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Five Star Reviews: | 84% ... extreme hard wood "Osage Orange" This sander is the best I have ever owned May 2, 2017 I have used this sander on extreme hard wood "Osage Orange" This sander is the best I have ever owned. Not only does it adjust the belt on center it also has variable speed and the dust collector works terrific. The long electric cord gives plenty of room to work. I would highly recommend this unit over all the others. r Excellent Product! November 3, 2014 Very impressed overall with this sander. After reading many reviews on other sanders, I decided to go with model. Very powerful and easy handling. Dust collecting bag works well but I like the fact that my shopvac hooks right up to it...perfect! I always believe you get what you pay for, and in this case it was worth it. This thing is a Beast!! We both Love it! October 8, 2013 We bought this after doing much reviews as we were starting a major hardwood floor restoration project. Having this sander truly and I mean truly made the difference between making the job enjoyable, or my life ending in divorce. Honest. Both my spouse and I used it successfully and we were able to finish the project and due to the extra sanding, with various grits, etc the floor looks awesome! Both my wife and I are reporting this with prior experience doing a separate room with a sander that just stunk. And I mean stunk. Made the work twice as hard, and four times longer than it should have taken. With this Makita we did a room three time larger in record time. Wow. Talk about using the right tool for the job! I am by no means a handyman or a tool guy and I know diddly about home upgrades and repairs but this thing tracks nice, kept the sandpaper true and it just worked! Truly made the project enjoyable. I would replace this with another one if and when I have to. But so far so good. This winter we are starting another project and this will be our primary sander for that as well! Great belt sander!! July 14, 2013 The flat top allows you to lay the sander upside down and clamp it to a surface so you have a stationary sander. The variable speed allows the belt to move at a very low speed, making it very easy to remove small amounts of material from the surface you want to sand. The low speed also makes your sanding operation much safer, easier to maintain control. Adjusting the tracking of the belt (the side to side alignment of the belt) on this sander is much better than my last two Porter Cable sanders. A small turn of the dial moves the belt a short distance to the right or left, depending on the direction you turn the dial. The previously owned sanders would let the belt continue traveling right or left unless you reversed the turn of the dial just the right amount to keep the belt centered. This sander is just quicker and easier to adjust the belt and the belt seems to stay aligned. When you need to remove material quickly, it is easy to adjust the speed of the belt. It is quieter than any belt sander I have ever used... it is a belt sander, though... so quiet is relative. The tool is well-balanced and I expect to get a lot of use and satisfaction from it. The dust bag could use a more positive attachment to the tool. Several times the bag has popped off the sander during use, since it is a friction fit. Perhaps I am just not engaging the funnel end of the bag into the dust port of the tool with sufficient authority? Mighty Makita June 5, 2013 I replaced an older Makita of the same size that cut itself apart due to unnoticed poor tracking (it was manual). The old one was a good unit and supplied years of use but the new unit is much more heavily built and the auto tracking works perfectly. Another feature I enjoy is the speed control. You can slow it to a crawl whereas the old unit even at the slowest setting was spinning rather fast. This gives much better material removal control. | 78% Five Stars July 21, 2017 Exceptionally notable quality! Quality of the wrapping was stunning. Exceptionally swift delivery. Would buy from again. Best Buy--works great February 17, 2017 Great product. We use these belts for construction of wheelchair ramps. They are tough and hold up to heavy conditions. Price is the best I have found anywhere. | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
