20November 2021
What's up everyone? Welcome back to The Durbin
Compound! So if you haven't met me already, my name is Devin Durbin. Sorry that it's been so
long since I uploaded a video, though holidays have been crazy, a lot of stuff going on. But I'm
back. So hopefully we're back to uploading three videos a week, every Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday at noon. So wish me luck on that. I think I made six months before I burnt myself
out on that schedule. So, maybe we'll do another six months. Today the review is all about the M18 5" Orbital Sander. So, before making this video this time, I will online and I saw a lot
of other reviews. Some one and two minutes long. My review is going to be a little bit longer. This
M18, the number on it is 2648-20. This sander is in one word–awesome! I love this thing!
This thing has got to be the best ergonomic, yes, I said ergo-nomic sander that I've ever used.
It's very balanced, even with the bulky battery on there. I think I'm running…this is just a
3.0 I have on here.
I don't think you can run at 12.0 on this because of the dust collector here. That's one thing I do love about this sander is, the dust
collector's pretty awesome. If you take this off here and run it, you can feel how much air is
actually coming out of this thing. So, they've done a really good job to make sure that a lot of
the sanding dust goes into the dust collector. The top of it has a nice filter on it. So, it's got a
nice paper filter that I just blow out with air. And this thing collects a lot of dust, even with
small projects. So, it keeps the dust down to a minimum. The tool actually does come with a
shop vac attachment as well. You just slap it on there and it attaches a shop vac. Now the thing
I like about this is, it has the smaller and the bigger shop vac attachment adapter to it.
So
that's really beneficial. And I think that that's definitely needed on a lot of tools. A lot
of guys like to do dustless system, whether they're doing a backpack or they're doing a small shop vac around there. These things are the ticket. I mean, they are sometimes absolutely necessary.
So, I'm glad that it did come with this and that this isn't an accessory that you have to add on later.
That stuff kind of burns me up. But this thing is quiet. It's very balanced when you turn it on. I
mean, it's definitely balanced and it doesn't… it's not like a huge racket, like another
sander is. Hold on! Let me go get a corded sander. I'll show you exactly what it does. Okay,
so this is the counterpart, black-and-yellow. All right, let's take this bad boy out of the bag and
plug it in.
See how crazy unbalanced this thing is. {sound of sander running} Okay, I think that that thing almost just came
apart. There was obviously a lot of dust in it, but man that thing makes a racket when you turn
it on, without it on a work surface. And that was just one thing that, you know, I wanted to
compare the two because that's the first thing I noticed when I first fired this thing
up, is it's incredibly balanced.
It's very, very quiet. It operates great, just in your hand
like this. No cord is awesome. And just an awesome unit. So, even when you're using two hands on
it, it's very nice. So, I'm going to actually…I actually forgot that I didn't move
the camera and get you a better angle at it. So, I'm going to move the camera and then we'll talk
about my four review points, four review points. All right, so I was probably out of focus
and all that stuff and, you know, whatever… This is all candidate anyways.
So this sander,
all right, my number one point, ease of use. This is easily going to get a ten in my book. I've had
this sander for a little while. The ease of use is, just that easy. Nice turn knob on it, for different mode settings, {sound of sander running} I mean, what other orbital sander has a
dial selector for speed? Especially a cordless? I don't know if anybody else is doing it. Somebody
will probably hack me up in the comments. But ease of use–absolutely a 10. The performance on this
thing, I think, is bar none. I've used a couple other cordless sanders. I think I have…I don't
know which one I have. I own another cordless sander. It's neither here nor there, but this one
definitely does a lot better. When it comes to corded units, this thing beats it all day long.
The performance is even better than a corded unit with the same pad. I mean, it doesn't
even compare. As far as durability, I think this thing's built really well.
It's got a nice frame
to it. It's put together really well. The battery is perfect. It's balanced. It's awesome! I
don't know…It's great! It's awesome! So, I can't say enough about this sander. It's good stuff! So,
the last point is, when it comes to price point, and value. I think the value is 100% there. I think I bought this unit for like $79, "tool only" because I had all the M18 things.
The "tool only" comes with the dust collector and stuff. So, there's no reason to buy the battery and the charger, if you already have M18 stuff, and you're already equipped. So, I
think this is definitely a good bang for your buck. If you're looking at it, I recommend it all
day long. If you know anything about me, if you've been watching my channel for a while, you know
that I can't be bought.
Manufacturers aren't just going to send stuff to me, for me
to say nice things about them. I'm going to give it its fair shake, every single time. I stand by this
product. This product is awesome. Yes, I'm partial to Milwaukee, but you can't do much better than this
sander. It definitely out-does my Ryobi corded. It out-does my Black & Decker corded. And that DeWalt,
you heard it right there, it just sounds like a racket, just like a bag of bolts.
So, I highly recommend this thing.
I'll put a link to it in the description, if you want to check
it out. I think I ordered this one off Home Depot online. If you don't know anything about Home
Depot online, I think they ship faster than Amazon Prime. Like you can't do any better. So, you know, I
ordered this the night before, it's at my door the next day. It's almost faster than me going to the
store, or trying to find something.
I just order it online and it's at my house. So, by no means, did
Home Depot pay me to say that or anything. But I believe in them wholeheartedly. And Milwaukee
makes a great product. So, run out get yourself one. If you're looking into it, don't be afraid. Spend
that gift card on it, whatever it might be. You know… I don't think I have anything more to say than
that. I'm bumping my gums now. So, I hope you like my videos. If you find some great content, and you find some value, I'd love to see you subscribe, see you around the channel. As always, hit that like
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