DEWALT 20-Volt Brushless Cordless Drywall Sander with Dust Management & 20-Volt Max 2-Pack 4 Amp-Hour Lithium Power Tool Battery

Disappointed

I wanted this tool to work well but was not satisfied. I am a Milwaukee guy but after buying the Dewalt Drywall screw gun and comparing it to my Milwaukee I was blown away. I figured that the sander would be just as impressive. I was mistaken. As others have said there is no dust extraction. First I had to use tape to hold the thing onto my dust extractor because I had no idea that there was a proprietary Dewalt dust extraction system. Then it had no suction anyway. The foam pad blocks the air a...

Not worth wasting your money

Get this tool for a home project. Saw it had ok reviews but it’s not living up to the reviews. First the foam Velcro pad keeps getting suctioned to the wall and pops off. To put the foam back on it takes an act of congress. There’s no locking mechanism to stop the washer and bolt from spinning, and the bold is on there super tight. I think it’s gets tighter with work. My engineer brother also thought the design is messed up. He said that it probably wasn’t possible with the restriction the desig...

First use was good.

I am not a professional drywaller, but I have done hundreds of liner feet of drywalling. I have done the sanding manually before this and I became tired of it so I thought to try this tool. I think as I get used to it, I will have wished I bought one a long time ago. It takes some getting used to as it can really remove alot of material quickly, however, I was also surprised by how quickly I progressed with it one the first use. If you are gentle and can get the "feel" of how the sandpaper is...

Overall a great tool

Let's be honest, if you're reading these reviews, you're trying to justify this purchase because it's twice the price of other wall sanders..... but it's dewalt and you love dewalt. I am a home owner that buys too many dewalt tools. My garage is black and yellow. I bleed dewalt. When painting a room, I use a palm sander to sand walls, patch any imperfections, then sand again before starting to paint. I saw this as a way to stay off the step ladder more and reach some hard to get to areas like ...

Was disappointed

Was disappointed when I opened the box and did not find any sanding pads as are shown in the picture. The picture clearly shows two sanding elements and the picture suggests they come with the purchase. Seems dishonest.

pretty good, not amazing

the unit is slightly heavier than the competing plug-in sander units. the motor spins strong enough while the battery is fresh. a brand new fully charged 5.0 battery lasts almost 20 minutes and then it runs weakly for 2~3 more minutes. the sander can use 8 or 9 inch discs which is nice. the proprietary vacuum hose is annoying, you should offer a fitting so that it connects to ordinary shop vacuums. the foam/velcro sanding disc should have holes/ports to allow the vacuum to remove the loads of du...

dropped the ball at the finish line

i want to start by saying I'm kinda of a dewalt guy. This is the first tool I've purchased from the company i was disappointed in. Watching reviews the dust management seemed to work as well if not better then other drywall sanders on the market. However this tool does NOT ship with the same parts as it was reviewed with. In the reviews it uses a hard pad to mount the sandpaper or mesh to, the hard pad is covered in holes for the dust to be sucked through. As shipped with the soft foam pad d...

Works well but battery option is pointless

The sander works well! the issue is the battery option is essentially pointless if your using w/ a dust extractor or vacuum. if I'm already plugged into something the battery on the sander is just more weight and somethingthat needs changed often. it is not lightweight either, pretty heavy compared to plug in models. Again it does its job and sands well, I just wish they made it w/ a battery or plug In option

Needs LED lights

I have been using this tool for a year now. For the most part it works well. Have to go back with a sanding sponge to fine tune some areas. It would be a lot easier to see the surface if the head had LED lights. I used a sander with lights and its a lot easier to see the flaws as your sanding instead of setting the sander down and shining a light across the surface the going back to sand where necessary. Please put lights on it!!

Whats Not to like

love the ability to slap a battery and plug in the battery dust extractor and go to work. 9 inch hook and loop sanding discs and you will be on the way. Can also drop the hook and loop head and run a screw on head i.e exmp porta cable pads. like the ability to easily extend the boom or retract it, was pleasantly surprised with the sanding power it actually has, especillay compared to plug in sanders. works great for alternative sanding jobs too. wont go wrong on it.