Specifications

ACCESSORIES
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The Alpha
®
Flexible Backer Pads are hook and loop backed
and will accept Ceramica, Sandpaper and Felt Wheels.
Extremely exible, these backer pads are ideally suited
for tough contours and inside curves, allowing the user
to get
in tight
corners with ease. Available in 2”, 3”, 4”,
and 5” versions, these pads come with
the standard 5/8”-11 thread, commonly
seen on most of the polishing tools
in use today. Some metric sizes are
available on request.
Alpha
®
Rigid Backer Pads eliminates the wavy nish
by keeping the Ceramica at to the polished surface.
Fabricators and tile contractors use it with good results,
restoration workers nd that the rigidness of the pad
enables them to work in small areas such as corners or
staircases. Large machine manufacturers recommend exible diamond discs for use on
their automatic edge polishing machines specically for the bullnose application using the
Alpha
®
Rigid Backer Pad. Available in 3”, 4”
and 5” sizes, the Rigid Backer Pad is exclusive
to Alpha Professional Tools
®
. It comes in the
standard 5/8”-11 thread commonly found on
most polishing tools today. Some metric sizes
are available on request.
FLEXIBLE BACKER PAD
PART NO.
SIZE
MAX RPM TYPE
GP35/8RG 3” 6,000 RIGID
GP45/8RG 4” 6,000 RIGID
GP55/8RG 5” 6,000 RIGID
PART NO.
SIZE
MAX RPM TYPE
GP25/8PD 2” 6,000 FLEXIBLE
GP35/8PD 3” 6,000 FLEXIBLE
GP45/8PD 4” 6,000 FLEXIBLE
GP55/8PD 5” 6,000 FLEXIBLE
The Alpha
®
GV Backer Pad is the rst hook and loop backer pad
designed to t on the GV5000’s unique spindle and attachment
conguration. This backer pad is ideal for bullnosed edges and at
surfaces. Marble fabricators and tile contractors can now utilize hook
and loop backed products such as Alpha
®
Sandpaper and Alpha
®
Felt Wheels on their GV5000 polisher with excellent results. The
Alpha
®
GV Backer Pad provides just the right amount of exibility to
successfully polish curved areas yet remains rigid enough to polish
at surfaces. The Alpha
®
GV Backer Pad will accept other types of
hook and loop backed products, thus making this tool a
truly versatile machine that can be used for stone, tile, metal, wood and
glass. If you own or plan on owning a Makita GV5000 Sander, the
Alpha
®
GV Backer Pad is for you.
RIGID BACKER PAD
PART NO. MAXIMUM RPM DESCRIPTION
GV4MPPD 4,500
4”Adapterpadtot
Makita
®
GV5000 Sander
M8-1.25 Male
GV5MPPD 4,500
5”Adapterpadtot
Makita
®
GV5000 Sander
M8-1.25 Male
GV BACKER PAD
Alpha
®
Backer Pads