Ryobi Belt Sanders

[yamaha0343]

Anyone have any experience with this Ryobi belt sander? It's probably not something I'll use often (have a Bosch orbital that does most of my sanding work), but it would help with a project I'm working on at the house.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-3-in-x-18-in-Portable-Belt-Sander-BE319/205216313

 

[dnschmidt]

For a once a year tool Ryobi is hard to beat. Belt sanders are normally something you can't cheap out on but it all depends upon usage. If your serious Bosch, Makita or Porter-Cable are needed. For a once every blue moon project the Ryobi should work.

 

[archirelic]

It's honestly a little underwhelming in my personal opinion. Tends to bog down a little more than I would like, given that it's a belt sander. I've had greater success with my Ryobi random orbital sander in terms of finish & material removal vs the belt sander.

I got mine new from Ebay for a fraction of the price had I purchased it at Home Depot and it honestly has more than paid for itself, which is why I haven't really sought to replace it with something a little more heavy duty.

 

[yamaha0343]

I may pony up and go with the Ridgid then. I have a HD gift card, so that's what had me looking at the Ryobi.

 

[yamaha0343]

Ended up going even cheaper. Rented a nice Makita belt sander from HD for $17. Got the job I needed to do done, and don't have yet another power tool I hardly use taking up space.