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I bought the sanding frame kit. Apparently the plastic dust impeller broke, based on my visual inspection. The design is just not up to snuff in my opinion.The other positive is that DeWalt will take it back for the first 90 days, so I'm sending mine back. I bought this sander based on a Fine Woodworking review. I also knocked the dust bag off several times, as described by others.
Ususally they get it right, but not this time. The frame itself works well, but the stand can not be used with the dust collector and the frame doesn't fit in the stand well. The case that comes with the kit holds all of the pieces and is enormous and of little use to me because of its size.The sander is good ergonomically, I used it comfortably for about 6 hours straight while sanding a hardwood floor. However, the dust collection was poor to begin with and stopped working entirely after less than an hour.
I decided to take the risk and hoped I wouldn't regret it.It was the right choice. I looked at quite a few others but in the end, they each had something I couldn't live with. Besides, I've never seen a dust collector on any piece of equipment catch everything. It churns through projects with out slowing down.I'll agree the dust collector isn't the best, but with the amount of material it's going through, only a vaccume dust collector could solve the problem. Reading all the negative reviews and I originally decided purchasing the sander would be more trouble than it was worth. This is an excellent piece of equipment. I may have gotten lucky, but it's worth the money. I've used it on concrete, hardwood and softwoods alike with out any problems.
Unfortunately after using it for less than one day it was eating belts, the tracking adjustment did not work. I called Dewalt customer service then the store manager who finally agreed to replace it with a new sander. The service person said they would only repair it, not return it. I was so excited about this sander. It spewed dust despite frequently emptying the bag and was a huge disappointment. It arrived and the preliminary test seems hopeful. When I called Dewalt they had me take it to the local Dewalt store for return and said a new sander would be shipped to me.
tool trying to save some money. I cleaned this up and purchased a new belt. Now come on it was on fire it should be replaced. The first problem I had was that the belt got stuck. My old Makita which was stolen would run and run and never caught on fire.
How should I know when I saw fire I got rid of it as soon as possible. Then it started smoking and it caught on fire. I was then asked where was the fire. I purchased this as a recond. Upon further investigation I found that the rear roller had melted and stuck to the belt which the stuck on the flat part of the sander. A couple days later I was using the sander again. I then asked if it would be repaired or replaced and I was told repaired. I took it to the service center and told him that it caught on fire.
I was surprised at the weight of the sander but that was not a problem. The motor was slowing down so I emptied the dust collector and continued using the sander. Not sure if this will be my last dewalt product but I will look at other options next time. I quickly threw it on the floor and the fire went out.
What I didn't know is that the belt adjustment screw was missing. It immediately ate a belt. I did buy the dust collector attachment and use is every time I use the sander. I've now used it quite a bit and have had no further problem with it. When I received my sander, I tried using it right away. After checking out the manual I realized what my problem was. I recommend it highly. I called DeWalt and they sent me an adjustment screw right away.
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