Sander is real time saver, wish I had one years ago only need to run it on lowest speed and use 240 or 180 grit paper disk and the vacuum works fantastic for dust control.
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For the DIY'er this is a good sander! The included sanding disks are of good quality! They even give you a spare set of brushes for the motor which makes sense as the sanding head will put a lot of load on the motor and wear down the brushes fairly quick. The included hose is nice but it is rather pointless which brings me to the not so good stuff. The dust collection is woefully under engineered. After putting everything together hooking it up to my shop vac turning it on, after sanding for a few seconds I noticed dust coming out of the head while using it. At first I thought that was odd but then after thinking about it I saw the obvious. As a woodworker with a medium sized shop I can say that a 12" disk sander needs at least 300 cfm to collect dust efficiently! You will not get even a 10th of that through the system they have come up with on this unit. If you are handy you will need to buy a few extra things to fix the problem which will add to the total cost of the purchase but make using this tool well worth it and still be under the cost of a Porter Cable unit. You will need to buy 1, Ridgid 7' x 2 1/4" hose, Ridgid 1, 2 1/4" tool adaptor, 1, Ridgid 2 1/4" hose coupler and 4- 7/16" x 1" nuts and bolts and zip ties. Cut a 2 1/4" hole in the same place where they have the 1"(I used a drill press and a 2 1/4" hole saw), Cut off the end of the tool adaptor not needed, drill 4- 1/4" holes in the sander head and bolt on the tool adaptor. Attach the hose into the tool adaptor, Zip tie the hose to the handle and connect it to your shop vac! Now you can sand drywall with this machine without having to worry about dust flying out from the sanding head in every direction. With a fresh bag in the shop vac, highly recommended! it will almost hold itself to the ceiling! If Zeni is reading this you need to re-think the design. I would use a 2 1/4" aluminum tube as the pole and attach the motor, drive shaft and sanding head to the outside making the entire 2 1/4" pole available for dust collection use. I know it's easy to say it but another to do it but this my observation as an end user with a little common sense. Read full review
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Was great for 8'9" basement ceiling, easy overhead work. Glad I went for the rear motor unit. Dust control is a challenge for ceiling work, but is adequate for wall work. A DIY drywaller and mudder, and this unit helped me achieve a nice looking result.
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I'm a professional drywall finisher. I've used a Porter Cable power sander for 15 years now. I bought this one not expecting a lot, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's lighter than the PC brand and works quite well.
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Great value for the price. Assembly instructions could have been better but fortunately I was able to use the color photo from the EBAY listing to help. Works very well so far.
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