Could be wrong, but I don’t think DeWalt do a small polisher, think it’s a standard size…

 

Dewalt only make two cordless polishers, the DCM849 is a rotary and the DCM848 is a 125mm dual action. There are no smaller backing plates available for the 848. Size wise it’s big and heavy (2.9kg with 5.0ah battery) but nicely balanced, it also has plenty of power but will eat through batteries. It does have its uses and is fine as a standalone machine if you have the batteries to keep it running, but if you want a smaller format polisher you will need to look elsewhere.

 

As above,both the Dewalt machines are full-size and not really suitable for smaller polishing duties, my choice would be a Shinemate mini rotary although these are corded they really are a cracking piece of kit and come with a selection of extension bars and pads.

 

Just picked up the Dewalt DA for a steal in an eBay bundle and its heavy but very well balanced and smooth as mentioned above, this is my first 15mm DA so slightly annoying I still need to keep my old 8mm around for the 3" pads.

Im also on the Milwaukee platform for everything else so will be relying on battery adapters apart from 1 4.0ah Dewalt battery I have

 

Oh nice 👍🏻
What did you pay if you don’t mind asking ?
It’s been on my ‘possible’ list for a while

 

A great machine, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

 

May try DCM848N once confirmed that source an adapter.

 

There is a guy on eBay who makes 3 and 4 inch backing plates, can’t comment on quality but they are £16 each.

 

I don't think the DCM848 would be ideal even if you could source a 3" backing plate if that is what your looking for, it's too bulky. You'd be better off with a cordless Shinemate or similar. I've got a DCM848 and a Flex PXE 80 I got for a good price and between these two most bases are covered.

 

I have the dewalt da and i love it, really nice machine, changed from a corded das6 pro,
Plenty of power and doesn’t bog down

 

The Rupes rotary waffle pads are nice on the Dewalt.

 

@Liam_89 I have been looking at these recently after trying my first cordless, a Ryobi one, I have a few DeWalt batteries though so would likely stick to the same brand, what are they like on batteries, do you need a few 5ah ones ?

 

It is power hungry but as long as you have two or more batteries you can charge one/use one. I use 5ah and can go through a couple on a full car easily. Was laying decking at the weekend so drill, impact driver, circular saw and multi tool all barely used any battery at all, but the polisher really does go through them.

 

I've had mine a few years and love it, the batteries will give up the ghost before the machine they really are built to last. If it did packup and was beyond repair I would buy another without any doubt, for anyone with any Dewalt batteries already it's a now brainer, I'd even consider the cordless rotary but I've got too many polishers already.

 

Thanks for the info guys really appreciate it