Black & Decker MS550GB, Easy to handle, good for..

Overall Rating3.673.673.673.673.67

Easy to handle, good for small jobs

This is my first sander and I wanted something lightweight that I could handle and this fits the bill. Yes, replacements for the the hook and loop sandpaper are hard to find and expensive. Here’s my solution:
1) Cut a piece of plain sandpaper in the desired courseness to match the mouse template.
2) Apply ordinary elmer’s liquid glue to the top of a piece or worn out mouse sandpaper.
3) Press the new cut piece on top.
4) Put on a flat surface and place several books on top.

After several hours, use on sander. No kidding, I’ve done this twice and it holds together for the life of the sandpaper.

Update (5/18/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.

The featured review for this product, Black & Decker MS550GB Mouse 5 Amp Detail Sander /Polisher with 41 Piece Accessory Pack Tools & Hardware, was written by Janice D. Gallant.

The average rating for this item is 3.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

Janice D. Gallant

March 1st, 2010 at 10:44 am    


Overall Rating44444

Easy to handle, good for small jobs
Rated 4 stars.


Otis Maxwell

March 23rd, 2010 at 10:25 am    


Overall Rating44444

Works fine, but use your own sandpaper!
I bought this Sander for a specific purpose: sand some nooks and crannies that I could not reach when refinishing the softwood fir floor in our 1896 Victorian. I honestly did not expect much and ordered the much more expensive Fein multi tool (which I cancel now) at the same time. The supplied sandpaper wore within seconds - literally. Then I cut a piece from a 80-grit round I bought would fit in my Porter-Cable sander. It worked great - the floor was smooth and was ready for the finer grit sand paper and ready for more work. The product includes a small carrying case, the screen is a nice feature - it comes with some small parts, you would almost certainly lose otherwise.


joesuspense

March 23rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm    


Overall Rating33333

Accessories tough to find
I bought this to refinish/finish some furniture that I am working on. It works fairly well for light duty sanding. The main problem I ran into was trying to find the sandpaper/accessories I needed. Black & Decker doesn’t make low grit sandpapers, so you have to buy 3rd party. Not always easy to find. The other problem I had was trying to find replacement steel wool pads. None of the hardware/megastores in my town have them. If I had to do this over again, I would probably purchase sander that used standard sandpaper sheets.

Update: I have recently found more third-party sheets that work with this sander. That may bump the rating to 3.5 or 4. I still can’t find replacement steel wool sheets, so no 5 stars.


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