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I'M SANDING THE GARAGE DOOR SIDE JAMBS AND UNDER, SO LIGHTNESS COUNTS. INSTRUCTION SHEET IS VERY GOOD AND CLEAR. THIS VARIABLE SPEED BELT SANDER IS VERY GOOD FOR THE MONEY.IF YOU DOING LOTS OF HEAVY SANDING, THEN MAYBE THE DEWALT IS THE WAY TO GO. SO, IF YOU ARE SANDING WALLS, VERTICAL AND UP-SIDE DOWN POSITION, LIGHTNESS COUNTS HEAVILY. RYOBI WEIGHT IN AT 9lb AND THAT LIGHT. CHANGING THE BELT WAS EASY, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION. PRESS THE SWITCH, THE MOTOR SLOWLY COMES TO LIVE AT SLOW SPEED.
DEWALT COST MORE AND WEIGHT IN AT 16lb. BELT TRACKING IS VERY GOOD, VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL AT FRONT KNOT HANDLE IS WILL PLACED, BUT AT TIME MY FINGER TENDS TO MOVE IT ACCIDENTALLY. UNLESS YOUR ARMS ARE MADE OF STEEL. SANDER COMES WITH DUST BAG, I DIDN'T USE IT BECAUSE I'M SANDING OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, AND BAG TENDS TO GET IN THE WAY AND INCREASE WEIGHT DUE TO SAW DUST COLLECTION.
This was meant as a birthday present for my son, but he never got it. Now I'm out eighty-some dollars with no results. I've contacted the company (Tools Now if I'm not mistaken) selling the product thru Amazon, but they haven't adequatly followed up.
It finally didn't track anymore, so I bought what I thought was another.I couldn't have farther from the truth. Get the look a like Bosch 1274DVS. The Trigger Hold is protected so well that it takes two strong hands just to start the thing and set the Trigger Hold. I owned the exact look alike to this model and I wore it out. The only thing this has in common with my old sander is it looks just like the Ryobi model 321.This is an example of what happens when non-users get involved in design.The trigger pull is much stiffer than the original. it was designed by guys who use the tool. The motor dosn't start when the trigger is pulled (it sits there and hums for about 2 seconds) so you don't know when you have pulled the trigger enough.
The compact design makes it easy to handle. It's performed well all that time. The bag fills up pretty rapidly, and it's not easy to clean out. There will be lots of dust on the floor and in the air. I bought my Ryobi several years ago. Belt changes are a snap. A vacuum helps a lot.Great value for the money, but if you want Porter-Cable quality, this isn't it. The flat top lets you flip it upside down and used it as a fixed sanding table fairly easily.On the flip side, dust collection is not very good.
I received a cut off wheel ins of dust catcher bag. I had to call back and her response was terse. There are too many "Good" sites around to put up with this negative service. Belt sander works fine. Still no dust bag (the one they sent didn't work) and I'm not calling them again.
Item was shiped with wrong accessories and manual. Called company and they sent a dust bag that dosen't fit. Customer service person was not rude but wasn't warm and helpful. Said they would call back with shiping info and didn't.
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