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This is a do not buy item unless you are sanding very small pieces of wood. My motor burned up after 6 hours of use sanding pinewood derby pine blocks. Very poor quality item.
Extremely poor design. Junk - Don't buy it. I have used mine for less than 2 hours and the plastic teeth on the pulley that drives the belt roller stripped out. I have several Delta products and have been happy, with the exception of this one. It is going in the trash, not worth fixing.
A few $'s more expense in the parts and this sander would probably have lasted 15 years rather than the less than 3 years it did in my shop.Not a serious tool. The only thing that saves the flimsy drive assembly is the fact that the motor is so underpowered.
Do not but it, or anything else that is similarly designed (lots of similar models on the market).The set screw on the disk bears directly on the mounting shaft which means that it loosens ALL the time. This is not how one should attach anything on a rotating shaft if there is going to be any vibration.
An extremely poorly made tool. The PLASTIC pulley gears will wear down as the timing style belt eventually gets all its teeth ripped off.
I eventually had to loctite the whole thing together; very bad. Also, a 3/8" diameter shaft is too small for mounting a 6" disk.
In the first 100 or so hours of operation the motor takes the hit, then the belt starts breaking down, followed by the gears.I know that you get what you pay for, but this is just ridiculous. In fact, one of the rare pieces of truly unqualified junk that have made it through my shop door.
The cheap plastic pulley that is splined to the drive mandrel strips out. I recommend this tool for VERY light use only.
I then bought the $269 6" version, hoping that the 1hp motor would last longer. I am a Wood Scientist and wood collector. It did; about a few months longer. I bought this 4" inch version belt sander to sand small hardwood blocks 1/2" x 3" x 6". The motor burned out in practically no time with light use. That is not anywhere near the quality I expect for the price charged. This is the last time I plan to buy this brand of tool.
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