Unfortunately, I bought the Ryobi 5" orbital sander. I can definately confirm that this sander is hard to control and vibrates like crazy. I would not want to use this sander for a large project. I was surprised by the rather poor performance of this sander, I am happy with my other Ryobi tools (table saw, biscuit joiner, palm sander) so I thought this sander would perform well when I bought it. Oh well....live and learn...
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My vote is for the Bosch
I've got the 1295dvs and it works great. Palm or not it's light enough to use in any position. The dust collection is phenominal but I would get the vac adapter since the filter clogs very quickly which proves that it works as they state it will. The vs works good imho. You decide how much you want to remove and how fast you want to do it.
Just my 2 cents.Do like you always do,,,,,,Get what you always get!!Comment
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Have the DeWalt 421, and like it other than the fact that the little plastic anti-spin pieces seem to where out after about 10 hours of sanding. Not huge, but at about $1 apiece, it's inconvenient. The DeWalt rep told me that this was remedied on the newer model, although he said that they wear out on all ROS sanders. Saw the Festool demo at Woodcraft. It's a nice tool to say the least, but it really only works well with the Festool dust collection unit, and that's an additional expense. If you were going into production, or had a big job that would justify the expense, then it's worth it. It's also considered a lifetime tool. The demonstrator told me that in a commercial application, a PC333 would last 6mos-1yr., Dewalt 421 about 1yr. Makita 1-1 1/2 years, and Festool indefinately (could pass it down).
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Oh BTW, anyone use one of those SandingSitter gizmos? What a worthless piece of crap! Got one from Amazon for $5. Just aweful.Comment
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