Ingersoll Rand 4151 Random Orbital Air Sander, 3/16" Orbit, 6" Vinyl Pad, 12,000 RPM, 0.2 HP

I haven't had a chance to even put air to this sander yet. I sure that once I do I will please with it. You see , I own several items made by Ingersoll-Rand and have never had a bad thing to say about them. Always they are just a Superior product. Great! Great! Great! This one will work very smoothly and wont hurt your hands, low vibration and very lightweight , only about 2 LBS. It will make clean up a snap because it is vacuum ready, so it will be cleaning up as you work.

This is a great Ingersoll Rand quality product. I highly recommend it. The sander does a fantastic job.

Easy to use and well made

Very happy

I bought this model for use in woodworking because it has dust collection. I am a retired auto mechanic and have had great experience in the past with IR tools. This one somewhat disappoints me as there Is so much plastic. If you don't need the dust collection option I would consider one of the traditional DA sanders, although they are heavier they are also built better and will last. I also have an electric 5" RO sander (yellow) which is at least 10 years old and still works well. I like air tools, have a large compressor and thought this would be ideal for my situation.It is much quieter than the electric one but the dust collection doesn't work as well as the electric sander which has 8 holes and a larger vacuum port. Also it is not easy to find 6" PSA paper with 6 holes unless you buy 100 count packs of each grit you want. You can also buy a hook & loop pad for this sander though and H&L paper is readily available. I do like that it doesn't require oil like most pneumatic tools, it is light and does seem to have a lot of power.There are a lot of new features on this tool and I like it but just expected better quality from IR. If you are buying for woodworking like me the electric ones may be a better option. This tool needs 8cfm minimum with 12cfm needed under load. My compressor is capable of 19cfm but still runs nearly half the time I am sanding. I don't think that is very economical compared to a 3 amp electric model.Use in a body shop would be a totally different story, electric tools don't seem to last under that environment and this would be ideal considering it's light weight and auto shops always have large compressors running all day anyway.Mike

This sander was a birthday gift for my friend. He is a tool "junkie"; and, when I was last in his shop, I noticed that his sander was not performing properly. This circumstance was therefore the motivation for my order.In any event, my friend was very happy to get the sander. On the other hand, he had yet to receive the sanding discs which I had ordered at the same time. Quite frankly, the discs had not even shipped yet - a bit of a disappointment if you ask me. In any event, the very next day, he took the sander to the shop. He called me later to tell me how well the sander performed on some of the auto body projects he had going. He also mentioned that he had gotten so used to his poor performing sander that he'd forgotten what was meant by "optimal performance" for such a tool. The new sander brought back to him the proper perspective.In further clarifying his opinion, he mentioned that the sander was easy to operate, comfortable to hold, and made his projects go a lot faster. He also said that detail work was not too difficult despite the six inch discs. All in all, he was very happy with my selection.

This D/A sander gets the job done. It's no Hutchins sander which is smoother an heavy. This sander is a bit loud an is lightweight. It does sand decently.

Stable, quiet, easy to hold, low vibration compared to many competing units. Outstanding value and performance.