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forum threadRokket | Staff posted Jun 12, 2025 08:08 AM
forum threadRokket | Staff posted Jun 12, 2025 08:08 AM

M18 18V Lithium-Ion Cordless 5" Random Orbit Sander with (2) M18 5.0Ah Batteries $189 + Free Shipping

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The Home Depot [homedepot.com] has M18 18V Lithium-Ion Cordless 5" Random Orbit Sander with (2) M18 5.0Ah Batteries for $189. Shipping is free.


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  • The Milwaukee M18 5 in. Random Orbit Sander delivers corded power with 12,000 Max OPM output. The orbital sander features a 7,000-12,000 variable speed dial delivering users with more control over the output of the tool to match the orbit speed for the application. The tool's powerful motor enables users to remove more material per battery charge, increasing their productivity.
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The Home Depot [homedepot.com] has M18 18V Lithium-Ion Cordless 5" Random Orbit Sander with (2) M18 5.0Ah Batteries for $189. Shipping is free.


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  • The Milwaukee M18 5 in. Random Orbit Sander delivers corded power with 12,000 Max OPM output. The orbital sander features a 7,000-12,000 variable speed dial delivering users with more control over the output of the tool to match the orbit speed for the application. The tool's powerful motor enables users to remove more material per battery charge, increasing their productivity.

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Jun 12, 2025 02:38 PM
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jj1290Jun 12, 2025 02:38 PM
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This is one of the few Milwaukee tools I was not impressed with. It would do alright for sanding sheetrock I suppose, but that's about it.
That's why it was my dad's early father's day gift
Jun 12, 2025 07:09 PM
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g3ck1Jun 12, 2025 07:09 PM
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Get the next gen version instead of this one.
Jun 12, 2025 07:12 PM
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brethermanJun 12, 2025 07:12 PM
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Quote from g3ck1 :
Get the next gen version instead of this one.

How can you tell which is current/next gen? Is it by the product code or something?
Jun 12, 2025 10:23 PM
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TenseString3511Jun 12, 2025 10:23 PM
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Quote from bretherman :
How can you tell which is current/next gen? Is it by the product code or something?
The fuel sander. It runs circles around this.
Jun 12, 2025 10:55 PM
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Jun 12, 2025 10:55 PM
brethermanJun 12, 2025 10:55 PM
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Quote from TenseString3511 :
The fuel sander. It runs circles around this.

Ah, that makes sense. I didn't even notice this wasn't the Fuel version. Thanks!
Jun 13, 2025 01:33 AM
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maveni4554Jun 13, 2025 01:33 AM
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I agree with the other poster that this is the most disappointing tool from the Milwaukee line for me personally. I thought I would easily be able to sand through the finish of an old shelf that I wanted to get down to wood in order to start from scratch and this thing struggled* to get through it. What I thought would take a couple minutes of sanding the finish off of only about 3 sq.ft. took maybe 10 minutes and a lot of elbow grease and going over and over the surface.

As someone else mentioned, this could be useful for very light sanding like sheetrocking or maybe trying to rough up a surface to get ready to paint but that's about it.
Jun 13, 2025 04:36 PM
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CharleyWJun 13, 2025 04:36 PM
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I purchased this unit and have been very lazy about contacting Milwaukee on the warranty because I don't have faith that this unit can be good even in its ideal state. It simply has no spin resistance you end up with curly Q's all over your work! I highly recommend you look elsewhere! Very disappointing and on the unit there is two air ejectors 180° apart they always seem to be blowing dust at you and in your eyes if you're trying to see how bad that Curly Q's are. Battery time is just okay, charging one while using the other not leaving it in another tool

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Jun 16, 2025 12:47 AM
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beritolamJun 16, 2025 12:47 AM
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Looks like Big Red is basically trying to get rid of old product....and trying to incentivize it with two batteries.I tried one of these a while back...and it was so underwhelming, I went back to my corded Bosch orbital.
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RokketJun 18, 2025 01:20 PM
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This deal's available again today.
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RokketJun 24, 2025 01:48 PM
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And available again today if anyone's interested...
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