Porter-Cable 352VS 8 Amp 3-Inch by 21-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Cloth Dust Bag
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Manufacturer: Porter-CableModel: 352VS
Product features:
- 3-inch by 21-inch belt sander with dust bag
- 8 amps; designed for flush sanding; variable-speed drive
- All-metal housing
- Includes sander, ceramic aluminum oxide belt, dust bag, manual
- 11-3/4-inches long; 10-3/4 pounds; 1-year warranty
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Porter-Cable 352VS 8 Amp 3-Inch by 21-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Cloth Dust Bag
Customer Review: Dead with only about 8 hours on it!
Summary: 2 Stars
Always wanted a Porter Cable belt sander. My old Ryobi lasted years but I know it was not a great machine. I got this perhaps 5 years ago but as I am not working regularly as a carpenter anymore, and the machine was used for one small job and then hardly at all for 5 years.
Recently doing some light-duty sanding on a small dresser and the belt started slipping. Then stopped. Opened up the machine and found that the secondary drive pulley (the one that is attached to the drive "wheel") is made of light plastic and had broken (sheared-off) at the "hub" of the pulley. This is a little 15-cent peice of plastic that is on the critical drive-train. Seems very foolish of Porter Cable to do this. My local tool repair guy told me they did this for a while but supposedly they are making it with a metal gear/pulley again.
I come to a company like Porter Cable not for bare-minimum engineering but for robust "lifetime" engineering. Having a tool fail on the job is no good; I don't care what the warantee is like (in this case...past warantee).
My advice, check out a Bosch. Porter Cable does not get high marks for this one. This would not have lasted a day on a real jobsite with that plastic gear in there!
To be fair, when it runs- it feels fine. Balance is fair. It tracks well and the dust collector works reasonably well. (By the way, Amazon had this shipped WITHOUT the bag! I had to sort-of make a big deal about it because it IS advertised as having the bag). Gotta be careful!
Another small point, no case at all available-even as an additional accessory.
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Description of Porter-Cable 352VS 8 Amp 3-Inch by 21-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Cloth Dust Bag
3''x21'' Variable Speed Belt Sander With Center Of Gravity Positioned Directly Over Plate For Efficient Sanding & Less Tipping Of Tool During Operation, 7A, 850-1,300 SFPM, Belt & Gear Drive, Dust Bag Swivels 360, Fingertip Belt Tracking Knob, Quick Release Belt Change Lever, Includes 100G Ceramic Aluminum Oxide Belt, Dust Bag Assembly & Operating Manual.Porter-Cable's 3-by-21-inch belt sander features an all-metal housing that gives the tool a solid feel, makes it tough to damage, and lets you sand effectively without having to press down. This sander also does a great job of keeping belts centered, a terrific bonus because there's nothing more frustrating that having to constantly re-center a belt. According to Porter-Cable, the all-metal housing accounts for the centered placement of the belts. The sander remains rigid, even during heavy use, and the metal helps dissipate heat, keeping the belt relatively cool and in place.
This sander also has a variable-speed dial that lets you match the speed of the belt with the application, so you can speed up for aggressive removal or dial down for more precision. We really like the 360-degree adjustable top dust nozzle--a feature you won't find on many belt sanders--because it lets you pivot the dust bag (or hose if you're hooked up to a dust vac), a huge convenience when sanding in corners or along edges. And, lastly, this is a quiet sander, thanks both to Porter-Cable's newly designed gear system, which meshes more accurately, and to the sander's serpentine drive belt, which makes considerably less noise than a more common cog system. For a belt sander, this tool is surprisingly easy on the ears, and that's a very good thing. --Jon Groebner
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