Porter-Cable 343K 5-Inch Random Orbit Sander Kit - Hook & Loop Pad
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Porter-Cable 343K 5-Inch Random Orbit Sander Kit - Hook & Loop Pad
Customer Review: Great sander
Summary: 5 Stars
the material removing approaches that of a belt sander, yet it's MUCH more controllable... though it's not considered a "finish sander", it tends to leave fewer swirls than my Makita palm sander. This has become my new do-it-all sander. If I'm looking for THAT fine of a finish, I'm going to finish off by hand anyway. I have used this pretty steadily for close to 6 months now, and have yet to have any problems some others have mentioned regarding the dust cup falling off. Maybe the older O-rings were a little thinner? or maybe those with problems didn't have them seated fully? As for vibration, you're holding a 3-amp motor in your hand... you're going to have some vibration, though I haven't noticed anything remotely close to a numbing or tingling problem caused by it. The times I have to do a LOT of sanding, I usually wear my padded-palm gloves anyway (a habit I got into when I used to use a vibrating palm sander).Customer Review: Great sander, great value
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a bit worried when I purchased this sander back in June as I had a heavy workload planned for it and I didn't know if it would be powerful enough. A couple of months later and I've sanded two coats of paint off all of my kitchen cabinets. I went all the way down to 40 grit paper and I was surprised how smooth and swirl-free it was after such coarse paper. There were days when I ran it almost non-stop for hours and hours on end. For being designed for small-medium duty tasks it sure did a great job for heavy paint removal. It also did a very nice job with finish sanding when I was done. For $59 I got a ton of work out of it. (I should also add that I had zero problems with the dust canister).Customer Review: Great sander, poor dust collection
Summary: 4 Stars
As far as the sander and it's performance goes, I wish I could give it 5 stars, but after a few weeks, the cannister started vibrating off in the middle of sanding. I had an O-ring of the same size that was used to keep the canister in place and thought replacing it would be the answer. It was for about 5 hours of work or so, and it's back to it's old trick. It's actually very frustrating because if you get your face down close to your work to get a closer look at a certain area and the thing decides to fall off, you get a face full of sawdust. Taking it to Porter Cable is on my list of stuff to do, but for now I turn on the ambeint air cleaner and toss on a dust mask while I'm sanding (which I should be doing both anyway). The performance of the acutal tool has been supurb. The tool feels very good in your hand and is easy to handle in many different positions - and the best part is your hand and arm stop vibrating when you turn the tool off as opposed to other brands I have used that you can feel the vibration from your finger tips to your elbow until the next morning. As far as sanders go, this is one of the quietest I have ever heard.Customer Review: Great tool!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm really pleased with this sander. It's smooth, quiet, and when hooked up to a shop vac makes almost no airborne dust. This sander also seems really solidly built, but is light weight and easy to handle. The "brake" feature that prevents the thing from spinning out of control when lifted off the workpiece works like a charm. I think I'm most enamored with the lack of dust. A very welcome addition to my shop, and at a reasonable price.Customer Review: Happy customer
Summary: 5 Stars
The Porter Cable random orbit sander is a great tool. I had used and abused one for several years and had the sanding pad fail. I was able to buy this reconditioned one for only about twice the price of just replacing the sanding pad. It looks like new and works like new also.