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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2023
I bought this sander while I was waiting for parts to fix an old Makita sander, so far I've used it on four projects using American Mahogany, Wenge, and Padauk. I saw two common complaints when I looked at the reviews before buying:. sanding disks not sticking and dust collection. I'd like to address both: I quit buying sanding disks at the big box stores many, many years ago. They are consumer grade, overpriced, and mostly junk, I only use Indasa Rhynogrip and they stick multiple times because I switch grits and reuse the old ones as long as they do the job, which is usually a long time. I can easily go through 5-6 grits on one project. It's not the sander's fault if you buy junk sanding disks.
The little dust collection bag works fine, you just have to empty is once in a while and use it outside. In my shop, I hook all of my sanders to a dust collector because I'd like for my lungs to keep functioning. Working mainly with exotic woods has it's hazards, but all wood dust is bad for you, Get a P-100 respirator if you don't have decent dust collection. The little dust bag on the sander is for your convenience not your safety. Work with a wood like Padauk and you'll see how useful the bags are on any sander (except for the very expensive units with HEPA filters. They won't sand any better though.
This is a decent RO sander, it was a good price, and being DeWalt, I know I can get parts for it when I break it or wear it out.
The little dust collection bag works fine, you just have to empty is once in a while and use it outside. In my shop, I hook all of my sanders to a dust collector because I'd like for my lungs to keep functioning. Working mainly with exotic woods has it's hazards, but all wood dust is bad for you, Get a P-100 respirator if you don't have decent dust collection. The little dust bag on the sander is for your convenience not your safety. Work with a wood like Padauk and you'll see how useful the bags are on any sander (except for the very expensive units with HEPA filters. They won't sand any better though.
This is a decent RO sander, it was a good price, and being DeWalt, I know I can get parts for it when I break it or wear it out.
