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The one problem with that is you can create deep grooves so be sure to adjust the amount of suction on the sander and pay attention to what you are sanding. I have used this sander on two different jobs since I bought it. The design is very good for sucking up the dust compared to the Stanley one that I bought several months back (junk). I now use this sander to sand the majority of the final coat but I do go back with a sanding block to smooth it out. The sander will stick to the wall with the amount of sucking power.
This item worked exactly as advertised and with minimal dust generated. The only drawback is that there is no extension socket so you have to use your hand.
I could not make out any dust what so ever. Truely a quality designed, built, and functioning tool. For a homeowner or even a pro I would highly recommend this. Possibly one of the best $30 tools I ever bought, well worth every cent, you could easily spend $30 on plastic film taping and sealing off a room to contain the dust. I was a little worried that I would need one of those monserous shop vacs to connect this to for it to work but I tried it out with my small portable 2gal 1.5HP wet/dry shop vac and it worked absolutely flawlessly.
No mess sanding of drywall. Only downside is handle a little ackward to hold overhead hose gets in the way. Did 3 ceilings with no dust, unless I dropped the sander.
I contacted Marshalltown and to their credit they were outstanding. I might try to lap the edges with sandpaper and a flat surface to take down those outside edges, but that's not something I should have to do. If the plates aren't reasonably flat you cant feather seams out the way you need to. While the sander is a good idea, and it does consume most of the dust created with sanding, the sanding plate is cupped and sands through the compound along the edges before it hits the center. They sent me another one no questions asked and didn't even ask me to send the old one back. Great customer service(a dying art)but the product leaves something to be desired. Unfortunately I now have two sanders with cupped base plates.
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