Four Star Reviews: | 9% Job Well Done May 16, 2017 Unit has done the job so far. The vacuum to the bag is nothing to brag about but I never have found them to work well on any unit. Belts are an easy on/off which is great. Nice long cord to work around the project. It is a heavy unit which works for a belt sander. Almost perfect. August 8, 2016 My only complaint about this belt sander is that the dust outlet doesn't fit a standard hose; but rather is exactly the same size as the hose (I have to pipe the two together). very good sander --- BUT September 23, 2013 This Makita sander is a real work horse , tracks fine, belt changing a cinch, with only one negative comment. Makita you folks really need to relocate the dust bag ! At first I liked the location, and it felt pretty comfortable . But when I use the sander its like an extension of my hand, in other words I'm all over the place and the dust bag keeps falling off! Better yet instead of relocating the bag find a better way to secure it that's all thanksMakita 9903 8.8 Amp 3-Inch-by-21-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Cloth Dust Bag I Wish I'd Bought It Sooner January 30, 2012 This is my first belt sander and I bought it because I needed to refinish some walnut paneling. It makes stripping old finishes a breeze! I've even used it to edge plane some rough cut cherry face frame stock with good success (using a Klingspor planer belt). Changing belts is easy, and the auto-tracking mechanism works well. I also find the speed control to be really useful. Like others I find the dust port to be on the wrong side of the tool, and it has been difficult trying to find an adapter to my vaccum that works well. | 11% Mediocre quality sanding belt. Wears out really fast, ... September 6, 2017 Mediocre quality sanding belt. Wears out really fast, however it's a fair price for 10 pieces compared to Home Depot or Lowes. | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
Three Star Reviews: | 2% I prefer my other Makita products April 11, 2016 I had high hopes since I believe porter cable quality has gone down over the years and was happy to purchase another Makita product (VERY happy with their 18v cordless tools and a jackhammer I've used for years). The PRO'S: it is indeed a relatively quiet machine good dust collection despite other reviewers, I liked the clip on the dustbag, made it very easy to empty The CON'S: POWER: I can't believe they use the same motor on their bigger 4x24 sander. This thing bogs down as much as my $49 black and decker when it hits wood. I found myself constantly trying to turn up the speed, only to realize it's already on max. FLUSH SANDING: Just, no... It states 'Innovative design for sanding flush to wall with nose,' which I found completely false. Sander contacts wood mainly just at plate area, a good 3 inches from the nose. I can't imagine how much more this would bog down if the full sandpaper contacted wood. COST: $70 more than the porter cable, $175 more than my black and decker, which I'm surprised I'm even using as a comparative review. TRACKING: "Auto-tracking belt system tracks belt without adjustment," I think I missed something...this has a knob up front and it needed to be turned like any other belt sander I've used. If belt gets too close to the inside, it catches something and tears, which seems like a very poor design flaw. MISC: Fax number to register product didn't work, initial purchase from amazon warehouse deals came without dust bag, second purchase was left on doorstep in it's $250 Makita 9903 Sander box (no brown box???)...total prime thing to steal off a porch if you ask me.. UPDATE: After using this sander for a few months, I am indeed happy with the purchase, while I stand by my previous review, I find the machine very ergonomic and a pleasure to use compared to other sanders. That being said, I do hope they update it, my new Makita cordless (brushless) tools are leaps and bounds ahead of their previous models. If they could make the same improvements to this machine it would indeed be a force to reckon with. Not sure I would buy this again September 1, 2015 Burns my wood...it may be that I don't know how to use it...but I have a rotary sander that out performs this one. Disappointing quality. April 17, 2015 Makita continues it's slow decline on tool quality with this sander. Sander does track well, has a long cord, but lacks power when using coarse grit belts. The dust bag is a joke. I even hooked the belt sander up to my hepa vacuum and still had dust blowing out of belt. Variable speed works well but is so slow that setting tool lower than the max setting renders the tool useless. | 5% Did the job March 4, 2015 It did its job but Im not sure if it was because of the heating from the sander or these belts are cheap because they seemed to fray easily and break | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
Two Star Reviews: | 3% Didn't work for me. April 7, 2017 I purchased this sander because of the great reviews. I used sander as per the directions and as soon as I turned on unit it thrashed the belt that was provided. I had to stop unit loosen the belt and put the tension back on in order to be able to adjust and for the thrashing to stop. By the time I was able to adjust the unit the right 3rd of the belt was unusable. I call tech support and they advised there must have been a defective part and that since it was within the 30 days to return to Amazon. Amazon gave me a refund. 2 stars since I didn't loose money. 