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Constant Chatter Shopping Center - Porter-Cable 343K 5-inch Random Orbit Sander Kit - Hook & Loop Pad
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List Price: $109.30
Our Price: $59.00
Your Save: $ 50.30 ( 46% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Porter Cable
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Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Porter Cable
EAN: 0028877545769
Feature: Produces fine, swirl-free results on a variety of surfaces
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Porter Cable
Manufacturer: Porter Cable
Model: 343K
Publisher: Porter Cable
Studio: Porter Cable
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Features
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Produces fine, swirl-free results on a variety of surfaces
Powerful 3 Amp motor
Efficient dust collection with POREX dust canister and dual dust ports
Handheld design and soft vibration-reducing rubber grip
Removable top cap for effortless cleaning and service
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Editorial Reviews:
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Treat yourself to a sander that will do the job right without taking its toll on your body. The Porter Cable 343K 5-inch Random Orbit Sander is a compact sander that produces fine, swirl-free results on a variety of surfaces. Though equipped with a powerful 3.0 Amp motor, this sander features a soft rubber grip that eliminates the discomfort of vibration and lets you tackle even the most difficult angles without discomfort. Other features include the security of an automatic brake that engages when you set it down and the efficient dust collection of the exclusive POREX dust canister and dual dust port that can accommodate 1-inch and 1-1/2-inch vacuum hoses. Additionally, a removable cap resides at the top of the machine for effortless cleaning and service. This impressive sander uses readily available 5-inch, eight-hole hook-and-loop paper and includes kit box. It is backed by a 1-year warranty.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: avoid at all cost
Comment: This sander is junk, and I only hope you have looked past the other high reviews and have read what other full time woodworkers have written. PC needs to spend less time trying to make "cool" looking tools and get back to making quality electric hand tools. I typically sand 450+ doors/drawers a year not to mention cabinets. I have been through several PC sanders. When my last 333 broke, I bought this newer version of what I though was a similar machine. Night and day. This sander wanders uncontrollably, leaves swirl marks everywhere, and eats through sandpaper. After 3 hours of sanding it went back in the box to be returned. Bring back the light grey workhorses you were once know for and scrap these dark grey POS's. PC will see no more of my hard earned dollars.
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Summary: EXTREMELY Disappointed!
Comment: I don't usually review items after I purchase them... especially when its been over a year. But today I became so frustrated with this sander that I just had to share.
Previously, I owned a DeWalt random orbit sander which was my first. It was awesome. Maybe not quite as powerful as some people would like, but it handled like a dream. I built my entire kitchen with it and I couldn't have achieved the results I did without it. Funny thing is, I really didn't do much research when I bought it. It was affordable and in stock at my local home center, so I wen with it.
Well, when the DeWalt finally died, I thought this time I would do my homework and get something even better. I mean, if I liked my old one so much without even researching it before hand, then this time I would get something even better! So I ended up with the Porter-Cable. What a mistake! One word...CONTROL. This thing drifts all over the place when you're trying to work with it. It isn't balanced well, or something and just feels terribly uncomfortable to use. I thought maybe it was my sanding discs, but after trying a couple different brands, I realized that this is just how it is.
So, for the past year I've just been using it anyway (basically avoiding it whenever possible) because I didn't like the idea of throwing money down the drain. And then today something else has started happening. The sawdust collector just falls off! When I'm sanding, it just come loose and FALLS OFF! Sawdust everywhere and when I put it back on, it is so loose that it won't stay in place unless I keep checking on it. I have no idea why it is loose unless the plastic is just fatigued or something, but now I've had it.
As far as all of the positive reviews are concerned, in scimming through them, it seems that this is the first or only brand sander that many of the reviewers have owned. Maybe thats why the gave it such high marks... nothing to compare it to. But I urge you to look for a different sander. The DeWalt handled like a dream and was much nicer to use than this one. Of course, the only reason I know this is because I've used it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Porter-Cable 343K 5" Sander Review
Comment: I am a fairly active wordworker (a hobbyist) that builds our own furniture, primarily out of cherry. I have four 5' random orbit P-C sanders along with a host of others. I find all of the P-C Sanders to be superb, reliable and durable products with only one minor weakness. I believe that the dust collection canisters could be a little stronger and that the airflow to them should be strengthened a bit. I do get a fair amount of residue on the outside of the sander that probably could be "collected" a bit better. A couple of mine have more than ten years of fairly continuous service with the only additional costs being that of the sanding pad, as the hooks seem to wear out after a great deal of us. Great products!!
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Summary: Good value, does the job, great features.
Comment: Having used this sander for many hours in the last year, I can say it works well. Powerful, ergonomically well designed and sturdily built. I especially lke the dust port which easily hooks up to shop vac. This makes the sander virtually dust free, a very important feature for me.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice tool but ????
Comment: Unit seems to work well overall but does seem to BOG down on occasion.
Maybe it needs a little more capacity OR it's at my end. The tool deos
do a nice finishing job.-----Brian
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