Kobalt 24 Volt DIY Remodel Kit

Poor Ergonomics

I had a Bosch cordless orbital sander for several years and the weight distribution of the battery and the sander was perfect. I recently bought this Kobolt cordless sander because I wanted to take advantage of the many other cordless Kobolt tools I have so that I can share the battery. Well - the battery placement on the Kobolt is in such a way it puts strain on your hand while holding it. There is no easy sanding position, whether flat down or on a wall or ceiling, there's stress on your ha...

Is it time to finally cut the cord?

There are a lot of things that Kobalt got right with this tool and a couple that they could have done better. It comes with the sander, a dust bag, and three 5" 8 hole hook and loop sanding disks of varying grit (60, 120, and 220). The on-off switch is dust sealed and the variable speed dial has 6 settings. This is a fairly compact sander especially with a 2ah battery attached. It does feel a little easy to tip over in the direction of the battery (even with the smaller 2ah) so I imagine this ...

Great Machine, but hard to maintain

The random orbital sander is wonderful on drywall and great for small outdoor jobs. I would love to recommend it to a friend or anyone else that appreciates Lowes and how they stand behind their product. My issue is the removable bag that does a good job of collecting the dust, but is almost impossible to easily remove. I fear I would break the product. I shouldn't need to pry it off or twist like there was no tomorrrow. I heard the click when putting it on, but removing was darn near impossibl...

So, here's the thing.....

I'ma Pro. I use this thing every day. As a sander it's great. No prob with the batteries, as I have 8 of them. But, when the hook and loop pad fails, and your sanding discs won't adhere anymore, whataya do? Well, ya search for a replacement backing pad. Unfortunately, replacements do not exist for this one. Yeah, there are many 4 hole backers out there, but alas, they won't fit this sander. So, I have this nice sander that still works, with no available parts to get it back on the productio...

Premature motor burn out.

Bought this tool 2 years ago since I have most Kobalt tools, but never used it (sitting in my tool chest) until I started my kitchen cabinet re-surfacing project. I hooked it up to my wet/dry vacuum and after 2 cabinet doors, the tool starting smoking. I immediately turned it off. After about 5 mins, I tried to turn it back on and it was dead. I went to my local Lowe's and the manager honored the warranty and replaced it for me. The same day, the new tool failed again. I have a project to comple...

Wow!

I go through these types of sanders every couple of years or so. With the exception of Festool I have used probably every single one on the market, I have had Skil, Craftsman, Ridgid, Ryobi corded and cordless, Milwaukee, Bosch, Etc. I have been using a corded DeWalt and the cordless Ryobi which I personally did not like, outside of Festool I think this is the only brushless sander on the market and when you turn this thing on you will notice quite a difference between this sander and others lik...

TAKES 80 GRIT SCRATCH" RIGHT OUT

I'm using it for pre-primer work on metal, works very well for that use with 220 grit on it. i actually hook my shop vac into it to have almost no dust hit the floor, the bag didn't work so well it would puff out dust after a short time, was just too fine of a powder on auto paint and metal for the dust bag to handle .

I use this to finish all my wood projects!

I don't get some of the bad reviews to be honest, Ive had nothing but good luck with this guy but to each there own, if I got a bad one I'd trade it in immediately for another but haven't had that be my case. it does everything a sanders supposed to do, the hook pad has held up phenomenally over the last couple years (which you can replace in pretty sure). dust collection works good , great power and nice finishes from my end! no problems here and definitely recommend!

Kobalt Orbital Sander

The orbital sander was a compulsive purchase and much need, brought this sander for a diy project. I was a bit nervous about using it because it was my first time I must say it was lightweight and easy to use very durable and powerful and surprisingly on the quiet side. It holds up to the kobalt quality brand. If I can do it anyone can use it without any problem. During the holiday times Loews normally have a lot of good sale of their tools in All of the brands. Highly recommend

Making time

I purchased the orbital sander this morning. I use to use an old vibrating sander I purchased about 40 years ago. It served me well. Today I used the Kobalt orbital sander, with 60 grit paper on it. I sanded down the top of a picnic table that I keep outside covered with a plastic tarp. The table top was all brown and gray from the plastic rubbing on it. It took me an hour to sand but WOW, what a great job it did. I did the same thing about 3 years ago with the old sander and I was out there for...