1 star to quality control. got a used item February 18, 2017 just recieved the product and while there doesnt seem to be anything wrong with the sander, dissapointed to see some saw dust indicating it has been used. guess i could return item, just dont feel like going through the hassle. This sander works great for a couple of years but then it starts ... October 15, 2015 This sander works great for a couple of years but then it starts to fail. Miss track or just poor tension on the belt. I think is way over price. Makita assembly worker snafu December 28, 2014 Bought the belt sander after reading reviews and features. I opened the box and pulled it out, tested it and then bought some more belts to have some on hand. The initial testing was just to run the unit without actually doing any work. Put it up winter coming and didn't have anything to do. 12/27/14... made some shelves today, needed to sand them to fit between the unevenness of dry wall walls. Plugged it in and now the first time I actually wanted to use it it made a few revolutions made a sudden clunk and locked up tight. Very disappointed in Makita's quality assurance... opened it up removing both halves to see why the motor locked only to find an extra brush end cap that had been left in the housing by the cooling fins had wandered in behind the fan and jammed. Removed the part that apparently had been introduced during assembly and hour later reassembled and was able to use the sander. | 4% Eh April 15, 2017 You get what you pay for, and in this case, slightly less. These things become spent and useless VERY quickly. You get more than 100% more use out of belts that cost 100% more. Every belt in the pack split at the joint after ... March 22, 2015 Every belt in the pack split at the joint after minimal use and yes I had it going in the right direction. I was trying to remove aged top layer of some recycled deck boards but decided to just buy new boards. That was cheaper than the sanding belts!!!! | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
One Star Reviews: | 2% easy to bog it down October 25, 2016 Knew within one minute this sander was going back. Very underpowered, easy to bog it down. There was more dust at the bottom of the board than in the bag. The bag has a slid on closure which is very easy to come off. Zipper much better. And no way to attach a dust collection hose as the size doesnt fit any hose and there is no adapter offered. I love Makita tools but they blew it with this sander. Makita product Fails Instantly! May 9, 2015 I just purchased this sander on Amazon one month and 5 days ago... the second time I went to use it (I have about 15 total minutes of run time on this tool), it died. I checked the brushes and they show virtually no wear of course, and checked a couple different outlets to make sure they are hot, which they are... I went to log in to my Amazon Prime account, and since I'm 5 days over the 30-day return policy I can't get a new one sent... BOOOO!!! I hope someone at Makita or Amazon reads this and makes this right. It's a $230.00 product that should last for years, not a month! sold as new but received used worn and as is big dissapointment amazon! June 29, 2013 Just opened package purchased it as a new item However item has been obvioulsly used even the box was previously opened and dirty will return immediately Sander' cast frame broke in 2! July 6, 2011 Update -my sander frame snapped in two with no obvious cause, no bending, and no other damage, rendering it useless. It was neither dropped nor misused. The frame should be the last thing to break - not the first. The Makita frame is cast metal - either zinc or an alloy not steel and appears prone to fracture. I think my sander had a defect in casting and the poor design using cast metal was the cause. Since it is now outside the 1 year warranty period, Makita was not interested in helping me other than selling me a new frame for over $80 with shipping (new entire sander price $207), and not interested in hearing about the problem. Makita USA has no dedicated customer service, and no contact number or email or any way to contact them for complaint or quality issue. If you have a Makita product and something goes wrong after 366 days, T-S. If your frame breaks, expect to pay over half to get it repaired. I will never buy another Makita product, and strongly encourage others to carefully consider what you DO NOT GET buying from this company. | 2% | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
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Article Number | 0088381032674 | 0797267343093 | 0051144814015 | 0051144814039 | 0736815004420 |
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Brand | Makita | POWERTEC | 3M | 3M | POWERTEC |
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Color | Teal | - | Purple | Purple | - |
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Formatted Price | $346.20 | - | - | - | - |
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Height | 243.7 in | 82.7 in | 129.9 in | 118.1 in | 114.2 in |
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Label | - | POWERTEC | 3M | 3M | Southern Technology LLC |
