DEWALT DW433KT Heavy, Great Belt Sander

Overall Rating4.674.674.674.674.67

Great Belt Sander

I purchased this unit a while ago and didn’t have the opportunity to use it right away. Then I checked out the reviews and became a little worried about my purchase. First the dust bag. I am not sure why others have had problems with this system. I think that they must not be attaching the bag correctly. The bag attaches at 2 different points and is really rock solid. But you must attach it correctly or I can see that the bag would fall off. The dust collection was excellent. I sanded with 50 grit, 120 grit and had no issues whatsoever. What’s nice about this dust collection system is that it’s not in your face, so you can see what you are doing. This is a heavy unit and the center of gravity is very low. I found it to be very stable and easy to handle. The variable speed worked as advertised and would maintain a constant speed as I applied pressure. I like the fact that the cord is mounted on top. It stays out of the way and did not have a tendency to get cought and cause me to gouge the wood. The belt is easily removed and replaced with the flip of a knob. I have no complaints.

Update (5/19/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, DEWALT DW433KT Heavy Duty 8 Amp 3-Inch by 21-Inch Variable Speed Belt Sander Kit with Dust Canister, Case, and Inversion/Sanding Frame Tools & Hardware, was written by Chris Lange.

The average rating for this item is 4.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

woodshopwilly

March 30th, 2010 at 1:45 pm    


Overall Rating44444

curious of other posters
I received this sander as a gift from my wife after she got tired of hearing me whine about wanting it, and after using it, I’m curious as to what the other posters are complaining about.
I used mine recently to sand down a new workbench I made and thought it worked great. I have used both porter cable and now dewalt and I think the dewalt works better. Let me just address some of the complaints. As for breaking, I don’t know what happened to the other posters’ but mine is still in great condition and is not broke. As for dust collection, the bag does connect in 2 different spots and also has a lip that MUST be covered or the bag WILL fall off. But once the lip is covered, I honestly had a difficult time taking it off. However, I will say that the dust collection leaves a little to be desired and does not really collect that much dust, but how many belt sanders really do. At least this bag is out of the way, and besides, if you want, you can turn the entire system off with a flip of the switch and remove the dust bag if you want to. I agree that the sander maintained constant speed under applied pressure, and I feel the belt remains pretty swtable and aligned during use, needing very little adjustment, which to my opinion is always a downfall of porter cable. I always seemed to have to adjust the PC belts. The sander is heavy, but thats what you want from a belt sander so that it stays in constant contact with the wood, providing a smooth finish. The sander does not wobble like others and produces very good results. Overall, I’m wondering what all the complaining is about. I like mine and would recommend it to others. I would have given it 5 stars if it actually collected some dust.


M. Bilinsky

March 31st, 2010 at 10:59 pm    


Overall Rating55555

Excellent Sander, easy to use
I bought this sander to help with creating table/bench tops etc. I make these out of everything from pine, oak, endwood walnut, lacewood etc.

I found this Sander works very well. It has a nice heavy weight which I find makes it very easy to control. Also the variable speed allowes me greater control over the amount of stock the sander is eating. Plus i lets me dial it donw for softer wood and up for harder wood.

After a little practice I found I can use this to finish sand!

Had no problems with the dust bag, in fact I found it to be substantially more secure then the proter cable and craftsmen. It clips up from the bottom and then has a tight cowl the snaps over the top.

Belt tracking. Have not had a bit of trouble, but I have found there are two reasons folks tend to have difficulty with tracking 1) cheap belts; 2) Speed. I have never had a problem with my 3m belts. I have never bought a belt from Lowes/menards that was worth using on aything but a snail speed sander. The cheap belts can not handle the friction. The backing wears unevenly and they basicaly warp, thus making it impossible to track them. Folks who have trouble with bel tracking need to tunr the speed down and buy better belts. Also there is usuall no need to run at high speeds. The lower the speed the longer your belts last. Most belt sanders at their highest setting are running at the 3 setting on this sander (it goes to 6). Thus they are a bit more friendly to belts.

Buy good belts, and slow it down. The higher RPMS should be reserved for very hardwood and when you ned to chew up a lot of stock.


Chris Lange

April 6th, 2010 at 4:18 am    


Overall Rating55555

Great Belt Sander
Rated 5 stars.


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