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[Darren Wright]

The last really large drywall job I did was a basement at one of my houses and I rented a Porter Cable drywall sander for that job. Those used to be $1,200, but are now down in the $500 range. I started looking for one since the guest cabin will have a good bit of sanding. To my surprise the import market has started putting out their own models for a fraction of the cost. If I was doing this every day I'd probably go with the PC version, but decided to give the WEN version a try as it comes with both round and triangle heads for sanding.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4F598S7

 

[Steve Southwood]

Let us know how it works out. I have a small project to do myself.

 

[Brent Dowell]

Seems like it'd be hard to even rent one for that price.

 

[Darren Wright]

Based on reviews I've seen, it's a good option for non-pro work, better choice than a sanding pole at least. The main complaint is the motor being in the head vs mid area of the pole, making the head a bit heavy. They do may a mid pole mount version, but have also read that these are a bit noisier than the PC. I mostly thought the triangle head would come in handy for the corners and such, which is why I did the version above.

I'll post up a review when I get around to sanding.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Coincidentally.. I was just discussing these with another friend.. So super interested to hear how it goes.

 

[Jay Caughron]

Cant wait to hear your review as I'm going to have a LOT of sheet rock to do

 

[Bob Gibson]

I was looking at these the other day. Not for sanding drywall but for sanding my deck. Not sure how it would work but my knees won't take hours of kneeling anymore. I was thinking I could stand and sand.

 

[Charles Lent]

My uncle taught me to sand drywall with a damp sponge, rinsed out often. Much easier on the lungs and no mess to clean up, unless you spill the bucket.

Charley