Festool576339 6-Inch Random Orbital Sander ETS EC150/5 EQ-Plus

Other than my dust collector I use with my Mafell track saw, this was my first Festool purchase. I bought this last fall and now have used it many hours on a new home I just finished building. The power, smooth start, ergonomics, low vibration....it's fantastic. I gave away the two other sanders I had previously which seemed pretty decent until using this. (I now also have the Festool RO150 which is a beast..) Dust extraction is superb. 95% of my sanding has been with Festool Granat Net, Mirka Abranet, or 3M net (I forget the name)...All of them work awesome with this. I did buy the hard sanding pad as well and use that most of the time. Very expensive sander but takes a lot of the annoyance out of the most annoying part of wood finishing.

This was a game changer for me along with the CT Midi. The overall experience of sanding improved immensely. Yes it's expensive, but if you do a lot of sanding your hands will thank you, and you will get the job done faster. I use the 3M sandpaper exclusively and those are also worth their weight in gold.The only complaint I have is the Sanding Pad Velcro. Expect to have to replace it within a few months of use. The Sanding Pad on my Dewault's lasted years, not this one. The pad is in amazing shape, but the Velcro just stops holding on to the sandpaper disk, regardless of brand. They sell a protection pad that goes between the sanding pad and sanding disk, that I just received after ordering replacement Sanding Pads, so hopefully that will extend the life of the Sanding Pad.Overall, would never want to go back, a truly great performing tool other than the velcro issues.

Super fast shipping, good packaging by the vendor. The tool itself is really nice. Prior to this purchase, I was loathe to spend too much on a "good" sander, thinking decent was good enough. After having used this sander on a single large project so far, I am kicking myself for not pulling the trigger sooner. As a fan of Festool, and owning several of their tools, I am very pleased with this sander. My hand does not go numb from extended sanding (I am one of those weirdos that enjoys sanding and find it relaxing, until my hand cramps or goes numb), and I was able to complete about 4 hours straight of sanding, and felt as comfortable at the end as I did at the beginning.

Was skeptical about spending the money for a Festool product as I am not a professional, but this tool really makes a difference when sanding - which every woodworker has to do a lot of 😳 the range of speeds coupled with the excellent dust collection capabilities makes this sander a great choice an I highly recommend it.

Gentile on the hands. Very effective pattern- quickly leaves a beautiful surface. Dust collection with Cen-Tec hose is superb. My other sanders are gathering dust 😊

This dust extractor was well designed with adjustable suction and therefore noise levels. It’s expensive but if you’re in a home based shop it makes a lot of sense.

I have only used this for one day doing some minimal sanding on a cabinet build, but I like it.It is light weight, comfortable, and works well. Nearly all the dust is vacuumed up. (I am using a Makita dust extractor. The hose fits perfectly on the Festool sander.)Here is how it differs from my DeWalt sander.QuieterLighterSands more effectively (faster)Leaves behind very little dust. (The Dewalt leaves behind quite a bit of dust.)

Big jobs made easy! So my old big box yellow brand quarter sheet sander took me 3 days on and off to finish one side of 5ft black walnut, a wood hard as metal it seems. The old sander would constantly leave those pigtails that if have to hand sand out to prevent just making more. I was using 3 big box sand papers starting with 80grit. Now I have a huge 16ft slab of black walnut, no way am i going to sand for a month! Trying the Festool 150 5mm stroke with 80 grit... wow! I have to look real close to even notice any machine marks anywhere. It helped take out uneven cuts a mm tall, flattened those platforms out. Did one side one day the next the other... literally 64 square feet of hard wood sanding and it's sooooo smooth. It's 80 grit sanding feels like big boxes finishing paper. Did 120 next... covered 16 foot pencil marks in less than half an hour. Going quick now as there are not huge saw mark ledges to flatten. Mind there is a shadow from a toolbox in my pic but 16 foot hard wood... I don't feel I could of and sure would not have tried this with any other sander. Paired with the festool 26 vacuum lol... never thought I'd love sanding.