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This was done with-in 6 hours (60 boards, two sides 4" X 5'-0") with results that I found acceptable. The unit tracks well, easy to change belts, heavy enough to get the belt to the wood but light enough to manage, plenty of power and very effective at the task I bought it for.The project entailed smoothing out ruff cut cedar boards to a manageable finish for a project. I would also recommend this sander, Thanks Amazon for your earlier reviews.they helped. Having read several Amazon reviews concerning disk sanders I selected this machine based on the good comments from far more knowlegeable wood workers. To say the least the process proved to be a good way to study something you don't know a great deal about.
Using a belt sander is something that may involve several minutes of continuous use, so tool comfort is important. It has great form and function and is well priced. Everyone said they are the best.
There is another plus: the flat top allows me to turn it upside down and put it in a jig to use as a bench sander - very handy. Buy it. I did this for a couple of years before my father-in-law bought me a nice sander for this purpose.This sander is very well constructed.
I was originally going to buy a Poter Cable sander. I have had mine for 3 years and it works as well as the day I got it. You will not be sorry.
I have used several different brands and the Makita just felt right. This sander tracks well, as another reviewer mentioned - it doesn't drift or make depressions in the wood.
Machine work is of high quality and the sander has proved to be very durable. The tool is an excellent sander. It vacuums most all of the dust and is exceptionally easy to empty and clean. The dust catcher design is outstanding. It was priced comparably with the smaller 21" sanders. The extra 3" of footprint is a significant upgrade from the more-standard 21"models.
My wrists aren't the greatest though, so you may not even notice it. It seems to cause my wrist to bend unnecessarily and I find it a bit tiring, noticed more when sanding on a higher table. What a great idea huh. Can you tell I like this sander. If you need to use it side ways, or in awkward positions or even not so awkward positions out on the job or in the shop, that design of bag is really quite stupid to have.
This is an exceptional belt sander with only one flaw in my opinion. Put the belt on, adjust it once maybe, and don't touch it again until you change belts; amazing. It stays firmly in place even when full without ever getting in the way. Compare this to any other belt sander to see if the other one you're looking at has got everything is should have. Sincerely,, Barry Thank you Lord for the blessings.
It is easy to empty as well. Praise Yahaveh through in our Lord Jesus Christ Don't need to drag around an extension cord. The motor housing is wisely and logically designed in far enough from the open belt side to let you put that baby right next to something with great precision. But in my experience Makita's generally do a pretty adequate all around job anyway. I have had and or used almost every belt sander known to man. It also comes with a 15' cord. It is the best balanced belt sander I have ever used, It is compact in design.
It has a low center of gravity. I am seriously considering buying another one because you know how it is, you find something you love and then they stop making it. It sands flat with no dimples. This one does it best.
I have had this sander for about 3 months now. What more could you want.One of the very most important design details in my opinion for any belt sander is the ability of the belt to sand flush right up next to a wall. I will let you know in 15 years. Hard to know the whole scoop until I see how long it will hold up. But besides that one "flaw".
I am a 25 year self employed cabinet and furniture maker. It doesn't sway in the wind either like the others I just mentioned. This little machine has everything that counts and except for my one complaint it is missing nothing. Then buy this one, cause you won't find it. The variable speed works superiorly.
To bad many other manufacturers don't see the simple genius in that longer cord. This is the best 3x24 belt sander I have ever had the pleasure of working with, and it is becoming apparent to me that it may be the best belt sander of any brand I have ever used. This is a superior belt sander. This Makita has a sturdy enough bag, that when full, it does not drop below the sanding surface and it never falls off. Plenty of power, quiet, It is very quiet for any belt sander.
I hope to retire by then and I bet this thing just may get me through my tinkering. But not this model 9920. This is the bag of bags. Problem is, it feels like this little baby will last this one man shop for 15 years. The bag is in the most logical place it can be, on the inside towards you, not hanging up in the air like some models which always irritated me anytime you did anything other than use the sander on materials that you lay flat on a table to sand. $200 bucks,, or more, what a steal.
So it may just be the sander of sanders.I normally wouldn't choose Makita as my number one choice, but after some serious shopping a few months ago it seemed the only way to go. Yep,, lightweight, yet sturdy. There are a few models made by Makita that have that terrible bag location as well as other brands. I think the handle grip should have a little more tilt downward toward the back and not be such a flat a grip. It never, and I mean never goes off track.
My wrists aren't the greatest though, so you may not even notice it. It seems to cause my wrist to bend unnecessarily and I find it a bit tiring, noticed more when sanding on a higher table. What a great idea huh. Can you tell I like this sander. If you need to use it side ways, or in awkward positions or even not so awkward positions out on the job or in the shop, that design of bag is really quite stupid to have.
This is an exceptional belt sander with only one flaw in my opinion. Put the belt on, adjust it once maybe, and don't touch it again until you change belts; amazing. It stays firmly in place even when full without ever getting in the way. Compare this to any other belt sander to see if the other one you're looking at has got everything is should have. Sincerely,, Barry Thank you Lord for the blessings.
It is easy to empty as well. Praise Yahaveh through in our Lord Jesus Christ Don't need to drag around an extension cord. The motor housing is wisely and logically designed in far enough from the open belt side to let you put that baby right next to something with great precision. But in my experience Makita's generally do a pretty adequate all around job anyway. I have had and or used almost every belt sander known to man. It also comes with a 15' cord. It is the best balanced belt sander I have ever used, It is compact in design.
It has a low center of gravity. I am seriously considering buying another one because you know how it is, you find something you love and then they stop making it. It sands flat with no dimples. This one does it best.
I have had this sander for about 3 months now. What more could you want.One of the very most important design details in my opinion for any belt sander is the ability of the belt to sand flush right up next to a wall. I will let you know in 15 years. Hard to know the whole scoop until I see how long it will hold up. But besides that one "flaw".
I am a 25 year self employed cabinet and furniture maker. It doesn't sway in the wind either like the others I just mentioned. This little machine has everything that counts and except for my one complaint it is missing nothing. Then buy this one, cause you won't find it. The variable speed works superiorly.
To bad many other manufacturers don't see the simple genius in that longer cord. This is the best 3x24 belt sander I have ever had the pleasure of working with, and it is becoming apparent to me that it may be the best belt sander of any brand I have ever used. This is a superior belt sander. This Makita has a sturdy enough bag, that when full, it does not drop below the sanding surface and it never falls off. Plenty of power, quiet, It is very quiet for any belt sander.
I hope to retire by then and I bet this thing just may get me through my tinkering. But not this model 9920. This is the bag of bags. Problem is, it feels like this little baby will last this one man shop for 15 years. The bag is in the most logical place it can be, on the inside towards you, not hanging up in the air like some models which always irritated me anytime you did anything other than use the sander on materials that you lay flat on a table to sand. $200 bucks,, or more, what a steal.
So it may just be the sander of sanders.I normally wouldn't choose Makita as my number one choice, but after some serious shopping a few months ago it seemed the only way to go. Yep,, lightweight, yet sturdy. There are a few models made by Makita that have that terrible bag location as well as other brands. I think the handle grip should have a little more tilt downward toward the back and not be such a flat a grip. It never, and I mean never goes off track.
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