DEWALT DW421 2 Amp 5-Inch Orbital Sander with Dust Canister

I bought this sander for a varnishing project and it has worked very well. Good construction and good feel.

This is an excellent sander. Versatile. I had got one from a former employee a few years ago. I had no idea these were so effective. It does all I need and more. Be hard pressed to find a better sander for the buck. Especially here. Pleased does not cover it.

This is a little sander for delicate work. Price is comparable to other sanders. Working on an antique? You'll love it.

This is my third random orbital sander. The first two were Porter-Cables. The first one was a right-angled sander, very powerful and effective, but it required a standalone shop vacuum to do any dust-catching. The whole rig came down as very heavy, and very, very noisy. The second was a Porter-Cable palm style ROS. It worked, too, but was rather short-lived, and the dust-catcher arrangement was worse than ineffective. This one is the best of the three. Like all palm style ROS's this one isn't terribly powerful, but it takes off stock pretty rapidly and does a fine job. It is moderately quiet for such things. The shining superlative, however, is how well the dust-catcher arrangement works: it really does! As smaller, palm-styled saunders go, this one is a keeper.

I've owned this sander for about 4 years and used it quite a bit. The pad finally gave out and had to be replace last year at what I considered a high price of around $21 including shipping. The dust collector falls off all the time, too, but is tolerable. The sander does a really great job, and is a pleasure to use.