DEWALT DW421 2 Amp 5-Inch Orbital Sander with Dust Canister

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No swirls, no gouges, no stress: What a terrific little sander this is! It handles much more smoothly than other orbitals we’ve test-driven, perhaps because of what DeWalt calls its controlled finishing system that maintains pad speed and minimizes gouging at the start. It’s perfectly balanced, lightweight and comfortable to use, and though the cap is hard plastic rather than rubber, vibration isn’t a problem. It uses readily available 5-inch, eight-hole hook and loop paper that goes on and off in a second. If we had to identify a flaw, we’d say the dust bag doesn’t capture every last speck—-but then again, have you seen an orbital that does? It’s the nature of the beast. Still, when we attached a shop vacuum to the dust chute, we got great, clean results. The woodworker, home do-it-yourselfer and the contractor would all be pleased with this little guy.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste

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DEWALT DW421 2 Amp 5-Inch Orbital Sander with Dust Canister

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 5.2 inches ; 3.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00061NHMG
• Item model number: DW421
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,495 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It works well, but ..., January 8, 2006

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C. Tang "P7M13 User" (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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I own many DeWalt tools and love them. This sander works better than my Porter Cable 333 that has become my last choice now but it's not even close to the Bosch 3727DEVS I got recently. When I use this sander it makes my hand numb and tired very quick and I thought it was normal since I had same experience with the PC 333 sander. But after I got the Bosch, "Wow", the balance and level of vibration beat the DeWalt and the PC sanders to the dust, not mention the sanding power of 6" disc instead of 5". I can use my dust collector with all three sanders, so there is not much a problem despite the PC sander has the worst fly away canister that is useless. You get what you paid for, I guess. If you want a nice orbital sander that is easy on the hand, Bosch is the way to go.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a nice, decent sander, January 10, 2005

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Jeremy Mason (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DEWALT DW421 2 Amp 5-Inch Orbital Sander with Dust Canister (Tools & Home Improvement)

For the price I am very happy. I seem to use it whenever I have a quick project to do, and it usually works fine.

My only real gripe is that the bag leaks quite a bit. Just turning it on will shoot out a little dust, so I have started a process of turning it on over my trash can (so the dust falls into it) then once that initial blast is done, I go on to sand my project.

If I had 20/20 hindsight, I probably would have sprung for the Variable speed Dewalt (DEWALT DW423K), but this has been just fine.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice little sander., May 29, 2005

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Don S (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DEWALT DW421 2 Amp 5-Inch Orbital Sander with Dust Canister (Tools & Home Improvement)

I've always been a DeWalt fan so I purchased the DW421 for my home shop. It replaced a Craftsman pad sander that failed at warranty expiration, and had to be replaced. I replaced it with the Dewalt, and couldn't be happier. This is an excellent lightweight, easy to use and powerful little sander. The only problem that I've found is that the dust bag does not fit as tight as it should and will come off on occasion, but that is trivial.