Tai Fu
04-25-2013, 2:39 AM
I bought a "Used" (the description says new/used because it was a display model at Home Depot) Dewalt D26451 Random Orbital Sander at an auction for about 20 dollars.
When I got it and turned it on, it made some horrible noise that was only a little quieter than a router (which is loud), and it vibrated badly.
I went down to a hardware store to pick up a new soldering iron (long story... the plastic became brittle and the handle pretty much fell off) and saw the Bosch GEX125-1AE ROS which was not only much quieter, it had very little vibration. It was around 120 dollars so I bought it anyways because I can't have a ROS that sounds like a banshee from hell and giving my hands a message. The Bosch vibrates too but not by a large degree, it is certainly manageable.
The question is, is the Dewalt ROS supposed to vibrate this much, or am I looking at a defective product? I am trying to get the seller to take it back but so far he's not very cooperative. I just don't think Dewalt would make such a terrible product.
When I got it and turned it on, it made some horrible noise that was only a little quieter than a router (which is loud), and it vibrated badly.
I went down to a hardware store to pick up a new soldering iron (long story... the plastic became brittle and the handle pretty much fell off) and saw the Bosch GEX125-1AE ROS which was not only much quieter, it had very little vibration. It was around 120 dollars so I bought it anyways because I can't have a ROS that sounds like a banshee from hell and giving my hands a message. The Bosch vibrates too but not by a large degree, it is certainly manageable.
The question is, is the Dewalt ROS supposed to vibrate this much, or am I looking at a defective product? I am trying to get the seller to take it back but so far he's not very cooperative. I just don't think Dewalt would make such a terrible product.