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Easy to hold, although they need to completely get rid of the dust bag. Replaces DeWalt 420 palm sander which is no longer being sold. Semi-professional use.
The Rigid sander has it all over the Milwaukee. Poor design. This sander isn't good.
Anyone who has had this happen knows how frustrating it can be. I'm selling my two new Milwaukee's and buying two more Rigid's to replace them. The top of the sander gets hot right where you need to hold onto it.
20 years construction/cabinetmaking and woodworking teacher. It also tends to oscillate and not want to remain flat on the work surface. The rigid also has a variable speed feature, is more quiet and seems more substantial and better built.
I purchased two Milwaukee sanders with hook and loop and two Rigid brand equivilent hook and loop sanders at the same time, same price. The Milwaukee pad will go into high speed RPM the moment it is lifted off a surface.
For the price, I would recommend the Craftsman Professional and for overall quality and durability, I would recommend the DeWalt. Unlike Milwaukee's contract-built Taiwanese jig saw, at least this particular product is of reasonable quality and offered at a reasonable price. I'd advise you to pass on this sander. This Milwaukee isn't all that Heavy Duty and isn't even built by Milwaukee or its parent company, Atlas Copco. It seems, however, that in Milwaukee's effort to become a broad-line tool provider, they have cut some corners and have had their name slapped upon Southeast Asian product.This particular unit is a reincarnation of the Makita sanders that were on the cutting edge back in the late 1980s' and early 1990's. And that's pretty much what you get with this product: a well-built (aside from the plastic shell that could be of better quality and with more grip when the unit becomes covered with palm sweat), rugged unit that is a little behind the times.Not that Craftsman Professional is anything to sneeze at, but I can say with confidence having owned Milwaukee, Makita, DeWalt, and Craftsman Professional sanders that this particular sand would rank last on this list of manufacturers.
I was shocked to get this poor of quality from Milwaukee. Granted, it is a cheap (inexpensive) sander, but I expected a little more than 7 or 8 hours of use from it. I have owned many, many Milwaukee tools.But this one was a real disappointment. Not to complain, but the housing is also very light, the entire unit just feels "cheap" to me. I still recommend Porter Cable, I generally get good hours out of that brand.DeWalt does ok, Makita, so-so.Hope that helps anyone out there lookng for a unit that will hold up under use. I estimate 7 to 8 hours on the tool before it is absolutely unusable. First the "random" action ceased, which is not uncommon with a worn out "belt".but the power became less and less, sparks emit from the windings.
Every time I put a new sanding disk on, it just shoots off. Best sander I bought. Hope this helped- But the Hook and Loop. It most likely will last me for a while. There is one draw back, do not buy the psa.
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