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This machine is going to make my projects a lot easier and faster. For the price, it was more than I expected. It took only five minutes to install the handle and the vacuum port. I recommend that you use a heavy duty stand, it weighs over 130 pounds. It is heavy duty and does an excellent job at sanding.
Ran some rough sawn cherry and after a few passes, it was as smooth as a baby's butt. Put a little bend on the silver tabs at either side of the end of the belt. This is going to be such a time saver. Dust collection is pretty good but some ends up on the floor even with my Grizzly 2hp collector.
Otherwise the occasional piece of wood hangs up and makes a big fuss. A 4" dust port would be a nice addition. Makes a buttload of dust though. With 25% of my time spent sanding, this unit is a god send. No problems. Out of the box, this thing ran perfectly.
Nature of the beast I guess. I'm building a new set of kitchen cabinets. A good vacuum and dust collector are a must unless you dont care about dust. Better hurry, the price goes back to $650 after Christmas.Update: This tool works exceptionally well. The manual was clearly written and contains more information than I ever expected. 18 of them.
Clean well after each use. The price is back to the indroductory low price of $495, down from a high of $650.
It sanded beautifully right out of the box with no adjustments necessary. The shipping box had a hole punched in it but the sander was not damaged. I only have a 15 amp circuit which works fine as long as you don't push the sander too hard, especially if you sand wide pieces. I would recommend the required 18 amp circuit or you will be re-setting your circuit breaker. I purchased this sander a few months ago and have been very pleased so far. The main use is for edge sanding face frames. Highly recommended. Whether you sand one or several at a time the tracking belt holds each piece in place.
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