Works great for what I need and saves a lot of time

I used to flatten cabinet doors by hand and it took all day long for most kitchens. This machine gets the job done in an hour. There will be some learning curve on how to wrap the paper so it will last but once you get it right it is good. I found that you need to tape both ends of the drum - that clip is difficult to get right but I use it even with the tape. You need a larger hp dust collector for this the 1.5 hp isn't enough suction luckily I have a 3hp too and just switched dust collectors.

I am a hobbyist and am building cabinets for a big kitchen remodel. Finished the first third of the project (raised panel inset doors and dovetailed drawers) the hard way - with a Random Orbital Sander. The thought of repeating this for the rest of the project was more than I could bear. Just used this drum sander on 100 BF of maple for my next set of drawers. Reminds me of the first time I used my Grizzly planer to replace my old bench top planer: Why didn't I get this a long time ago? Used to hate sanding. Not anymore. Very satisfying to feed a board, stand back and let the machine do all the work. Very little setup involved. No problem getting it off the pallet although it is heavy. I had to add a 30AMP 240V leg, but it was easy to do from the subpanel in my garage. Simple to use. I didn't have to make any adjustments to the factory setup. The only complaint I have is I am having trouble keeping the paper from coming off the drum. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Not sure. After I use up the two rolls of paper I bought, I think I'll switch to Hook and Loop paper. Very satisfied with this product.

This new sander has really increased my shop capacity and will be used on a regular basis.