Best Makita Orbital Sanders

Average performance, expensive, terrible warranty – Bought this sander in late 2018. At 2.5 years old the motor burnt out after moderate use (timber work only). This sander was almost double the price… Read more

of any others available, yet it has the shortest warranty of them all (including those 1/4 of the price). I purchased a replacement sander for $75, which I found is more powerful and generally feels better, plus has a 4 year warranty! I see ZERO reason to purchase this Makita sander over any of the competitors, it's worse in every way.

Good sander – Good sander, have had others that weren't as good. Can be easily used with sandpaper rolls and stays on secure. Does create a fair amount of dust even with the bag.

Good value for money - really happy with it – This sander is light & easy to use, gives a good finish and the dust collection works better expected. Haven't had any issues with pads coming off… Read more

yet although still relatively new

It isn't that aggressive and for rough surfaces I still use a Makita belt sander initially. However this little sander is excellent for tidying up the marks left after the belt sander or by itself if the wood wasn't too bad to begin with.

Dust collection is better than the belt sander.

Light and easy to use but not perfect – We bought this to replace a corded (and ancient) Bosch RO sander that while still working had all the drawbacks of a corded tool. It has 3 speed… Read more

settings (7, 9.5 &11k OPM) and a 2.8mm orbit action. In use, I really miss the 'D' handle of the Bosch becasue this really doesn't have anywhere to get a good grip on it and that makes it a little hard for precision work or odd shapes (like wooden arms on a chair for example) where it's difficult to guide. However, it's got plenty of power and does a great job of bulk sanding work in areas where something like my half sheet sander isn't a good fit. The 'fit' of the dust collector isn't great and you get a bit of dust from around the joint and in our market the cloth reusable dust bag option isn't available (although you can get it out of the UK like I have).

A huge improvement over the previous one – I bought a Makita Orbital Sander about 35 years ago; when I finished the job, I took it outside, and smashed it with a sledge hammer. It was a most… Read more

frustrating tool, and that simply because paper would waltz off the sander as soon as it was put on. I prefolded paper, did all I could, and all to no avail. When I needed another sander, I looked around and found that (a) Makita had changed the paper clamp, and (b) no other sander had any better method of clamping - so, I took a chance on Makita again - and I’m glad I did. These clamps work! As BakerSam said, there are no frills with this, but that’s fine with me. Dust extractor is better than nothing, but not great, but then the previous one had none at all. All in all, a good budget sander.