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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Disc table is adjustable, feels stable when locked in position. Belt tracking adjustment knob takes a second or two to figure out.



Cons

Powertec bd46 has a good motor and ok design, but the belt drive v-belt has broken twice in two weeks. Both the disk and the belt were misaligned and could not be corrected. It apparently has a 1 year warranty. This sander falls apart after the second...  Read More

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Quality


Works fantastic and feels like great quality


Great choice well made does everything it should


I was not happy with this purchase until i discovered in the maintenance section about belt tension


We have to buy one every 6 months to a year because it breaks

Price


Overall this is a great little sander and very good value for the price


For the money this thing is pretty nice


Not a bad tool for the price paid

Competitiveness


Bought this machine and in a hour had a hand plane to rival some very expensive ones


For the money you would be hard pressed to find a better benchtop deal for the record this model is the same rebranded model as...  Read More


I replaced a much more expensive and much larger sander that had a seized bearing with this one

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 254 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 15 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Assembly was very limited and simple


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Changing belts is very simple


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I bought this for repairing chainsaw bars and making knives


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I removed the belt cover at set up and discovered the belt very loose


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    That would explain the reviews about under power complaints


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The assembly and set up instructions do not include drive belt tension


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was not happy with this purchase until i discovered in the maintenance section about belt tension


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The sanding surfaces are nice and flat

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