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Craftsman 6 In. Sander/Polisher

Sears Item# 00917556000 | Model# 17556
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6-In Sander/Polisher

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Width (in.): 6.0
Length (in.): 10
Height (In.): 14.6
Product Overview:
Tool-Less Conversions: No
Package Contents: 115033 Sander/Polisher, Rubber Backing Pad, Polishing Bonnet, Auxiliary Handle. Spanner Nut, Spindle Lock Pin, Spanner Wrench
Housing Material: plastic
Color/Finish: black, red, white

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Dimensions
Width (in.): 6.0
Length (in.): 10
Height (In.): 14.6
Product Overview:
Tool-Less Conversions: No
Package Contents: 115033 Sander/Polisher, Rubber Backing Pad, Polishing Bonnet, Auxiliary Handle. Spanner Nut, Spindle Lock Pin, Spanner Wrench
Housing Material: plastic
Color/Finish: black, red, white
Arbor Size: 7/10 in.
Aux. Handle Position: Left/right
Aux. Handle Type: Side assist
Power:
Amps: 4.5
Cord:
Cord Length (ft.): 8
Cord Management: Cord clip
Cord Option: Corded
Case:
Case: No
Motor:
RPM: 1650
Engine Bearings: Ball and sleeve
Certifications
UL Listed: Yes
ETL Listed: Yes
CSA Listed: Yes
Others:
Disc Spindle Size: 1/2 in. - 20 threads per inch
Gear Reduction: Double reduction
Gearing Type: Spur/bevel
General Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
Horsepower: .5
Item Weight (lbs.): 6
Max. Disc Diameter: 6 in.
Motor Brushes: Internal brushes
No. Aux. Handles: 1
On/Off Type: 2 finger switch
Overall Color: Gray
Pad Diameter: 6 in.
Corded or Cordless: Corded
Speed Capability: Dual
Speed Lock Control: Yes
Speed Range RPM: 1400 / 1650 rpm
Type: Polishers
Variable Trigger Speed: No
Voltage: N/A Glossary
Warranty Detail: Craftsman Warranty
Wrench: Yes

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6-In Sander/Polisher

Powerful 4.5 amp motor provides plenty of power for most sanding and polishing operations. 1400 RPM (revolutions per minute) no load speed is the optimum speed to apply different types of waxes and compounds. This speed is also perfect for the removal and buffing of final coatings. 1650 RPM is great for rust removal and sanding rough wood or metal.

Feature Benefits

  • Spindle lock capability simplifies changing paper, pads or bonnets
  • Double reduction spur/bevel gears smoothly and efficiently transfers power
  • Ball and sleeve bearings are permanently lubricated for long service-free life
  • Flanged auxiliary handle mounts to right or left side

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Added on February 16, 2009

 

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    8 of 13 (61%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

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    craftsman 4.5 amp sander/polisher June 10, 2010

    I purchased this for finishing my garage and polishing the car. If I had the extra money then I would have purchased the dust free sander that received great reviews and is under $40. My husband loved it for polishing the car. The original bonnet that came with the item is better than the one sold individually.

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    2 stars June 25, 2007

    Bonnet comes apart after only a couple minutes use. Sears needs to come up with a hook and loop back plate and foam pads to make this a very good buffer. No aftermarker back plates are available because it has an odd ball size spindle. As it is, it will sit unused in the garage until quality pads are made for it or I get rid of it.


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    what a piece April 11, 2012
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    By VWPETE of Farmingville, NY
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    First off, I recieved this as a christmas gift. If it was up to me I would of purchased a dewalt polisher. This thing sat in my garage for four months till the weather got nicer. I decided to pick up some 3M compound and start detailing my truck. In less than 1 hour of use this thing started smelling funny. I figured it was "breaking in" or something to that effect. As I continued using it the polisher began to stutter and then finally completely crapped out. I thought possibly the unit overheated. Waited an hour or so for it to cool down. Still nothing.... What a piece of garbage! Brought the unit back to sears and explained the situation to them. Since it was a gift I did not have the receipt. They told me there is NOTHING they can do!!! Wow! so much for Sears tools. Is this what Made In the U.S.A. means today? If you are thinknig of buying this product I would think twice. This is the definition of a P.O.S., and a company that does not stand behind there product! Regards, ****** off Sears Customer

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    powerful and flexible BUT with a huge drawback: lack of durabily February 23, 2012
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    By toymatt of Kansas City, MO
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    i used and loved this tool for over twenty years. the first one i bought was NOT called a sander polisher...IT was called a sander/grinder. both tools worked excellent, when new...but your new sander polisher has been changed in some way VERY much for the worse. either you have started using smaller, cheaper brush heads on the motor, or you've changed the way the cooling fan ventilates the motor. whatever you have changed was a very bad change...

     

    since my first tool,(which i used heavily, and professionally for OVER 20 years) finally died of old age i have had to replace it with your new, vastly inferior version about once a year...and most recently you've changed something which has caused me to have to replace teh tool after as few as 4 hours of hard use as a sander.

     

    if the tool cannot take the dust it produces in the act of sanding why do you even make it? i suspect, that as a polisher it would last for another 20 years....but with whatever cost cutting changes have been made to it, the tool cannot long function as a sander. it begins to smell funny, then it begins to stutter, and finally it dies all together. on my most recent one it died in less than 4 hours. a new record of cruddyness.

     

    i would not keep buying the tool, if i had not become addicted to it during the 20 years i used the first enarnation of it... it works like no other tool i have used WHILE IT IS WORKING...the problem being it just self destructs.

     

    i'd be VERY CURIOUS to hear from one of your tool designers about this tool. i cannot be the only one having this problem with it.

     

    yours truly,

     

    an ambivilant customer, aka matt melena

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    Good value, easy to use. September 17, 2010
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    By bobmehl of Crystal Lake, IL
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    I purchased this polisher for a specific use but have found it very handy.  It did the job I bought it for and more.  It has a good balance and weight so it's easy to use.

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    craftsman 4.5 amp sander/polisher June 10, 2010
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    By raintree of Fountain Hills, AZ
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    I purchased this for finishing my garage and polishing the car. If I had the extra money then I would have purchased the dust free sander that received great reviews and is under $40. My husband loved it for polishing the car. The original bonnet that came with the item is better than the one sold individually.

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