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Pros

It's not bad for small projects that need a little sanding. Used on the deck, a bit too high to get under railing.

The case is very strong to protect the sander and keeps all the dust contained in the case while transporting from job site to your home. While i have the cordless one, this is perfect because i can get to corners with ease. Originally was sent a prev...  Read More



Cons

I am sorry to give such a poor rating to good company but this sander deserves it. Thank you for charging me a premium price for a piece of junk.

Makita sander is still being shipped with bent corners on the sanding pad. Dust collector is worthless.

Plastic base plate fails after less than 2 hours. This is an obvious design flaw. I expect a power tool to last more than 30 hours of use.

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Quality


Overall i'm very happy with the purchase as i am with all my makita.


Just can't go wrong with makita - replaced an older one that obviously someone else liked more - left for me, but someone else ...  Read More


Had to go online for instructions on how to attach sandpaper sheets, as the instructions that came with the unit were unclear.

Price


I would have love to have it fitted with variable speed but given the price i paid for---i shouldn't complain.

Competitiveness


I think this sander is great for a number of reasons:1.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, plastic, easy, good and first.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 1098.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,115 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 15 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did have to take it apart and get some of the very fine sawdust out because it stopped working


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I would however purchase the makita sander again


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Had to go online for instructions on how to attach sandpaper sheets as the instructions that came with the unit were unclear


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The sawdust pouch did not work so well the holes on the sand paper were too small and did not exactly matched so that feature could have been better since it was important for me


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Used on the deck a bit too high to get under railing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This makita bo4556k is not my goto sander however it is still useful for occasional project


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When one wants the project done right once choose the proper tool


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not the case with this sander

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