Festool 576339 6-Inch Random Orbital Sander ETS EC150/5 EQ-Plus

This is the best sander I've ever used. It's a Festool, so I'm not surprised. As with all of their tools, a bit pricey, but definitely worth it in my opinion. It removes stock quickly using more aggressive grits, and is nearly vibration free. The dust collection is excellent, with hardly anything at all escaping. Two really nice things compared to my other sanders: 1) it stops almost immediately when you turn it off. No sitting there waiting for it to spin down like my DeWalt or Porter Cable sanders. 2) When using a vac or dust collector on high, my other sanders tended to speed up beyond their normal speed because of the air flow. This could get the sander spinning really fast if you aren't careful. The Festool doesn't do this at all, no matter what the setting is on the dust collection.

This sander is amazing, which it should be for the price. I replaced a battery orbital sander that was not doing a good job and the speed relied too much on battery level. The Festool sander is balanced, comfortable and the 6" diameter makes sanding more efficient. Wish I had bought it sooner.

First festool purchase, I get the hype now. The quality of this sander is amazing and paired with a good dust collector makes it a pleasure to use. This sander makes a daunting task a lot more bearable!!

Best orbital sander out there was looking for an orbital sander to pair with my hepa vacuum and came across this one used for a couple of months now no issues I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a good quality sander.

Once again, it's hard to pay the Festool prices. And once again it is absolutely worth every penny of that price. Folks think a sander is a sander is a....... NOT TRUE! We spend a LOT of time sanding in our custom woodworks shop. I can't even guess how many of the yellow or blue tools we've worn out over the years, so I thought I'd try a Festool to see what all the hype is about --- Sanding is faster, easier on our hands, less dust to contend with (connected and works much better with dust collection). Only Festool sanders in our shop from here on.

I had no idea.......... I used several 5 inch random orbital sanders purchased at the box stores for at or under $100.00. I thought this would be slightly better, but I had no idea that this would be BETTER ON A SCALE OF MAGNITUDES. The tool is phenomenal and of course the price tag keeps many people from having the opportunity to experience that. But I would also like to show appreciation for this particular seller. I ordered the product at 6 PM west coast time on a Wednesday. Amazon said the tool would arrive Friday. After I ordered I saw that it was coming from Ohio or Indiana or some other "Distant land." I knew there was no way I was going to see my new tool on Friday..... I was Wrong. The Sander showed up at my doorstep Friday afternoon. Oh by the way, Bigfoot is my neighbor. OK I may have exaggerated there is no Bigfoot, but I live in the sticks. The seller must have a seriously good relationship with FedEx to twist their arm into honoring the next day delivery to my locality. My hat is off to you guys!!!

Other than my dust collector I use with my Mafell track saw, this was my first Festool purchase. I bought this last fall and now have used it many hours on a new home I just finished building. The power, smooth start, ergonomics, low vibration....it's fantastic. I gave away the two other sanders I had previously which seemed pretty decent until using this. (I now also have the Festool RO150 which is a beast..) Dust extraction is superb. 95% of my sanding has been with Festool Granat Net, Mirka Abranet, or 3M net (I forget the name)...All of them work awesome with this. I did buy the hard sanding pad as well and use that most of the time. Very expensive sander but takes a lot of the annoyance out of the most annoying part of wood finishing.

Worth the expense as it saves time sanding. The larger pad and comfort grip make sanding a faster less numbing process.