HereWeGoAgain
Diamond Member
Haven't seen them around as much, but they used to make some good tools. Store chains make deals with various companies and I guess Makita doesn't have the bargaining power some other brands have. ANYONE can make a good tool IF THEY WANT TO. It all depends on the price point and market they are shooting for. Years ago my dad had a killer Craftsman sander. It took wood off like there was no tomorrow. Best sander I ever saw. It broke one day, something came loose inside and he threw it out. I could kick myself for not saving it and getting it fixed. The thing literally created a pile of sawdust in a few seconds.Whatever happened to Makita?
Me, these days, WAY too much plastic on everything and I hate all the gaudy, obnoxious, bright color plastics.
I probably have the same belt sander.
The Craftsman sander was actually an oscillating, not a belt. It took wood off like a belt though. I actually have a smallish Craftsman belt sander I must have bought more than 40 years ago. It was on sale at a great price. Thing actually works great.
Mine is the belt sander.
The last palm sander I bought was a Ryobi and it sucks!!! I still have it but only because I rarely use it because I hate the damn thing!!!
I have been buying more air powered tools for the garage these days. Those things are tough as nails and compact. Plus I already had a bunch of air powered tools from my machining days. And with the 80 gallon Ingersoll and Rand compressor air capacity isnt a problem.
Then you have the air ratchet and the impact wrench for working on the truck so it was a natural direction to go.
Absolutely love this thing!!! The head swivels and you can get into tight places.