Makita XOB01Z 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Cordless 5" Random Orbit Sander, Tool Only

Great sander. Gets the job done on a 3Ah battery, you can almost fully charge another 3Ah battery as fast as this will use one up at full speed. Doesn’t shake your hand and arm bones to death, even without any gloves on - it’s actually not unpleasant to use. Just guide it around your surface - the sandpaper doesn’t get hot if you don’t press on it and just let it do the work. I got perfect sanding results with almost no experience using an electric sander, just stepping up through 4 or 5 grades of paper (I used Serious Grit brand, it’s nice but probably any 8-hole paper is fine).It’s not too heavy, and high speed is plenty of power for the pine and mesquite that I’ve done so far.The little bag is a joke. I left it off and can see dust blowing out at speed from the tube, so it must have a fan in there pulling the dust through the 8 holes and out the exhaust. I ordered a universal vacuum fitting set that hopefully fits this to the basic shop vac I have, but it’s surprisingly good by itself (though makes a mess of course).Once the battery gets down to 1 bar, it will start to lose some top speed. I found it to be somewhat less effective when this happens, so I go ahead with battery swap to keep it running near full speed.2Ah will get some sanding done, but it runs down faster than you want it to. 3 is good, lasts longer than I expected at full speed.

if you are a professional woodworker and you worked with the best sanding machines in the world like Mirka and Festool you know what is great 2.5 stroke sanding finish then this Makita is pretty much very close with the result. this is 5 inch sanding pad sander not 6.Particulary this Makita is very simple and excelent sander with perfect balance and slow motion vibration There are just 3 speed option but all of them work really good. vacuum exit hose could be better designed for vacuum extractors. that is the only problemhighly sugest this sander

Makita make great products and this is one of them. I use for automotive paint preparation, and I found the performance excellent. It is easy to handle but for some the weight might be an issue if prolonged use is required.

I already have a big investment in Makita LXT tools and batteries, so this was a no-brained. I had been using a corded random orbit sander, but it unfortunately died on me. I switched to this one and it is great. Just as much power as the corded ones, and it has a really long runtime with a 5AH battery. It runs longer than it takes to recharge the battery, so you can run it forever with just two batteries.My only complaint is how tall it is. To fix this would require a significant redesign due to the need for the battery to fit SOMEwhere.Oh also, the dust output is a weird small port that doesn’t fit my standard size hose like the old corded Porter Cable that I was using before, so that was a bit frustrating.Still, I love this thing and expect to get a lot of use out of it going forward. I don’t see any need to go back to a corded option. And while I normally always do have a vacuum connected to my sander, meaning it might seem pointless to have the sander be cordless, it is much nicer to only worry about ONE thing attached than two.One final note—since I couldn’t get a good deal on the smaller dust extractor port with my existing vacuum adapter, I can’t speak to the quality of dust collection. With the poor fit, it did not capture dust very well at all, but it is likely that will change greatly once I find an appropriate vacuum hose adapter.

There's rarely anything complicated or difficult to manufacture about a cordless sander. They're regularly one of the cheapest power tools you need to buy for your arsenal and this one is too. I am a Contractor/Laborer and I have to do a good amount of sanding from Bondo to prepping for wood stains to rounding off corners etc. so I need a somewhat light sander with decent battery life and thankfully, this Makita does the job easily. I recently had to sand the logoing off a bunch of pressure treated lumber for a pergola to display at a home show and this made short work of it all. Granted, that's not necessarily a proper pressure test to put it through it's paces but the point is that it did the job without issue and it has been ever since I bought it a few months ago. No complaints, feels good in the hand, battery lasts a good long while, it's good.

Good size, tho a tad larger and a bit heavier than a comparable corded model. The lack of cord makes up for that in spades though 👍. Battery life is better than I expected too!

I’ve been very happy with the performance overall. The dust vacuum is quite a bit more effective than I had expected at keeping sanding dust to a minimum and in terms of sanding power it does exactly what you’d expect.It flies through those batteries though - I have several Makita tools since I’m already in their battery system - and most of my tools can get quite a bit of use on a single battery charge. I frequently drain both of my batteries when using this tool for any length of time - sanding a dresser for example. I almost wish I had opted for corded except that I also use this outside sometimes and it’s way more convenient to use the battery based one.

I used this to sand around twenty 10' redwood 2x6s that had been out in the weather for a several years and had been covered with honeydew from an aphid infestation in my oak trees plus the dust and dirt that got caked on. It took a lot of sanding from 36 grit down to 80 grit to get these boards back to usable shape for a deck I was building. Many hours of sanding and the wood looks great and stained up nicely. Not having to deal with a cord was very convenient as I was working out in the yard away from the house. I have two 5.0 amp-hour batteries that I was able to swap as needed. The battery being used easily provided plenty of run time to allow the other battery to fully charge. I have used the sander on many other woodworking projects and it has always performed well.