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Back handle is great for folks with small hands. |
www. blackanddecker. com
800-544-6986 |
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Very smooth operating machine at a good price. |
www.boschtools.com
877-267-2499 |
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Smooth operating machine. Long cord. Unique sandpaper disk system calls for proprietary paper. |
www.sears.com
800-349-4358 |
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Smooth operating machine. Long cord. |
www.sears.com
800-349-4358 |
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Smooth operating machine. Long cord. |
www.sears.com
800-349-4358 |
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Versatile dust port. |
www.dewalt.com
800-433-9258 |
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Versatile dust port. |
www.dewalt.com
800-433-9258 |
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Extremely smooth operating machine. Requires proprietary sandpaper. |
www. festoolusa. com
800-337-8600 |
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Extremely smooth operating machine. Dual settings on pad allow for both aggressive and very fine work. Lots of power. Requires proprietary sandpaper. |
www.festoolusa.com
800-337-8600 |
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Smooth operating machine. |
www.makita.com
800-462-5482 |
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Dual handles are great for buffing and aggressive sanding applications. |
www.makita.com
800-462-5482 |
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Smooth operating machine. |
www. metabousa. com
800-638-2264 |
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Very smooth operating machine. Long cord. |
www. milwaukeetool. com
800-729-3878 |
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Smooth operating machine. Versatile dust port. |
www. deltaportercable. com
888-848-5175 |
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Smooth operating machine. Very low profile will fit into tight spots. |
www. deltaportercable. com
888-848-5175 |
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Very long cord. Versatile dust port. |
www.ridgid.com
800-474-3443 |
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Great price. Long cord. |
www. ryobitools. com
800-525-2579 |
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Great price. Reasonably good performance for the price. |
www.skiltools.com
877-754-5999 |
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At the time of writing, this brand-new machine was not available for hands-on testing. |
www. tritonwoodworking. com
888-874-8661 |
you're going to use it for finish sanding.
We performed a surface finish test with these machines by equipping each one with a brand-new piece of sandpaper. All the paper was from the same manufacturer and was, of course, the same grit. We then sanded uniformly sized pieces of red oak for a set period of time. Since you typically see sanding scratches when you apply stain, that's how we evaluated finish quality.
After sanding and staining, we examined each piece of oak under a halogen light, glancing across the
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