How long and durable is it?

I need to find out if a Cyclo is good for polishing 2 small trailers, 2 large 31' trailers of many many trailers. What parts are the first to break? Are replacement parts available?

I want to buy a Cyclo and share it with many friends, loan it to them for a month then to the next one, etc.

Am I crazy, or are these polishers tough and durable?

Thanks,

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Old 06-07-2002, 02:36 PM   #8
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Andy,
I agree. I have posted somewhere else we do this. But as you say... "How long can we expect them to last?" Is an issue that must be dealt with. I will gladly ante' up my portion in the pot to purchase. If not, I may just buy my own in the future. But being I live in south Georgia, I am not going to do any polishing until winter. I would die in the heat and sun here right now...
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Here is a used one for sale. Better jump onit. I do not see many used for sale.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1844014232
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Andy, the life of the polisher depends on how well you keep it clean plus, since this has been around (design-wise) for more years than you or I wanta count..It's very SAFE to assume that parts will never be a problem~! The breakdown diagrams/parts list shows it to be an easy fix~
Mine has well over 200 hours of polishing time on it and, it still looks and works perfectly~
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Smile Cyclo for sale

Have a barely used cyclo for sale. Bought two and only need one. Contact me if interested. Great price!
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Have a barely used cyclo for sale. Bought two and only need one. Contact me if interested. Great price!
I am interested. Please PM me...I have three silver trailers between my buddy and I that need polished.

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I first polished mine 2 years ago. I am now polishing again (easier this time). My Cyclo still looks like new. It's my Dewalt side compounder that is beginning to sound a bit rough.

Rivet Shaver Tool - from Aircraft Tool Supply. Works great - a bit pricey. Can't imagine it will dull on aluminum rivets.
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I need to find out if a Cyclo is good for polishing 2 small trailers, 2 large 31' trailers of many many trailers. What parts are the first to break? Are replacement parts available?

I want to buy a Cyclo and share it with many friends, loan it to them for a month then to the next one, etc.

Am I crazy, or are these polishers tough and durable?

Thanks,

Andy
We paid around two-fifty for our cyclo. Often times they are re-built and re-sold and work just right. The two heads rotate in two directions at once. Al the company makes sure that you do is to keep a few drops of oil in it. They are great for the larger areas but there are places they cannot reach (tight spots) and you have to either use a drimmel rigged up for polishing and they will work too. Just remember that polishing is LABOR Intensive- and you might get a case of tennis elbow (like I have right now...) lol
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cyclo polisher

looking to buy a good used cyclo polisher in good condition. starting to do my first polishing on a 31 ft. live in florida near tampa.
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