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PERFORMANCE
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ACCESSORIES
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BLACK
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DECKER
RO100
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2.O
12,OOO
8
H&L
cffi;-Ev cc
6' 2 2.5 c
$4s
BOSCH
1295DVS
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2.2 7.OOO-12.OOO
8
H&L
ppffi
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BP,CC,MF,PP,VA,VH,SA,SP
8' 1
3.5 U 80
31O7DVS
SH 3.3 4,500-13,OOO
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H&L
cle B D
BP,CC,MF,PP,VA,VH,SA,SP
6'6'
1
5.O S 100
3725DVS
SH 3.3 4,soo-12,000
8
H&L D
D-
D+
BP,CC,MF,PP,VA,VH,SA,SP
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5.1 S 145
CRAFTSMAN
27957
PG 3.O
7,OOO-12,OOO
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PSA
cffie* 10' 1
2.8 c 80
DeWALT
DW423
ru 2.O
7,OOO-12,OOO
6
H&L
B-
D.
RB,VA CC,PP,RP 10'
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3.2 M a5
FESTOOL
ES125 E-Plus
PG 2.O
6,OOO-13,OOO
H&L P cc SA 13'
3 2.4
G
150
MAKITA
BO5012K
PG 2.O
4,OOO-12,OOO
6
H&L B.
D+
cc
BP,VA,VH
6'6'
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2.9 U 100
E}05021 K
SH
2.O
4,000-12,ooo
8
H&L
cI
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B
B+ B
cc BP,VA,VH 7'
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3.1 U 100
METABO
SXE425
SH 3.6 5.OOO-12.OOO
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H&L P B+
B
B BP,CB,CC,SA,SP,VA,VH 8'
1 4.9 140
MILWAUKEE
601 9-6
PG 1.8
12.OOO
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H&L c DIF
F D
D N/A
VA,VH
8' LIFE 2.9 T ao
PORTER.CABLE 333VS PG 2.4
5,OOO-12,OOO
H&L
prile
B
BP,SP,VA,VH 7'
1
J-3
U
65
RYOBI
RS241
PG 2.4 12,500
8
PSA
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6' 2 2.8 c 35
NOTES:
1.
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Palm
grip
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s.
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Excellent 6.
(SH)
patm-grip
with side handte
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7.
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(-)
Standardn8-hote
patem
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fui|.
3.
(H&L)
(PSA)
Hook and rooD
lDl
a.lo* average
Pressure-sensitive
adhesive
IFI
poot
with
H&L adapter
Jrl/[
ttot appricabre
4.
(C)
Cloth baq
(e)
Paper
baig
(PF)
Porous foam-plastic
container
(PP)
Pleated
paper
filter
^r'ithout
(BP)
r
(cB)
(
(cc)
(
(MF)
r
(PP)
r
(RB)
r
(RP)
r
(sA)
{
(sP)
(
(VA)
\
(VH)
\
vacuum
ruffing pad
;loth
dust bag
;arrying
case
'licro{inishing
discs
'SA
pad
leplacement brake
leplacement
pad
iynthetic
abrasive
pads
iponge pao
facuum
adapter
facuum
hose
(LIFE)
Liletime warranty
against
factory defects.
(C)
China
(G)
Germany
(M)
Mexico
(S)
Switzerland
(T)
Taiwan
(U)
United States
Prices
current at
time
of article's
oroduction and
do not include
3hipping, where applicable.
t"'r"&ti6bdfCIese
tools in
our
speciat Randm+bit Sandeus
furum
or find specificafions on
ofirertypes of
bols
bycIicEqS
on ilre
"Ibol
Corrparisqilif" tab
:
atwww.trcodmallcOmr
10.
High
poinb
{_p
Virtually
vibration free, it responds t0
user's
guidance
without resistance.
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We achieved a scratch{ree finish in oak with this
sander using only 1S0-grit abrasive.
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Very
good
onboard dust collection with arotating
port
for
sanding
in tight
areas.
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The
pad
brake slowed
rotation to
about 60
rpm when
removed from the workpiece.
low
poinb
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At low
speeds,
it's
easy to stop the
pad
rotation
completely wifi normal
pressure.
$
Porter-Cable is the
only
major manufacturer
using S-hole
hook-and-loop
sanding discs, so
replacement
discs
may
be more
difficult
to find,
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fne dust
port
flb a 1%" hose, but P-C's own vac-hose
adapters didn't fit on the sander.
Morc
poinb
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Also
avaihbb in a fixed-speed version
(model
333).
Wetd uralrt
tlrese sande;s
Both the Porter{able
333VS
and Bosch
3lffiDVS
eam
Top Tool honors. Both
.pnoducts
pedorm
as well, or
beuer, than
sanders costing
$4G$50
more. The P-C is
our fint choice for
general
use. But if
you're
irrr
our shop
more interqst€d
in brute force than finesse,
the aggressiveness of tlre 3lffiDVS will
get
you
through usks fasterthanthe P-C
will.
We also awarded the
333VS the Top
Value award
because it
pairs performance
High
poinb
f
This
sander is easy to control,
and earned a
high
rating for its low vibration.
low
poinb
$
lt takes little hand
pressure
to stop the
pad
rotation.
$
No variable
speed.
S
me
pad
accepts
peel-and-stick
(PSA)
abrasives out of
the
box. The adhesive-backed hook-and-loop adapter that
comes
with
the sander can come loose when warm.
Morc
poinb
*
Too late for
our test, Ryobi introduced a variable-speed
random-orbit
sander
(model
RS280VS),
selling
for
$50,
and a reasonable
price
so
well.
Sure,
you
could spend less, but if
you
use a random-
orbit sander
frequently,
we think that over
the long haul
you'll
be happiest with the
Porter-Cable model.
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Written
by Dave
Gampbellwith Phillip Goodwin
www.woodonline.corn
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Photographs: Mafi
Baldwin