It’s a breath fresh air too see a company like Makita to still be using good quality parts that are easily repaired/replaced unlike what other companies do such as DeWalt & Milwaukee
taking off the handle allows you to sand to inside corners of a box without hitting the sides. Good for refinishing furniture. Orbital sanders can never get near the inside corners.
Makita seems to have diverse manufacturing. I have an HR2470 SDS Drill that is Made in Romania, Ive seen some of their tools Made in USA or UK aswell. China is most of the cheaper cordless tools. The more expensive and higher quality specialty tools are Made in Japan.
Will the battery be vulnerable to wear in the terminals as you will tend to hold the battery during operation? Just a thought? Looks easy to replace parts
its hard to ware out makita battery terminals and housings. it has the normal dampers and metal plates to help stop it wearing out. cannot see wearing it out to easy. but a finish sander like these you tend to hold the handle and knob at the front to put more weight down on it.
It’s a breath fresh air too see a company like Makita to still be using good quality parts that are easily repaired/replaced unlike what other companies do such as DeWalt & Milwaukee
taking off the handle allows you to sand to inside corners of a box without hitting the sides. Good for refinishing furniture. Orbital sanders can never get near the inside corners.
I've also got one of these, it's a quality tool 👍🏼
Makita is just so good under the hood.
Love an orbital but it's hard to beat a ¼ or ½ sheet sander
Makita seems to have diverse manufacturing.
I have an HR2470 SDS Drill that is Made in Romania, Ive seen some of their tools Made in USA or UK aswell. China is most of the cheaper cordless tools.
The more expensive and higher quality specialty tools are Made in Japan.
Love the battery protector.
Hate the performance of the unit.
Have a festool one now, works much faster and the dust collection is unbeatable.
Will the battery be vulnerable to wear in the terminals as you will tend to hold the battery during operation? Just a thought? Looks easy to replace parts
its hard to ware out makita battery terminals and housings. it has the normal dampers and metal plates to help stop it wearing out. cannot see wearing it out to easy.
but a finish sander like these you tend to hold the handle and knob at the front to put more weight down on it.
How much are they?
i payed 130 for this one
Sure that’s not a 1/3 sheet sander? 🤔