Hello
I found a 1/4x20 fine thread (M6-1.0) bolt and a 5/16-24 fine thread flange nut and welded them together to make a “Nut Head Bolt” then screwed them together with lock washers! Works great! Now this old polisher is compatible with the old and new polishing pad kits!!
See video
Pic 1 - Air Polisher - 1/4x20 Bolt - 5/16-24 Nut - Polishing Pad
Pic 2 - 1/4x20 fine thread (M6-1.0) Bolt - 5/16-24 fine thread Flange Nut
Pic 3 - Welding the top of the nut to the head of the bolt.
Pic 4 - The new Nut-Head-Bolt
Pic 5 - Bolt is installed in Air Polisher with 1/4x20 (M6-1.0) lock washer
Pic 6 - Polishing Pad screwed into 5/12-24 fine thread nut with lock washer.
Pic 7&8 - New polishing Pad Kit part # 58187 which is the same Part # as the old kit with the pads that fit the polisher!
Pic 9 - Old polishing pad kit
![F8AE1599-A0A6-41C9-B870-D11BE0720933.png F8AE1599-A0A6-41C9-B870-D11BE0720933.png](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/313/313999-80b678bfaec908333cd145f155bc3788.jpg)
I found a 1/4x20 fine thread (M6-1.0) bolt and a 5/16-24 fine thread flange nut and welded them together to make a “Nut Head Bolt” then screwed them together with lock washers! Works great! Now this old polisher is compatible with the old and new polishing pad kits!!
See video
Pic 1 - Air Polisher - 1/4x20 Bolt - 5/16-24 Nut - Polishing Pad
Pic 2 - 1/4x20 fine thread (M6-1.0) Bolt - 5/16-24 fine thread Flange Nut
Pic 3 - Welding the top of the nut to the head of the bolt.
Pic 4 - The new Nut-Head-Bolt
Pic 5 - Bolt is installed in Air Polisher with 1/4x20 (M6-1.0) lock washer
Pic 6 - Polishing Pad screwed into 5/12-24 fine thread nut with lock washer.
Pic 7&8 - New polishing Pad Kit part # 58187 which is the same Part # as the old kit with the pads that fit the polisher!
Pic 9 - Old polishing pad kit
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