Richard L.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
This works better and longer than the other two brands of sanders I have
Moses
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
Good sander , if your not in a hurry , it runs slow even on highest setting. I have no need for the two other slower settings as a trim carpenter, perhaps they are useful if you are finishing furniture or prepping for stain etc . I would prefer a faster setting
Frédéric N.
Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2025
Bien que la livraison a été très longue, l'article est conforme a la description.Fonctionne très bien, j'aime beaucoup les 3 vitesse variables. Article original de Makita.Je rachèterais assurément.
P.A.H
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025
Makita make great products and this is one of them. I use for automotive paint preparation, and I found the performance excellent. It is easy to handle but for some the weight might be an issue if prolonged use is required.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2024
if you are a professional woodworker and you worked with the best sanding machines in the world like Mirka and Festool you know what is great 2.5 stroke sanding finish then this Makita is pretty much very close with the result. this is 5 inch sanding pad sander not 6.Particulary this Makita is very simple and excelent sander with perfect balance and slow motion vibration There are just 3 speed option but all of them work really good. vacuum exit hose could be better designed for vacuum extractors. that is the only problemhighly sugest this sander
Michael
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024
Honestly I love this thing. I don't need a sander very often. But man this thing did so well. Battery lasted for a lot longer then I expected. The best part is this is the first sander I have ever used that the dust actually went in the catch. Amazing lol
リーゼント
Reviewed in Japan on August 25, 2024
スムーズに使用できる!
Jay Maltby
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
I used this to sand around twenty 10' redwood 2x6s that had been out in the weather for a several years and had been covered with honeydew from an aphid infestation in my oak trees plus the dust and dirt that got caked on. It took a lot of sanding from 36 grit down to 80 grit to get these boards back to usable shape for a deck I was building. Many hours of sanding and the wood looks great and stained up nicely. Not having to deal with a cord was very convenient as I was working out in the yard away from the house. I have two 5.0 amp-hour batteries that I was able to swap as needed. The battery being used easily provided plenty of run time to allow the other battery to fully charge. I have used the sander on many other woodworking projects and it has always performed well.
Eric
Reviewed in Mexico on February 28, 2024
Manejo útil de varias velocidades; la adhesión de la lija en velcro es muy práctica
Charles W.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024
This is my other go to brand. Excellent performers, good ergonomics, easy to use.
Ian Lewis
Reviewed in Australia on April 12, 2024
It's a Makita, nothing left to say.
Charlie Currie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2022
Feels natural, good weight (neither too heavy nor too light)
Coty C.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021
Great sander. Gets the job done on a 3Ah battery, you can almost fully charge another 3Ah battery as fast as this will use one up at full speed. Doesn’t shake your hand and arm bones to death, even without any gloves on - it’s actually not unpleasant to use. Just guide it around your surface - the sandpaper doesn’t get hot if you don’t press on it and just let it do the work. I got perfect sanding results with almost no experience using an electric sander, just stepping up through 4 or 5 grades of paper (I used Serious Grit brand, it’s nice but probably any 8-hole paper is fine).It’s not too heavy, and high speed is plenty of power for the pine and mesquite that I’ve done so far.The little bag is a joke. I left it off and can see dust blowing out at speed from the tube, so it must have a fan in there pulling the dust through the 8 holes and out the exhaust. I ordered a universal vacuum fitting set that hopefully fits this to the basic shop vac I have, but it’s surprisingly good by itself (though makes a mess of course).Once the battery gets down to 1 bar, it will start to lose some top speed. I found it to be somewhat less effective when this happens, so I go ahead with battery swap to keep it running near full speed.2Ah will get some sanding done, but it runs down faster than you want it to. 3 is good, lasts longer than I expected at full speed.