3-by-18-inch belt sander with auto belt adjustment
Unique nose design allows flush sanding against a wall
Powerful 5.6 Amp motor delivers a belt speed of 900 feet-per-minute for fast stock removal
Includes belt sander, abrasive belt, dust bag, and 5 extra belts
Editorial Review:
3" x 18", Belt Sander With 6 Free Belts, Compact, Lightweight & Well Balanced For Easy Operation, Powerful 5.6A Motor Delivers A Belt Speed Of 900' Per Minute, Unique Design Allows Flush Sanding To A Wall, Automatic Belt Adjustment Requires No Adjustment After Installing Belt, Low Noise At Only 82D B For Quieter Operation, Flat Top Design Allows Sander To Be Turned & Used As A Bench Top Tool, Highly Efficient Dust Collection System, Includes Dust Bag & 6 Free Belts.
The Makita 5.6 Amp 3-by-18-Inch Belt Sander comes with a cloth dust bag and five extra sanding belts. It features a powerful 5.6 Amp motor that delivers a belt speed of 900 feet-per-minute for fast stock removal. The sander's compact and lightweight size make it easy-to-operate and its unique design allows flush sanding to a wall. The automatic belt adjustment means no having to adjust the belt after installation and the superior dust collection system allows better focus on the material.
This sander also offers a quiet performance at 82-dB and its flat top allows it to be used as a bench-top tool. It measures 10-3/8-by-3-3/4-by-9-5/8 inches (length by width by height), weighs 5.7 pounds. The belt measures 3-by-18-inches (width by length). For consumer confidence, this product is backed by a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box 3-by-18-inch (WxL) belt sander, abrasive belt, dust bag, and 5 extra belts
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Excellent for the price.:
This small belt sander has been a very good investment.
It is lightweight and comfortable to use. The dust collection is good with the bag and very good if hooked up to a shop vac.
The belts are easy to change.
I have been using this belt sander mainly for scribing kitchen cabinets and for this task it has been extremely usefull.
Lasted about an hour - sparks were flying!:
I purchased this sander to do some medium duty sanding/stripping on doors and woodwork. Overall, it was a tight little sander, very comfortable to hold and operate. The belts, like on the other Makita models, were easy to load and use. Material removal was decent, but the 5.6 A motor may be too small for the weekend wannabe contractor. The 5 belts that came with it were a good selling point, too. But after only an 45 min to an hour of use, the motor began to spark at high rpm and no load. White sparks... more info
Great Tool:
I just spent 4 hours using this tool to smooth a glued up table top I'm making. I'm no expert in wood working and I was very pleased with this sander. It has good power and I had no trouble with belt tracking. The sander worked perfectly. Changing belts is very easy and precise alignment before use is not required. The dust catcher works very well.
Nice little sander:
Several of the reviews critical of this sander seem to be from people who don't know how to use it properly: there's a screw on the side to adjust the path of the belt, and if you turn it you can move the belt so that it'll cut into the plastic (if you want to ruin the sander ;-) or extend out even beyond the base (for sub-zero clearance/flush sanding). You usually have to adjust this when you change belts because they're not all exactly the same size, and sometimes after using one for awhile because they... more info
