Cordless Belt Sanders

[Renegade1LI]

After using the ryobi 3x18 cordless belt sander for a couple years it was time to step up to something better, hopefully. It seems only dewalt amd metabo make a 3x21 and since I'm in deep with dewalt it made sense to get one.
Out of the box it has a very comfortable feel, on the quiet side and the tracking doesn't wander. I will put it to work this week end and see how it performs, the reviews are pretty good. The best part is a 3x21 add I hated buying 3x18 belts, more money and less choices.

 

[Kurt4440]

I have the Ryobi 18v belt sander and don't use it that much as I am not impressed. I do have a couple of older Porter Cable belt sanders and wonder how your Dewalt stacks up against a Porter Cable or Makita corded belt sander?

 

[Renegade1LI]

I have the Ryobi 18v belt sander and don't use it that much as I am not impressed. I do have a couple of older Porter Cable belt sanders and wonder how your Dewalt stacks up against a Porter Cable or Makita corded belt sander?

Will find out today, doing some deck work. It does feel legit, hoping since they bought pc they can make it decent.

 

[Renegade1LI]

Finally got to use the dewalt belt sander this past weekend. It's way better than the ryobi but not as powerful as a pc 352. It has the power to handle any sanding job, decking no problem and run time seems fine. Like any power hungry tool extra batteries are a must, using the flexvolt yields the best results. I would say I got 20 minutes run time with a 5amp sanding pt dry decking. I love that it uses 3 x 21 belts and they're cheaper than the 3 x 18. I will still keep the ryobi, maybe good to keep under a bench handy for small stuff. The DW is definitely a major upgrade!