This sander's really all a home do-it-yourselfer would need, because it has the stock-removal power of a belt sander and the finesse of a finish sander.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #396 in Home Improvement
• Brand: DEWALT
• Model: D26451K
• Dimensions: 6.75" h x 13.00" w x 9.50" l, 6.90 pounds

Features

• 3.0 Amp motor delivers 12,000 orbits per minute for smooth finishes
• Trademarked system maintains pad speed to minimize gouging at start up
• Dual-plane counter-balanced fan mechanically reduces vibration for comfortable operation
• Anti-slip top and grips for easy handling; dust-sealed switch and sealed ball bearings for durability
• Includes case and dust bag with vacuum adapter; weighs 3.4 pounds; backed by a 3-year limited warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Featuring DeWalt's exclusive Controlled Finishing System (CFS), the D26451K random orbit sander delivers speed and precision for beautiful, smooth finished products. The CFS controls pad speed mechanically to minimize the unsightly gouging that can occur when you start up other sanders, while a reliable, 3.0 Amp motor provides 12,000 orbits per minute for swift results. A textured anti-slip top and convenient body grips make this tool easy to hold and control, and a dual-plane counter-balanced fan mechanically reduces vibration to help you protect your body and stay comfortable. And over the long haul, a dust-sealed switch that prevents contamination and 100-percent sealed ball-bearing construction help ensure durability.

This versatile orbit sander provides you with a 3/32-inch orbit diameter that's perfect for the progressive removal of material, and it accepts 5-inch, 8-hole PSA papers, allowing you to switch sanding disks quickly and easily. A high-capacity dust bag with built-in vacuum adapter lets you keep your work area clear with or without the use of a vacuum. This DeWalt High Performance Industrial Tool comes with a heavy-duty kit box, and it is backed by a 3-year limited warranty.

From the Manufacturer
DEWALT D26451K 3 Amp 5-Inch Random Orbit Sander with Cloth Dust Bag

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Customer Reviews

Whole House Sander
I used one of these sanders to remove heavy textured paint from the plaster walls of my 1890's Victorian in Maryland. This involved sanding every inch of a 3000 square foot house with heavy grit (60 grit) paper over a three month period. I estimate that I ran this unit for over 30 hours a week for the entire three months without a break. I still have it and it works fine.

The unit has a couple of problems that I noted over time:

1. The dust collector is cloth over a steel spring that tears where the cloth meets the hard plastic base of the dust collection bag.

2. The pad that accepts the hook-and-loop paper sometimes tears when removing the paper. This is easily replaced, but isn't cheap to do.

3. While the dust collector works pretty well (until it tears, that is), it is small and you have to stop work often to empty it. This is not a problem with the small jobs I use it on now, but it was annoying when I was sanding the walls.

4. Paper is costly and you will have to be careful of which brand you buy. There are some sanders with just 4 dust collection holes, while this one has I think 8, so you need to buy the paper that is right for the sander. They do sell it in 25 sheet packs, which cuts down on the cost. We used about 10 such packs, each costing about $10 to $15 at the big box store near us.

One final bit of advise: Always wear a resperator or face mask when sanding paint. Safety glasses are a must too.

Tough little sander
before this unit, I had an off-brand $30 4" square pad sander that I used to polish the intake manifold on my car. It burned out after probably less than 40 hours of use.

I bought this sander as a replacement when I bought a house and decided to refinish the wood floors. I rented a drum sander to remove the bulk of the old finish, but I had to trace around the edge of all the rooms to remove the material. I bought this sander for $69 at Lowes and about 20 sheets of 40 grit paper, and this little sucker hummed away for hours and knocked out all the excess finish.

After about a week of walking over the exposed wood, painting walls, and moving scaffolding, I had to do a once-over on the wood to clean it up. I hit the whole floor (about 500 sq. ft.) with 60 grit, then did it again with 100 grit. This little sander cleaned it up beautifully, and I was surprised that it ran under heavy cyclic loading for about 5 hours without a hiccup. My knees didn't do as well.

I'm glad I bought it and expect that it will withstand many more hours of continued abuse.

I love this sander, it is unstoppable
I love this sander. Next to my Bosch "Sawz-all" this is my favorite power tool. I have used it on prejects that range from sanding the body work on my race bike to sanding the plaster walls in our 1903 Craftsman house to sanding woodworking projects. This sander is built to last and can be used as hard as you want. The only comments I do have is 1) you need to be careful when remmoving the sandpaper from the hook and loop disc, it is best to pull the sandpaper off in a direction that is parallel to the surface of the pad, basically pulling the sandpaper back over itself. If you pull it off perpendicular to the surface of the pad, the hook and loop pad tends to pull apart. 2) The hook and loop pad tends to get chewed up if you are not careful about replacing worn sandpaper. But that said, after almost three years of hard use mine is still on it's first hook and loop pad and is now more like a 4.5inch sander than a 5inch sander.....time to replace it.