WEN 6313 Electric 1/3 Sheet Sander

Great sander, easy to use. I bought regular sanding sheets that I could use. But it came with a precut sheet that easily velcros to the sander. So I ordered those. They make it easy and quick to change to different grits as needed

Great quality and price. This sander is as good if not better than higher priced brands.

I do a lot of woodworking, especially since I retired. I am currently refinishing my mother's Morganton bedroom set that she purchased 70 years ago. It involves a lot of stripping and very careful sanding of the veneered furniture. I was primarily using a HF Bauer finishing sander. I compared it to the Wen finishing sander. During the comparison, both did the job about equally well except that while I was using it, a large chunk of the rubber pad on the HF sander came off at one of its corners. So, I had to throw the HF sander out at the end of this comparison! It lasted a whole year. The HF Bauer sander costs $44. For that, you can buy 2 Wen 6313 sanders, and I did. Previously, I had a HF Chicago Electric sander that lasted a whole 2 weeks. Here's what I found with the Wen sander: The Wen has the hook and loop (like Velcro) surface permanently attached on its rubber pad. On the HF model, it was only rubber and the 3M Pro sandpaper would have its non-slip surface melt onto the rubber pad while using it and changing paper on the HF sander would pull off small amounts of the rubber pad, until the pad and therefore the sander were no longer usable. The hook and loop surface on the Wen should prevent that from happening. But here's the problem with that: The distance around the base to the paper clamps is slightly longer because of the thicker pad, so it's a bit tricky getting the 1/3 sheet sandpaper on this sander. The paper needs to be pretty much centered. There is less than 1/8" of overlap on the front and back sides when the paper is clamped in. The paper has to be pretty tight and the clamps can tear it on its lateral edges. However, in no case did the paper come off while I was using it (as others have complained) and I used the sander long enough to wear out several sheets of sandpaper. The Wen is light, easy to control, about average in noise (but always wear hearing protection when using sanders, etc.). The cord length is the same as the HF and both are too short compared to my Sears Craftsmen sander. Overall, this sander is not perfect. Paper loading is a bit of a challenge, but it's not really all that difficult. It works well as a sander and the price is so low for these that buying more than one may make sense for you. That way, you can keep one as a backup, or use them all with different grit sizes loaded in each. Wen products have quality control. HF - not so much. $44 vs $20 - for me, buying the Wen is a no-brainer.

It arrived on time and when I took it out of the package I knew it was quality. It only comes with one sanding pad so you will have to purchase some extra pads which Amazon will recommend for you. Also it comes with a bag that you apply to the back of the sander that will catch the dust which is amazing. I love it I am going to have such an easy time standing down my table. FYI are also purchased the stain and the top coat for my table from Amazon as well so you can get everything you need right here but definitely start with this sander because it will save you time and money. Fitbits right in your hand, it's definitely durable and the fit is great because it's small enough to store almost anywhere. Great design idea.

I originally purchased the Wen sander to sand the varnish on my front door. I cut a piece of 320 grit sandpaper and carefully fitted it to the sanding plate. This little 1/3 sheet sander works very well on the outside edges of my decorator front door. Of course, some areas of that door are too narrow even for this sander and therefore required hand sanding. But it fit on the outer edges better than my old ear piercing 1/4 sheet B&D sander that was short but wider. So on a door like mine, a narrow Sander has its advantages. It has a bag to trap the dust but when using 320 grit on spar varnish, the dust is so fine that some of it penetrates the bag. This is a good little sander. I recommend it.

I wanted a third sheet sander to cover a bit more surface area for the table I'm working on so I started doing some research. I already own high end sanders so when I saw this WEN brand sander I honestly didn't think much of it considering the price and the fact that I was unfamiliar with the brand. I purchased it and thought that if it died or performed poorly that I wasn't out much money and I would buy another Dewalt, etc. I have run this sander for nearly 20 straight 60 grit sheets of clip on paper and have worked it nearly 4 straight hours now and it isn't even phased!!! This is by far one of the best sanders I have ever used and believe me I have a bunch of them! The hook and loop feature is nice but I mainly use 3m 3x third sheet sand paper and it performs flawlessly! Well built, nice looking, quality parts and most importantly, it sands like my 200 dollar sanders! You can also go on industrialabrasives.com and buy third sheet hook and loop paper in bulk and really inexpensively! Not only do I recommend this sander, I'm buying a second one to give as a gift to a friend! This sander is underpriced and is really going to put a hurting on high dollar sanders that don't seem to perform all that better!

The sander itself seems to work well, however! Other reviews are correct in that the 1/3 sheet of sandpaper (if you are not using the hook and loop paper) does not stay on because the clamps that hold the paper are set too far back. The clamps cannot grip the paper tight enough. When you turn the sander on, the paper vibrates off. The other issue is the dust collector. When used alone, it fell off the sander because it does not have a twist lock to hold it. Also, the vacuum attachment is a strange size diameter. I tried 3 different vacuum hoses, and none fit. If these 2 issues are acceptable to you, the sander is probably good for you. Hence, 3 stars

Great sander. It is a great product for small jobs. Easy to use.

Very quiet, easy to change sandpaper, can install precursor sandpaper, light and ergonomic and easy to use

La agarre en oferta muy buena por menos de 500 pesos y la verdad es que por ese precio es inmejorable, súper recomendable. Los plásticos se sienten de buena calidad (para el rango de precio, obvio) y cumple su función. Por su forma, alargada, la puedes usar con las dos manos y facilita el trabajo. Se usa para madera.

Very quiet. Easy to change sandpaper

I love this sander very fast shipping its a good buy

Trabaja muy bien