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I panicked when I found they are no longer made. The Ryobi ZRE32 3-inch by 21-inch was bought as a spare to the same model I already have. I do wood turning and they work great laid on their back to do hand sanding. Amazon to the rescue. The refurbished Ryobi I received works great.just like new.
THIS VARIABLE SPEED BELT SANDER IS VERY GOOD FOR THE MONEY.IF YOU DOING LOTS OF HEAVY SANDING, THEN MAYBE THE DEWALT IS THE WAY TO GO. SO, IF YOU ARE SANDING WALLS, VERTICAL AND UP-SIDE DOWN POSITION, LIGHTNESS COUNTS HEAVILY. PRESS THE SWITCH, THE MOTOR SLOWLY COMES TO LIVE AT SLOW SPEED.
RYOBI WEIGHT IN AT 9lb AND THAT LIGHT. CHANGING THE BELT WAS EASY, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION. DEWALT COST MORE AND WEIGHT IN AT 16lb.
SANDER COMES WITH DUST BAG, I DIDN'T USE IT BECAUSE I'M SANDING OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, AND BAG TENDS TO GET IN THE WAY AND INCREASE WEIGHT DUE TO SAW DUST COLLECTION. I'M SANDING THE GARAGE DOOR SIDE JAMBS AND UNDER, SO LIGHTNESS COUNTS. BELT TRACKING IS VERY GOOD, VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL AT FRONT KNOT HANDLE IS WILL PLACED, BUT AT TIME MY FINGER TENDS TO MOVE IT ACCIDENTALLY.
INSTRUCTION SHEET IS VERY GOOD AND CLEAR. UNLESS YOUR ARMS ARE MADE OF STEEL.
This was meant as a birthday present for my son, but he never got it. I've contacted the company (Tools Now if I'm not mistaken) selling the product thru Amazon, but they haven't adequatly followed up. Now I'm out eighty-some dollars with no results.
The motor dosn't start when the trigger is pulled (it sits there and hums for about 2 seconds) so you don't know when you have pulled the trigger enough. I owned the exact look alike to this model and I wore it out. The Trigger Hold is protected so well that it takes two strong hands just to start the thing and set the Trigger Hold. It finally didn't track anymore, so I bought what I thought was another.I couldn't have farther from the truth. The only thing this has in common with my old sander is it looks just like the Ryobi model 321.This is an example of what happens when non-users get involved in design.The trigger pull is much stiffer than the original. Get the look a like Bosch 1274DVS. it was designed by guys who use the tool.
The flat top lets you flip it upside down and used it as a fixed sanding table fairly easily.On the flip side, dust collection is not very good. It's performed well all that time. I bought my Ryobi several years ago. There will be lots of dust on the floor and in the air. The compact design makes it easy to handle. Belt changes are a snap. The bag fills up pretty rapidly, and it's not easy to clean out. A vacuum helps a lot.Great value for the money, but if you want Porter-Cable quality, this isn't it.
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