Porter-Cable 362VSK 12 Amp 4-Inch by 24-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Case

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Porter-Cable 362VSK 12 Amp 4-Inch by 24-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Case

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 22.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001ZI5DI
• Item model number: 362VSK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,104 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #94 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tools > Sanders > Belt Sanders

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sander that gets the job done., November 18, 2004

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Phill "alienspine" (Oceanside, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porter-Cable 362VSK 12 Amp 4-Inch by 24-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Case (Tools & Home Improvement)

Finally decided to buy this sander, was waiting for others to review it first. Bought it at Home depot, since I needed it immediately for subfloor preparation. It does everything that is promised and it definitely has enough power. Although I found myself using it on high speed. Getting the belt tracking takes a bit of practice but stays centered otherwise. I used it all weekend sanding OSB underlayment for our subfloor in preperation for laminate flooring. It did everything I had hoped for. It did not remove material as fast as I though it would even with 60 grit belts, but this is in comparison with a floor sander, so no fault of the product. Only reason why I rated 4 is because of the sanding shoe that comes with it. I read some other posts on similar sanders and some people had problems with the sanding shoe warping. Well I had that exact same problem with this unit. So I highly recommend getting the graphite impregnated sanding shoe along with this sander. Once the shoe cups in the center, it is essentially useless since there is no more contact with the surface, other than the edges. This thing does get very hot quickly, which would explain the shoe cupping so fast. Light work would probably not see this cupping so soon, but since I was sanding floors, it was immediate. The dust extraction works good, it actually sucks the dust into the bag very well, as compared to other sanders. It is heavy as you hear from others, but this comes in handy where the weight may do some of the work for you by staying in one place. I paid the same price for the sander as amazon had listed, but I also had to pay tax. But got a 10% off lowes coupon from ebay and used it since HD takes competitors coupons, so was less than amazon. Overall I am happy with the unit. Just to give you an idea of how powerful this thing is, it was able to drag me across the room while on my kneepads and I'm 160 lbs. It was kind of fun, when I was done sanding one area, I would use the sander to drag myself to the next room and continue working without having to stand up.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High quality, January 10, 2005

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FredMech (Smithfield,Va.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porter-Cable 362VSK 12 Amp 4-Inch by 24-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Case (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have had this sander now for 10 years,and have put many hours of use on it. Absolutely no problems with reliability. I have just recently added the graphite platen, which is noticeable improvement in keeping the belts cooler. The purple belts are the best I've tried. Sanding the osb sub-floors inside the house, I removed the dust bag and taped my shop-vac hose to it. This combination eliminated all visible dust in the air or floor, for real dustless sanding. This is a very good no-nonsense sander and I highly recommend it for serious sanding, but if you don't want to risk uneven gouging on mor delicate work, an orbit sander is better suited to the task.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Whisper Series a total misnomer, October 28, 2005

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Ancient DIY'er "Gregg" (Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porter-Cable 362VSK 12 Amp 4-Inch by 24-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander with Case (Tools & Home Improvement)

I had worn out the drive wheel that turns the sandpaper on my old (30 years old)Milwaukee belt sander and decided to replace it with something that had variable speed and I thought that "whisper Series" might mean that it was quieter than average. No Way is it any quieter than the Milwaukee.

The variable speed is a nice feature and the slower speed keeps the belt from loading up with paint as quickly as it would with full speed. I haven't used it hard enough to experience platen problems since I've mostly used it on the siding of my house and can't put the kind of pressure on it that I could sanding flooring. The platen probably stays cooler at reduced belt speed.

The sander seems to be well built and certainly has adequate power. If it lasts as long as the Milwaukee, I'll have no complaints; however I would ahve bought another Milwaukee if they made a variable speed model.