Customer Reviews

MARSHALLTOWN The Premier Line VS792 Vacuum Sander with Hose

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I love this sander. The handle is comfortable and makes sanding allot easier. I had another vacuum sander but never ended up finishing a job with a regular sander since the other vacuum sander was so uncomfortable and difficult to use. Using this I was able to do a small drywall job in my house without moving out or coating the house with dust as happens with a regular sander. I'm not a professional so I really appreciated the soft grip which made holding onto it after sanding for a long time much easier. I also liked being able to shift hand positions and use both hands for difficult parts or to give my arms a break.

This sander was a decent solution to my sanding problems, but it has some issues as well. I needed something to augment a Porter-Cable wall sander while I refinished hallways and staircase walls. The Porter-Cable sander is an amazing tool (a little expensive), but something else was needed for the edge-work. That's where this Marshalltown vacuum came in. It does a good job of sanding, but because it isn't an orbital sander you really need to be careful not to grind straight lines right into your walls. With the vacuum applied it is also tiring to move because it adheres to the wall so tightly. In the end, it serves its purpose for edge work, but it is still a pretty rough tool. I replaced the hose that was included because it was to flimsy.

This is really as advertised. Works great, handles easily, and makes hand sanding into a comfortable job. It is strong and rugged but light weight and well balanced.

While the sander is a good idea, and it does consume most of the dust created with sanding, the sanding plate is cupped and sands through the compound along the edges before it hits the center. I contacted Marshalltown and to their credit they were outstanding. They sent me another one no questions asked and didn't even ask me to send the old one back. Unfortunately I now have two sanders with cupped base plates. If the plates aren't reasonably flat you cant feather seams out the way you need to. I might try to lap the edges with sandpaper and a flat surface to take down those outside edges, but that's not something I should have to do. Great customer service(a dying art)but the product leaves something to be desired.

Ordered in spite of several reviews that noted the bottom surface wasn't completely flat. Sure enough when I look at mine the surface is visibly concave. Figured I'd give it a try, hey maybe it's supposed to be like that! Nope. The corners dug into and gouged the walls.

SO. I removed the handle (no tools needed.) Heated the bottom half with a heat gun and then clamped to a flat piece of wood. Waited about 10 minutes for it to cool down and presto, the surface is now flat.

Works great! Catches more than 90% of the dust. Only a very small trace gets out. Makes the job much less hassl.

Can't complain too much. It was cheap and only needed a little tweak to make it work right.

I first tried the Shop Vac model which was absolutely horrible and more costly. Took it back to the store and ordered this one. What a difference. 99.9% of the dust is collected flawlessly with this model. What little dropped to the floor I collected by just holding the sander to the floor for a moment. No fine dust flying around at all. It has rubber grips and you can hold it from multiple directions comfortably (two hands at once even). I'm using it with a Ridgid 16 gallon vacuum with an upgraded filter in it. Note that I am sanding very hard hot mud with it - not the soft top coat stuff. It comes with 220 grit screen and that works very well on this compound. Definite keeper. Not sure why Shop Vac has not pulled their model from the market after seeing this one.

This is a nice sander--better than similar models I've used. It's ergonomic and simple. Using it (or anything similar) can be difficult work, but it sure beats the price of a power drywall sander for someone who won't be using it every day.

I LOVE this sander. Easy to set up, easy to use, comfortable grip, easy to position, easy to use two hands if you need to, amount of suction is adjustable, light weight, NO DUST floating around from the sanding - makes doing another round of mud more palatable since there's NO DUST to clean up. It is definitely worth the price in my book. Once I acquire a longer vacuum hose it'll not only be awesome, it'll be perfect!

I read the reviews about this product because I had a fair amount of sanding to do on a basement sheet rock project. Overall, the product performed well for the rough sanding and had the variable air flow as suction can be great with a larger shop vac fitted with a HEPA filter. The rougher screens (80 grit) worked best to knock off the high spots and rough spots in the joint compound and very little dust was created with this unit. I found that a 150 grit soft sanding block worked best to resolve the gouge lines left by the sanding screens (even the 120 grit sanding screen). Overall, the handle design was good and comfortable. I ended up cracking the plastic coupling piece after reattaching the hose to the shop vac. I found that the plastic was thin and had to run to a home center in order to retrofit another coupling, which I was able to do for about $2.50...so no big deal. The product does exactly what it's supposed to do and as advertised. It's light weight, has good suction, draws the plaster dust into the unit and the environment is relatively dust free, but expect to clean the filter and shop vac frequently as the HEPA filters do clog after sanding 4-5 lengths of sheet rock. It's better to clean the filter than the whole room you are sanding and you can't beat the price.

Very happy with this tool, the design and features are well thought out. I used it on over 1200 sf. of drywall including a light sanding of the texture, perfect job. Keep the filter clean in your shop vac, this type of dust chokes them out pretty quick.