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Length | 457.9 in | 244.1 in | 409.4 in | 177.2 in | 346.5 in |
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Manufacturer | Makita | POWERTEC | 3M | 3M | Southern Technology LLC |
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Model | 9903 | 110430 | 81401 | 81403 | 110450 |
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MPN | 9903 | 110430 | 81401 | B0000223RU | 110450 |
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Number of Parts | 9903 | 110430 | 81401 | B0000223RU | 110450 |
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Product Group | Home Improvement | Home Improvement | Home Improvement | Home Improvement | Home Improvement |
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Product Type | TOOLS | TOOLS | TOOLS | TOOLS | TOOLS |
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Publisher | Makita | POWERTEC | 3M | 3M | Southern Technology LLC |
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Quantity | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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Score | 9.6 | 9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | - |
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Size | - | 80 Grit | 3x21 | 3x21 | 120 Grit |
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SKU | - | - | 3683-4224 | 3683-4240 | - |
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Studio | Makita | POWERTEC | 3M | 3M | Southern Technology LLC |
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Title | - | POWERTEC 110430 3-Inch x 21-Inch 80 Grit Aluminum Oxide Sanding Belt, 10-Pack | 3M 81401 3-Inch by 21-Inch Purple Regalite Resin Bond 80 Grit Cloth Sanding Belt, Pack of 5 | 3M 81403 3-Inch by 21-Inch Purple Regalite Resin Bond 120 Grit Cloth Sanding Belt, Pack of 5 | POWERTEC 110450 3-Inch x 21-Inch 120 Grit Aluminum Oxide Sanding Belt, 10-Pack |
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Warranty | 1 Year | - | - | - | - |
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Weight | 33.5 oz | 3.3 oz | 1.8 oz | 3.5 oz | 2.6 oz |
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Width | 221.7 in | 82.7 in | 153.5 in | 334.6 in | 122.0 in |
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Feature | Powerful 8.8 AMP motor; only 85dB Variable speed control dial (690-1,440 ft./min.) enables user to match the speed to the application Auto-tracking belt system tracks belt without adjustment Innovative design for sanding flush to wall with nose and side of sander Front grip design for comfortable operation Dust bag for a cleaner work environment Long 16.4 ft. power cord for easier maneuverability Optional sanding shoe available for precise sanding depth control Sands wood or metal and removes paint and rust Double insulated 1 ea. Abrasive Belt (#80; 742308-3) Dust Bag (122591-2) 9741 9032 9403 9924DB 9404 9920 9031 Variable speed belt sander with powerful 8.8 amp motor Quietest sander in its class at 85 decibals; unique design allows flush sanding to the corner of the wall with nose and side of sander Include (1) 80 grit sanding belt 9.5 pounds; 1-year warranty, Country of origin - Japan | Made with premium open coat aluminum oxide grain X-weight cloth backing Resist moisture and heat Resin on resin bond Applications: wood/ aluminum/ non-ferrous metal/ plastic/ fiberglass | This item is 3m Regalite Purple Sanding Belt 80 Grit 3 " X 21 " Glass Used for Pneumatics, Sanders & Grinders The product is manufactured in United States 5 Belts Per Package Cuts faster and lasts longer than conventional glue bond belts Features a heat resistant resin adhesive system to aid longevity Made with extremely tough and durable aluminum oxide synthetic abrasive Use to power sand a wide variety of materials including wood, metal, plastic, and painted surfaces | This item is 3M 761D Coated Sanding Belt - P120 Grit - 3 in Width x 21 in Length - 81403 [PRICE is per BELT] Used for Pneumatics, Sanders & Grinders The product is manufactured in United States 5 Belts Per Package Cuts faster and lasts longer than conventional glue bond belts Features a heat resistant resin adhesive system to aid longevity Made with extremely tough and durable aluminum oxide synthetic abrasive Use to power sand a wide variety of materials including wood, metal, plastic, and painted surfaces | Made with premium open coat aluminum oxide grain X-weight cloth backing Resist moisture and heat Resin on resin bond Applications: wood/ aluminum/ non-ferrous metal/ plastic/ fiberglass |
Awesome suction
I owned both vacuums. The Makita is lighter, easier to use, the battery does not keep popping out like in the Dyson (I hated having to keep hitting the battery and restart the vacuum) and the suction is comparable. I will have to buy the carpet nozzle to figure out the pet hair issue (the floor nozzle does not do a good job with pet hair). Dyson picks up the pet hair very well.Iva01545