DeWalt DCE800B 20V Max Drywall Sander Tool Only

I bought this without reading these reviews. I notice 2 years ago(!!!!) people were pointing out the fact the included backing pad doesn’t have holes to extract dust through. Well here I am 2 years later, and I have to spend more money so this tool I spent $500+ on already works properly. What a slap in the face to loyal customers. Add to that the need to buy several different connectors just to connect to dust collection. It’s moves like this that are making people switch to other brands. Had I known I would have to buy a bunch more things to make this tool work properly, I’d have never bought it. Would not recommend buying this unless your cool with forking out even more so that it works as it’s supposed to

I have been using this tool for a year now. For the most part it works well. Have to go back with a sanding sponge to fine tune some areas. It would be a lot easier to see the surface if the head had LED lights. I used a sander with lights and its a lot easier to see the flaws as your sanding instead of setting the sander down and shining a light across the surface the going back to sand where necessary. Please put lights on it!!

Switched to the battery sander after having corded sanders for years. walking on stilts and not having to worry about a cord is a bonus, the downside is sanding a giant house alone on a Friday and your sander decides to completely seize up which leads to a long day

the unit is slightly heavier than the competing plug-in sander units. the motor spins strong enough while the battery is fresh. a brand new fully charged 5.0 battery lasts almost 20 minutes and then it runs weakly for 2~3 more minutes. the sander can use 8 or 9 inch discs which is nice. the proprietary vacuum hose is annoying, you should offer a fitting so that it connects to ordinary shop vacuums. the foam/velcro sanding disc should have holes/ports to allow the vacuum to remove the loads of dust that collect at the center of the sanding pads.
- no vacuum attachment
- no center disc vacuum holes
- shortish run time
+ uses 8 or 9 inch discs

I am not a professional drywaller, but I have done hundreds of liner feet of drywalling.
I have done the sanding manually before this and I became tired of it so I thought to try this tool. I think as I get used to it, I will have wished I bought one a long time ago.
It takes some getting used to as it can really remove alot of material quickly, however, I was also surprised by how quickly I progressed with it one the first use. If you are gentle and can get the "feel" of how the sandpaper is cutting, it will do a nice job right away. Feeling the float of the pad is essential becuase it will want to dig hard on one edge if you twist the handle.
Over all, I am pleased with the unit, I did not opt to buy the dewalt dust collecter becuase that would have set me back just as much as this tool cost and instead opted for the duct tape adapter which is working fine.
For the cost I also wish that Dewalt would have included the optional hard backing for the sander. I see why they went with the soft back as it will be less likely to gouge as you get used to the machine, but why not throw both in the package.
I also think I will find some other uses for this machine as they sell standard sand paper in the 9 inch format such as large wodden surfaces like fence or deck. I will try that in time.

love the ability to slap a battery and plug in the battery dust extractor and go to work. 9 inch hook and loop sanding discs and you will be on the way. Can also drop the hook and loop head and run a screw on head i.e exmp porta cable pads. like the ability to easily extend the boom or retract it, was pleasantly surprised with the sanding power it actually has, especillay compared to plug in sanders. works great for alternative sanding jobs too. wont go wrong on it.

i want to start by saying I'm kinda of a dewalt guy. This is the first tool I've purchased from the company i was disappointed in. Watching reviews the dust management seemed to work as well if not better then other drywall sanders on the market. However this tool does NOT ship with the same parts as it was reviewed with. In the reviews it uses a hard pad to mount the sandpaper or mesh to, the hard pad is covered in holes for the dust to be sucked through. As shipped with the soft foam pad dust management is crippled. if your not going to use a dust extractor, maybe it doesn't matter to you, but dust mangment doesn't work in the state it is shipped. To top it off the part numbers they give for the hard pad doesn't come up anywhere DWE7802 ? Why Dewalt?

First I would like to say thank you to Dewalt tool specialist team for creating this machine.
Sanding in the taping trade is the worst part of the job.! Not anymore !! If you were to compare a wooden wheel to a rubber tire that’s how much of a big deal this is. Thanks dewalt you have changed my life.