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The cloth bag also did a reasonable job catching the dust. Yes, the sandpaper discs are somewhat expensive, but when you factor in how well and fast this thing works, it may be a wash. Most of my sanding was on flat surfaces, which made life a lot easier, but I also sanded a rounded-top treasure chest I am making, and it did a great job on that, too.The sander is not too heavy, and the vibration is well balanced, so my hand did not fall off after three hours of sanding.
Let me tell you, I am blown away by how well this thing works. I had some 150 grit, but decided to skip that when I saw how good the finish was from the 120 grit. DEWALT D26451K 3 Amp 5-Inch Random Orbit Sander with Cloth Dust BagWell, my old 1/4 sheet sander finally died, and I decided to go with the DeWalt random orbital sander, based on the mainly-good reviews.
This sander goes with the grain, across the grain, whichever way you want it and does an excellent job. Can you tell I am very happy with this sander. I am finish sanding several pine chests I am making, and the DeWalt sander is doing a beautiful job.
I started with 120 grit paper, and then went right to 220 grit - great job.
About the only thing that has a little bit of wear is the rubber boot over the on/off switch. It works great when plugged into a shop vac, though. I have not used any of the other brands of random orbit sanders, so I cannot speak for comparison. I have had this sander for about 9 years, and I have sanded over one billion square yards of wood. Well, not really, but I have put several hundred hours of sanding soft wood, hard wood, MDF, and my sister has borrowed it to sand countless acreage of drywall.The dust collection isn't terrific, but it works.
Thr on-off switch sometimes does not work and it is only uses 4 times. I thought this was a variable speed sander, it is not.
This thing creates some serious feedback that gave my friend hives when he used it. You should still use a face mask if you're sanding anything other than wood, but the vacuum drastically cuts down on air born debris. The sander works well and has typical DeWalt quality in build. The built in vacuum is my favorite feature, and works really well at picking up debris, even dust-size paint particles. However, the vibration is excessive in my opinion. I've used other oscillating sanders that produce a lot less feedback for the user.
THE PRICE FROM AMAZON DOT COM WAS GOOD AND THE DELIVERY, IN ONLY THREE DAYS WAS EXCELLANT. THANK YOU AMAZON DOT COM AND UPS.
I OWN MANY DE-WALT POWER TOOLS, FROM A COMPRESSOR TO SEVERAL CORDLESS DRILLS AND A RECIPROCATING SAW AND I DON'T EVEN LOOK AT ANY OTHER BRAND. I'LL WRITE ANOTHER REVIEW OF THIS PRODUCT AFTER I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO PUT IT TO USE ON A PROJECT.
I ORDERED THIS SANDER JULY 5 AND IT ARRIVED TODAY, JULY 8. THE SHIPMENT ARRIVED VIA UPS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
DE-WALT IS THE BEST. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO USE IT YET, BUT KNOWING DE-WALT TOOLS, I AM SURE I WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED WITH IT.
I ALSO ORDERED A BOX OF SANDING DISCS WITH THE SANDER.
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