Ingersoll Rand4151 Random Orbital Air Sander, 3/16" Orbit, 6" Vinyl Pad, 12,000 RPM, 0.2 HP

Easy to use and well made

This sander was a birthday gift for my friend. He is a tool "junkie"; and, when I was last in his shop, I noticed that his sander was not performing properly. This circumstance was therefore the motivation for my order.In any event, my friend was very happy to get the sander. On the other hand, he had yet to receive the sanding discs which I had ordered at the same time. Quite frankly, the discs had not even shipped yet - a bit of a disappointment if you ask me. In any event, the very next day, he took the sander to the shop. He called me later to tell me how well the sander performed on some of the auto body projects he had going. He also mentioned that he had gotten so used to his poor performing sander that he'd forgotten what was meant by "optimal performance" for such a tool. The new sander brought back to him the proper perspective.In further clarifying his opinion, he mentioned that the sander was easy to operate, comfortable to hold, and made his projects go a lot faster. He also said that detail work was not too difficult despite the six inch discs. All in all, he was very happy with my selection.

This is a great Ingersoll Rand quality product. I highly recommend it. The sander does a fantastic job.

Works great. It is very hard to find stick on sanding discs with holes in it. I replaced the backing plate pad with one from Dura-Gold that accepts Velcro sandpaper. Look for "B09PRPX9VC", Dura-Gold Pro Series 6" Hook & Loop DA Backing Plate Pad, 6 Hole Pattern Dustless. You will also need a dust collection hose. Look for "843441118794" POWERTEC 70347 10 Ft. Dust Collection Hose Kit.

Let me start by saying that I have never been really fond of aggressive sanders... I am a hutchins kind of guy who likes that nice smooth feel... <sigh> HOWEVER, that nice smooth feeling sander that I love is not practical in all instances! For example, getting body work done quickly. I paint Helicopters, and we are ALWAYS under the gun. Most recently, we were told that the job we were supposed to have for 12 days was needed in 8, so we had to push extra hard. This sander can do no wrong with that!It works as well as the $250 snap-on, the National Detroit, the Dynabride, but if I was going to offer any kind of advice... The small body enables the sanding pad to get into some harder to reach places that other sanders won't be able to reach.IF you are not going to hook it up to a vacuum attachment, buy a cheap pad that you won't mind chewing up around screws and rivets! It is what I did, and I am glad that I did.. Someday I might be able to use this with a vacuum... (Hey, a man can dream, right???

Very happy

Its way heavier and vibrates a lot more than my Hutchins. The vacuum line underneath gets in the way of your fingers.

I haven't had a chance to even put air to this sander yet. I sure that once I do I will please with it. You see , I own several items made by Ingersoll-Rand and have never had a bad thing to say about them. Always they are just a Superior product. Great! Great! Great! This one will work very smoothly and wont hurt your hands, low vibration and very lightweight , only about 2 LBS. It will make clean up a snap because it is vacuum ready, so it will be cleaning up as you work.