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Bring back the light grey workhorses you were once know for and scrap these dark grey POS's. After 3 hours of sanding it went back in the box to be returned. This sander wanders uncontrollably, leaves swirl marks everywhere, and eats through sandpaper.
PC needs to spend less time trying to make "cool" looking tools and get back to making quality electric hand tools. When my last 333 broke, I bought this newer version of what I though was a similar machine. This sander is junk, and I only hope you have looked past the other high reviews and have read what other full time woodworkers have written.
Night and day. PC will see no more of my hard earned dollars. I typically sand 450+ doors/drawers a year not to mention cabinets.
I have been through several PC sanders.
But I urge you to look for a different sander. I thought maybe it was my sanding discs, but after trying a couple different brands, I realized that this is just how it is. It was awesome. Maybe not quite as powerful as some people would like, but it handled like a dream. The DeWalt handled like a dream and was much nicer to use than this one. I mean, if I liked my old one so much without even researching it before hand, then this time I would get something even better.
I don't usually review items after I purchase them. Funny thing is, I really didn't do much research when I bought it. This thing drifts all over the place when you're trying to work with it. When I'm sanding, it just come loose and FALLS OFF. The sawdust collector just falls off. It was affordable and in stock at my local home center, so I wen with it.Well, when the DeWalt finally died, I thought this time I would do my homework and get something even better. especially when its been over a year. But today I became so frustrated with this sander that I just had to share.
nothing to compare it to. So, for the past year I've just been using it anyway (basically avoiding it whenever possible) because I didn't like the idea of throwing money down the drain. It isn't balanced well, or something and just feels terribly uncomfortable to use. Sawdust everywhere and when I put it back on, it is so loose that it won't stay in place unless I keep checking on it. What a mistake.
Maybe thats why the gave it such high marks. Of course, the only reason I know this is because I've used it. I have no idea why it is loose unless the plastic is just fatigued or something, but now I've had it.As far as all of the positive reviews are concerned, in scimming through them, it seems that this is the first or only brand sander that many of the reviewers have owned. Previously, I owned a DeWalt random orbit sander which was my first. And then today something else has started happening.
One word.CONTROL. I built my entire kitchen with it and I couldn't have achieved the results I did without it. So I ended up with the Porter-Cable.
I believe that the dust collection canisters could be a little stronger and that the airflow to them should be strengthened a bit. A couple of mine have more than ten years of fairly continuous service with the only additional costs being that of the sanding pad, as the hooks seem to wear out after a great deal of us. I am a fairly active wordworker (a hobbyist) that builds our own furniture, primarily out of cherry. I do get a fair amount of residue on the outside of the sander that probably could be "collected" a bit better. Great products. I have four 5' random orbit P-C sanders along with a host of others. I find all of the P-C Sanders to be superb, reliable and durable products with only one minor weakness.
This makes the sander virtually dust free, a very important feature for me. I especially lke the dust port which easily hooks up to shop vac. Having used this sander for many hours in the last year, I can say it works well. Powerful, ergonomically well designed and sturdily built.
The tool deos do a nice finishing job.-----Brian Unit seems to work well overall but does seem to BOG down on occasion. Maybe it needs a little more capacity OR it's at my end.
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