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Porter-Cable 340K 2 Amp 1/4 Sheet Palm Grip Sander | List Price: $97.44
Discount Price: $69.99
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Brand: Porter-Cable
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Powerful sanding action
- 14,000 orbits/minute
- Unique "Sandtrap" hard dust collection canister
- 100% ball-bearing construction
- One-year warranty/30-day performance certification
get the random orbiter instead... [Posted on 2006-02-26]
It's a decent sander, but since I got the Porter Cable 333VS, this thing rarely comes off the shelf. Great for square corners, but the 333VS is much better as a general use sander.
Leaves a fine finish! [Posted on 2006-06-17]
If you've read my other reviews, you know I own a lot of sanders, and this is one of them.
This sander has been around for years and does a great job. Because it leaves a better finish than the Bosch I prefer to use it, although I with it had the same features as the Bosch. At least this one comes with the dust hose adapter.
The sander is light, pretty quiet, and relatively vibration free. It's the best sander you can buy in its class.
If you want a better 1/4 sheet sander yet, look at the Porter-Cable 330 SpeedBlock. I gave P-C a hard time in my review, but it produces even better results than this sander by a narrow margin. The real draw of the 330 is it's quiet and almost vibration free, although it does not have dust collection and is not light.
Unless you're buying the SpeedBlock, buy this sander--you'll love the results.
My favorite 1/4 sheet sander [Posted on 2007-01-05]
I've had several of these gems over the years. I co-own a cabinet shop, so we put them to harder use than most folks, they're in use nearly every day, for a total of several hours each day. They are dependable and do a great job. I have on occasion replaced the bottom pad on them, and usually someone will damage the power cord which causes me to replace them eventually. They outperform the other brands that I've tried over the years, in the end, I always come back to Porter Cable.
Great for the occasional user. [Posted on 2008-01-27]
I used this sander for many small home projects and to do some wordwork on a sailboat. It was great for all that and pretty good at fitting into crevices most of the time. I did have a few complaints. Maybe because I'm female, I found holding the wide grip at the top of the sander quite stressful after several minutes work. While sanding an unfinished bookcase, I found myself having to take more and more breaks just to give my hand a rest. Slipping the sandpapers under the clips was sometimes challenging to get the papers taut. I eventually found the dust catcher worthless and didn't use it. This caused dust to go everywhere so I only would use it outside. In the weather of So. California it wasn't really a problem but it would be in Wisconsin. On the good side, I think the sucking of the dust up through the holes in the bottom through the sander and out the back reduced build-up on the sandpaper so I could use pieces longer. This is just a guess on my part. Regarding the hole punch jig, I lost it from the dock while working on the boat. It went into the marina water never to be seen again. Had to make my own hole-punch jig from a sheet of thick plastic.
reliable, effective sander [Posted on 2008-05-01]
I've had this sander for at least 5 years, and used it a great deal in that time (mostly sanding wood).
Pros:
o lightweight, well balanced.
o rugged
o excellent for rounding over edges and smoothing wood
o reasonably aggressive sanding considering it's size and weight
o fairly easy to install and remove sandpaper using metal spring-clips
o comes with hole punch
o reasonably good dust collection
Cons:
o noisy
o short cord
Overall this is model 340 sander is a very nice machine.
Recommended.
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