BD4801

I needed a bench sander and saw many positive reviews for a cheaper sander on Amazon from a competitor. If money is the key factor in your decision, you can get a useful sander for almost half the price of this Bucktool. But when I received that cheaper sander and turned it on for the first time, I immediately knew it was not of the quality that I wanted and returned it without ever sanding one board. The only decent option for roughly $200 was this Bucktool. After setting it up and turning it on, I knew this was going to work well for me and should last a long time. The added power and build quality is easily worth the extra money that I paid for it. I'd rather spend a little more and have a tool that is up to the task than save a few bucks and always be disappointed. This sander does still have some issues but for $200, I can live with them. The foot post that supports the belt seems like an after thought but does add rigidity when pressing down on the belt. Really annoying that you have to remove that to put on a new belt. The cast aluminum guide on the disc side does not automatically align to 90 degrees and actually changes from what you set if you tighten it down. Despite those issues, I like the powerful motor. Based on just specs, it doesn't look like a huge upgrade from the cheaper 4.3 amp options for half the price, but after just turning on both, I can say it make a huge difference. I assume the direct drive and elimination of the belt on the cheaper units does also have a big impact. I noticed that when you turn this on and off, the belt spins up without any out of balance issues or vibrations that I immediately saw on the cheaper unit. The Bucktool really does sound and feel like a serious tool. If you plan to use a bench sander on a regular basis, then you'll be happy you stepped up to this one.

Fast shipping. It is very heavy duty and does an excellent job. This is a very good word working tool that is built to last. It is heavy and does not move around when in use. I would highly recommend this tool.

First time I read reviews about this tool I moved on and kept searching. However Ikept coming back to it and I realized a lot of the bad reviews werent really all that bad and most were over little things. So I decided to buy it and from day 1 I was impressed. Ive owned a lot of tools in my days and I also tried to stay away from the cheap crap because I didnt have time to be fixing bad tools all the time. Once again I bought me a winner and Im very pleased with it. The sander has weight to it so its stable. It feels solid when using either the belt or disk. The tables are easy to adjust and are straight and true. The dust ports work good and if your looking for a small hose go to Rockler and they have a hose with removable ends which are different in size. They are great for hand sanders. The hose fits perfect onto the ports without the use of an end and if you want to make it more permanent you can use a hose clamp. Overall I give this sander a 9 out of 10. Its powerful, heavy, but not too heavy, which keeps it stable. Dusts ports work good and its just a great tool that everyone should have in their shop. I've been very happy with all my bucktool productsand plan on buying more of their stuff. You cant go wrong with this sander, the price is great and it just works good!

This is a very nice unit. Well worth the money. Based on the design I expect to get many decades of service from it.

Everything works great right out of the box. Got mainly for the disk sander, but have actually used the belt sander the most. Lol. Thanks!

This unit is much higher quality than the unit I bought weeks ago. I like to be surrounded by good equipment and even though the previous sander had the most 5 star reviews and was a little cheaper, it just was not a sander I was proud to own. I would not say it was low quality, I just wanted something better. I have a metal sander by Bucktool and liked the price / quality mix, so I thought I would give this one a try. Tried it out today and love it! Based on the added horsepower and the quality of this unit, it should last me for quite some time.

....A Great Value For The Money ! !...Smooth With Plenty Of Power ! !....

Other reviews lulled me into purchasing this because of the power. Also I really needed a sander. However. It's not worth the investment IMO. Also get the 6inch. Not the 8. There is no point. There is evidence that BUCKTOOL listens to their customers. I've seen changes in how they pack, protect and ship this product over it's lifetime. Mine included all these changes. I don't want to bash bucktool because I like companies that listen to customers. No matter where they hail from. Because of that, I chose not to return it. Otherwise, I'd have preferred not to have purchased it, and invested in a tool that is at least the sum of it's parts, more robust, or just plain better. I know there is a price point problem, but for me it was also a waste of money. The good: It doesn't stall easily. It can sand. It's pretty quiet and runs true(ish) The plastic wheel is machined down from the mold. The bad: It's made of thin aluminum or zinc or something. It's a very thin complex casting built down to a cost. For this reason, you really can't mount it effectively. The feet (in the casting) are hollow, and don't provide enough area for a reliable mount. I was going to bolt it to my bench, and decided I'd potentially break the tool. That means it's an akward tool by it's nature. Any pressure on the belt system, will twist it, and cause it to track. IE it has little torsional strength. Another example, when repositioning, depending on how tight you tighten the lock, the belt will track differently. So if you move it, you need to readjust, or just tighten the screw the same.... If the belt is vertical, it's super tippy and unbalanced. Adjusting the tilt of the belt, requires using an allen, and is akward (allen points up when belt is vertical, allen points horizontal away from you when belt is down). Why? On the bottom, it would be more accessible in both positions, than on the top where it's always hard to reach. Yes the motor seems powerful. But it's integrated into the casting, and isn't really a motor component, but rather has a rotor and stator built into the casting. So the motor can't be used elsewhere, or replaced with a motor. So it is what it is, and it isn't great. It isn't the sum of it's parts, because there are no parts. Buy the 6 inch. It's the exact same motor and power and belt, and a whole lot cheaper. If you are like me you'll not use the guide on the belt sander anyway. I've used it since July. It has come in handy. But it's not found a home, and I'll likely find it a home elsewhere, or sell it at a loss. I procured a sander that's older and better for now. I added additional spot welds to the gussets in the belt sander arm. That helped a bit with the twisting. But I've done nothing else to attempt to improve it, and won't. For me it was not a good purchase. I really wish bucktool made a higher end design, that WAS the sum of it's parts. For people wanting to invest in a tool, rather than have a tool. I think if I wasn't worried about breaking it, I'd enjoy it a lot more :)

La table de support du côté de la courroie est trop fragile et instable mais si comme moi vous en avez pas besoin, le reste de l'outil fonctionne très bien et est facile à utiliser et puissant à cause de sa motorisation direct.

I’m quite pleased with this sander. It has plenty of power and is built well.

This is a great sander. I dont like that the top belt is limited to size. If the the table and the guard came off you sand a whole 18" board at once instead of having to rotate it. My old one has the ability to do this and it fantastic for the slightly longer boards. But overall ,its a good sander.

Some of the reviews are inaccurate, this is a good quality tool period. And easy belt replacement.

Bon achat je conseil.