Craftsman 3 x 21 in. Belt Sander, 8 amp

Belt Tracking Terrible

Unable to maintain belt tracking. Sander ate belts almost as fast as I put them on. Gave up after sanding about 30 sq ft of douglas fir.Also bag leaked like a sieve.

Well designed ... solid feel

All I can say is that my last Craftsman belt sander took a lot of abuse and lasted a long time. The main thing I look for in a belt sander is something that is at least 8 amp or 1hp or higher. This sander met my minimum requirements. I think it's a nice machine. Belt Sanders will always have trouble with dust so I never usually even consider that when buying a sander. It would be nice if the sander had variable speed control but I can live without it at this price. A also wish the belt tension release lever was made out of metal instead of plastic.This little guy seems like it's a nice prosumer tool. With good care and maintenance it should last me awhile. My last Craftsman was very similar to this one and I got a lot of use out of it.

easy to load

good sander

works like a charm

my wife and I are stripping our 16X32 deck of 2 thick layers of deck paint. We have stripped as much of the paint that was loose and have used the sander for the rest. It's hard to believe but the deck looks brand new. This sander has done a fantastic job.

a pretty nice sander

I was skeptical of purchasing this sander, because there are so many brands and models out there.All in all,I'm happy with my decision.I've used it twice and, it does a very good job.Powerful,and easy to use.Easy to change belts and to adjust tracking.

Craftsman Belt Sander

Bought as a referb from sears and that red plastic release lever quickly broke because its not designed to handle the pressure created by the spring. Sears took my $35 and for the evaluation and told me it would be $70 to fix. They refused to sell me the $2 part. This will be my last purchase from Sears as they have demonstrated that they don't stand behind their products.

The craftsman 3 x 21, 8 amp belt sander

Excellent performance and is very powerful. I found changing sandbelts was easy and I was pleased with the the results of my finished product. I was using this to sand an old existing work bench and have rennovated it to look new. I would highly recommend this as Sears craftsamn tools stands behind its name.

Lightweight and efficient sander

I recently purchased this sander for my husband when his finally konked out. He was amazed at how easy it was to use and how lightweight the sander was. He is working on a deck off of our porch, and he thanks me every time he uses his new sander. The price is very affordable also

Craftsman 3 x 21 in. Belt Sander

Averry good sander

Craftsman Belt Sander

I bought this belt sander because I had points on my frequent shopper card that were about to be removed. I found this on the Sears website and figured that I could afford to pay for the amount that my points didn't cover. I truely enjoy this belt sander as it works great and fits the common size belts that you can buy anywhere. It works great and has a dust collection attached to it for easy clean up.

8amp belt eater

I bought this sander to sand down my front patio which the previous owner just continued schlepping more and more paint on. Now all our that paint is peeling off. I bundled this with a five pack of belts. Off to start the job.... started sanding and quickly broke a belt. Tracking was off and it shredded to the motor side. Okay fix tracking on the next belt once I put it on. Sand for a bit and another belt beaks. Not tracking this time. Put on another that breaks quickly. Lather rinse and repeat, my five pack is exhausted before finishing a single 4x4x8 post. I chalk it up to sears belts. Off to the local helpful plACE for more belts. Sand almost an entire post before breaking my first belt. Put on a new one which quickly breaks. Finally I realize the front wheel is scorching hot, hot enough that you can't keep a finger on for a second. This is probably a great light duty, non-continous use sander.

Craftsman Belt Sander

So far I'm really pleased with my new belt sander, went throught the owners manual to make sure I wouldn't do something wrong, the operation of the belt sander was very easy. Only draw back is all the dust but a person has to expect that. Would recommend this to anyone.

Sander

My husband bought this to refinish a table. It did a fairly well job, could have been slightly better. We are overall satisfied with this product and would definitely recommend it to a friend. Would buy again if the occasion ever had to arrive. Good product!

Great belt sander

I bought this sander to help sand down the deck and it worked wonders! It can also lay nicely on its back to use to sand objects as needed. Would highly recommend this sander.

Great Sander for the Price!

I purchased this belt sander because the more inexpensive model I originally wanted wasn't available off the store shelf. I needed a sander right away to finish a solid-core door installation - a simple material removal (on the door bottom) where the new solid-core door scuffed against an uneven floor. Usually I simply hand-block sand the material to be removed, but needing to remove more than just a "bit" of material this was not an option.

The belts purchased (also at Sears) went onto the sander easily, and after a few quick "hits" of the switch the belt had been adjusted so it tracked straight and true - it couldn't have been simpler to perform. I put the sander to work on the door edge, and in only minutes the work was complete - it worked far better and faster than I could have hoped. The sander never slowed, the paper remained true, and ultimately saved me hours of time had I performed the task my usual way. The bag helped keep the dust to a minimum, and never clogged - a common problem with many sanders according to other reviews.

Although I have only used this sander minimally, and can't judge its long-term performance, it seems very well made and is extremely user friendly in set-up and use.

The only drawback may be its slightly heavier weight, which is especially noticeable when compared to the next size down sander. While definitely not a large sander, its not one to be held or used in awkward angles for any length of time, but for open areas and for use on easily accessed material, its fantastic!

The best belt sander for the money

This was a replacement Beltsander for the one I purchased from Sears 28 years ago, this belt sander handles very easy and it is worth every penny I paid for.