Sioux 890HP 5-Inch Ultra-Life Random Orbit Air Sander

by Sioux

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

1.7lbs. greater power-to-weight ratio provides more productivity. .25 HP for greater material removal in less time. Quiet operation at 78 db. Sound level. Ergonomically designed composite housing, lighter weight and extremely tough for long life and multi-faced grip for comfort and greater control.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000302TO
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 890HP
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,928 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars carpal tunnel, June 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sioux 890HP 5-Inch Ultra-Life Random Orbit Air Sander (Tools & Home Improvement)

We are restoring a 1988 3-horse slant load trailer and we purchased this sander hoping it would be easy on my wife's wrist who has carpal tunnel in her right hand. (She is doing the work on her own) She was using a palm sander along with a regular sander (both electric) and every night was in pain. This Orbit Air Sander is great. She uses it daily and hasn't complained once about numb fingers or hand. We highly recommend this product to everyone needing a decent sander.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Sander!!!, August 9, 2001

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Al the Pal "Al the Pal" (The Fruited Plain, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sioux 890HP 5-Inch Ultra-Life Random Orbit Air Sander (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a great little sander! It uses solid (no holes) 5" PSA disks that are available from Amazon in a variety of grits. I use it with my Porter Cable 3hp side stack compressor. It uses a fair amount of air at higher settings, so I do let the compressor catch up while wiping off dust.

It is recommended that several drops of oil be added to the machine each day. I found that it tends to shed a little oil right after it is lubed, so I run it wide open for about 15 seconds in a cardboard box to shed the excess oil. This keeps the oil from getting on your work and all over the shop.

It does have a speed control valve which is very sensitive. The lever only travels about 1/2" from low to high. You can also control speed to some extent with the pressure limiting valve on your compressor. Maximum operating pressure is 90 PSI. I have used this for wood and metal projects with great success. On wood with coarser grits, you should start at a lower speed to avoid overcutting.

You will also need a 1/4" male coupler plug to fit this to an air hose. I use "M-type" Milton connectors on my system.

This runs much smoother than the old electric pad sander I already had. I will grab this one first from now on!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best sander made!!!!!!!, November 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sioux 890HP 5-Inch Ultra-Life Random Orbit Air Sander (Tools & Home Improvement)

Being female using this sander is very easy to use in the line of work that I do. It is so lite compare to the trojan D A's,that I've used my sander most of a 10 hour workday and I'm not as muscle-strained as with the heavier sander. I've had my old Sioux going on 5 years and plan to purchase another one! I highly recommend this product.