Makita BO4900V 2.9 Amp, Best sander out there, BUT..
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Best sander out there, BUT …
Easily the best 1/2 sheet sander out there… beautifully balanced, quiet, effortless to move, and with virtually no vibration… and the variable speed control is great. BUT… totally frustrating in that it comes WITHOUT the punch plate needed for the thru-the-pad dust collection system to work… ‘had to hunt a week and drive the local dealer nuts until we located a punch plate from another model that works [#192523-3 for Model 9046]!!! Why Makita would make a truly great sander and not include the punch plate is beyond me. Order the sander AND the plate together… tried all the 1/2 sheets out there except Hitachi (couldn’t find it) and this is THE BEST! Plus, only this and Hitachi offer variable speed on a 1/2 sheet.
Update (2/6/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
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The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Tags: half sheet sander, half-sheet sanders, makita, sander, sanders, sheet sanders, woodworking
Posted on: April 8, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (2)
Anonymous
February 21st, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Best sander out there, BUT …
Rated 5 stars.
Woodsmithy
February 21st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
The best of the best sanders & Festool paper fits it too
I have used the Makita Model 9046 1/2 sheet sander for 4 years. It is almost identical to this model.
I had the opportunity to do a hands on evaluation of 1/2 sheet sanders. I liked the ruggedness Porter-Cable, the economy of the Milwaukee, and the feel of the Bosch, but the Makita is in a class of it’s own.
At first it seemed a little heavy, but after I got use to it and let it work, it did a fantastic job. This 1/2 sheet sander oscillates much more than the others and does the job in half the time. It leaves the surface dead flat and is very kind to veneer.
It has vacuum pich-up holes in the paper/sander like a random orbital sander. If you hook it up to a vac the dust is minimal ( This may require a little tape around the outlet to fit your hose). The punch plate does not come with the sander. So unless you can find the special pre-punched paper, you need to order the plate from a Makita rep or make one.
I do not recommend starting with 80 grit paper. This sander can be very aggressive, so start with the finest grit that will do job.
Added January 2009
The bad news is that I recently ran out of the pre-punched Makita sandpaper and my local shop stop carrying it. Sometimes when I’m working on a small project, it’s really nice to have the pre-punch hook & loop paper for fast/easy grit changes. The good news is that I did some investigating and discovered that the Festool ½ sheet hook & loop is interchangeable with the Makita. Of course the Festool paper is no bargain but it works great on my Makita sander and the dust control is awesome.
Eight years of intermittent use and it still runs great.
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