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Highlights
Quality
I just received this product yesterday the plate you take off to put a sanding disc one of the screws was striped
Price
I am a hobbyist so it is fine for what i wanted at a reasonable cost
A little trimming and care and its now quiet and smooth and the price was right remember when purchasing a intricate tool band... Read More
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It runs very fast and can burn the wood if you get too aggressive
Competitiveness
Search powertec bd4800 parts for a 77 replacement motor if you make this mistake like one of us did
We have two porter cable directdrive 4 x 8 sanders and the powertec bd4800 branded version of this sander
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
good, motor, little, great and fine. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 103.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 61 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 2 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Very low horse power the motor winds down quickly when leaning into heaving sanding jobs running the risk of burning out the motor
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The shroud around the disc was rubbing on the disk and i had to adjust and reset some parts to get the alignment set properly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also the dust catcher is very ineffective
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Only problem found was a warped steel base leaving one foot pad 14 off the table
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was a little worried about this sander given some of the reviews i read before purchasing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The motor is not a totally enclosed sealed motor so allowing dust to accumulated under the vented casing can cause flash dust combustion which will fry the motor
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Search powertec bd4800 parts for a 77 replacement motor if you make this mistake like one of us did
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The idle drum freespinning end drum for the belt has a carbon bushing instead of a ball bearing
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