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Received item in a timely manner, and it worked great. Would buy again from seller.
Pros: Looks good and priced right. On/off switch kept turning off when lightly bumped during use. They have proven to do there intended jobs very well. 1. 3. Dust collector location makes it difficult to change paper. A current example would be the m12 drill and recep. (great set) This sander disappointed in three areas.
2. One of the few tools I have returned. Over the years I have owned many Milwaukee tools. saw. Paper keepers would not hold sandpaper securely in place.
Comfortable, durable and an efficient power source combine to produce another winner in the Milwaukee line of excellent tools.Buy it. Once, again, Milwaukee comes through with another quality tool.This sander performs flawlessly. You'll like it.
I also found it a bit hard on my first attempt but learned quickly how to do it with little effort. Personally I don't care for plastic cases that come with tools and have a stack of them in my garage from assorted tools I have bought over the years. I imagine many people appreciate the plastic tool cases and if you are one of these types then you will love this bright red case. One tip I might give is to use a bit of Duct Tape on one edge of the quarter square of Sandpaper to make the paper longer. I was able to put sander thru its paces on a home repair painting job on my hallway and I was impressed with the dust collection system and the overall performance of the sander.The unit comes with a Carrying case.
That is a real deal maker right there. They just sit in there empty. I imagine if you are using gloves you may find it hard to switch the unit on and off.This unit has a unbelievably good warranty also. The sander seems to be on the quiet side compared to my old sander and the vibration you feel in your hand during use is not to bad.The on and off switch is recessed into the unit and a bit on the small side. FIVE YEARS.Now that is a warranty. It will also make the clamped edge stronger and will not tear as quickly.I love the LONG cord on this unit. I do not really require a quality tool for the type of sanding I do on door edges, but the price of this unit was fair and the sander looked quite nice.I did have my doubts about the palm sander upon reading the bad reviews it received concerning the amount of trouble people seemed to have in loading the paper into the unit.
My hands are big so that helps too. It seems to be at least 10' long or maybe longer. Overall I give this TOOL 5 STARS. I am a door installation carpenter and I bought this little sander to replace the cheapie palm sander I normally use. This will aid in loading the paper because of the added length. I should toss them but you know how that goes.
For the price and the features I would highly recommend this product to anyone. I too was dissapointed at first to find that the rear lever for mounting the paper seemed to get in the way of the dust collection port, but come on people move the lever just a little more past the dust chute and guess what no interference what so ever. The Makita is okay a little easier to change the paper, no rubber grip, an interior stiffner for the bag tends to break easliy. Again common sense should come into play here, this is an aggresive sander move up a grit or 2 and you will have a much easier time and a better end product, after all this is a finishing sander not meant for removing large amounts of material at a time. Personally I also own a Porter Cable 330 Speed Block and a Makita 4552K.
All in all this is a great sander for the money. Now for the Milwaukee, powerful, long rubber covered cord, creates a very fine swirl free finish, is well weighted and balanced, great dust bag, rubber protected switch and a good but not great paper holding system. The Speed Block is a wonderful sander and has many hours of use with no problems. I recently purchased this sander because of the price and I wanted a back-up sander. It has a couple of drawbacks no dust collection, very hard to depress the lever to change paper and no rubber grip.
Some have complained that the sander is hard to hold and wants to walk across the material.
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