Evolution Power Tools 078-0001 Telescopic Dry Wall Sander 225mm with LED Torch and 6 Sanding Sheets, 240 V, 145 cm 23 cm x 25 cm
Evolution R225DWS 225 mm Telescopic Dry Wall Sander with LED Torch and 6 Sanding sheets – Orange/Black
6 Easy Mountable Sanding Discs
Grits inc. 80,120,180 & 240
| Weight: | 5.8 kg |
| Size: | 145 cm 23 cm x 25 cm |
| Dimensions: | 145 x 25 x 23 cm; 5.8 Kilograms |
| Model: | 078-0001 |
| Part: | 078-0001 |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Manufacture: | Evolution |
| Dimensions: | 145 x 25 x 23 cm; 5.8 Kilograms |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 145 cm 23 cm x 25 cm |
Bought this as preparing ceilings can be a back breaker but this makes light work of walls and ceilings. A little heavy to operate above your head but the fact it’s all done and dusted in no time, means that’s not a problem. You do need a vacuum of some sort on the end or you’ll have a cloud of dust that takes 3 months to settle, then you realise you missed a bit and bam, another 3 months gone but overall, an excellent tool and well worth the money.
Would highly recommend i plastered my wall and it was a pretty good job, then I sanded it with this sander and now it is like glass.
Would recommend.
Make sure you mask everything off and dust sheet I did clean up was a breeze but without the masking the room would have been ditched.
Saves a lot of time (compared to sanding by hand), saves the dust spreading into the room (by connecting it to your vacuum cleaner, speaking of which, one advise – use one that you don’t regret losing as the dust will eventually kill it). It is a bit heavy but you can split the job into smaller surfaces and take breaks as necessary.
The bottom line – great tools that saves time, dust and money
Worked well. So well it went walkie – so the cheap part was really good!
After buying a house that looked like a drunken Stevie Wonder had painted it, I started off by noticing all the bad paint work, bad polyfila touch ups, the bad glossing, so I started off with a Mouse Sander & done one room. This took me a good 5/6 hours with tons a mess but it got the job done. Got a loan off an orbital sander was amazing it tore through the hall area – but with tons of dust & lots of cleaning.
Now fast forward to this piece of equipment, it genuinely breezes over the walls, it isn’t dust free but in comparison to the other two it’s worth it’s weight in gold in terms of speed & with the Hoover attachment it does help loads.
Complaint wise is, it is really heavy I am a fairly fit 33 year old & found this hard going on the ceiling or whilst using it for a period of time. I was being macho thinking oh it’s probably age 55+ reviewing this no wonder their struggling, no it is heavy so prepare for sore shoulders/back muscles the next day, I combined this with the Mouse Sander to get right into the corners & awkward angles so it left the room looking great & the walls as smooth as a French babys derrire.
Wish I had bought it sooner & I would recommend. But keep in mind – it isn’t dust free & it is heavy on arms / shoulders / back.
The light’s on it makes the job even easier being able to see what you’re doing.
As usual as other Evolution tools its robustly made but is difficult to use on ceilings as its very heavy.
Excellent product sanded walls with ease i bought this after owning the small evolutions drywall sande
Perfect for ceilings lights help although I thought that was a gimmick but really helpful for a non professional unit not sure you could get bette
Very effective, very good value for money, but bloody heavy.
Easy to use does what it says on the box
Did the job cheaper than bringing in a professional with no mess thanks to Henry, just aching arms
All my ceilings are Artex (asbestos free) so needed the right tool for the job.
This worked a treat, still hard work but so much easier than having a wall sander above your head.
The weight is ok but after a while it does get heavy. Ten minutes rest then off you go again. The suction, well, that depends on how good your hoover is.
I would not recommend using a normal everyday hoover, get something more industrial like. The hoover I have cost me about 90 (Titan I think) and that worked a treat, very little dust.
The two light system is a nice addition and helps so much to identify parts that need more sanding. Great product that has already paid for itself.
Good bit of kit did the jobs I wanted it too
I’m surprised everytime at how good it actually does the job!
The led lights are a fantastic feature.
Only negative I have is that I do occasionally catch the main on/off switch, turning it off when I’m in the throws of using it – perhaps locating it somewhere else would solve this.
Fantastic machine that I would certainly recommend.
Good bit of kit to have flattened the wall perfectly
Work just right for sanding 3/5mm down to get a nice smooth wall finish
It’s ok for what it costs, if your an occasional user then this is fine. I use it once every 3 months. It saves an enormous amount of time and effort compared to sanding by hand
Very much worth the money, works good with Henry Hoover , saved me so much time
I love everything about this tool. Maybe the dust extraction could be a little better, but as long as you put the hose directly from a vacuum into the sander it works perfectly. Highly recommend. The lights on it are super useful too. They are not just a gimmick.
Excellent piece of kit! Has made our work so much easier as a decorator.
Preparation is key and this certainly helps.
Only gripe is it’s a little heavy. The LED and task light makes such a difference.
Fantastic!
If you are a moderate DIYer and looking for a wall sander this bit of kit is excellent. Dust extraction is good and when used in conjunction with easy fill the results save a fortune.
Love this. Next to no dust when I tried it out and the led lights are a bonus
Makes sanding big areas very fast and virtually dust free! I just put the hose into a Henry hoover as don’t do huge amounts of tape and jointing but it works! I still go over with a hand sander quickly for tiny imperfections. The LED lights are amazing.
Product does what it says on the box . It is a bit heaviet than other tools i have used
It’s big! and fairly heavy particularly when the extension pole is fitted. However for my use on the walls the extension pole can easily be removed and set aside making the machine more manageable. When I first started to use the machine I noticed a lot of vibration once the sanding head was pushed onto the wall – soon sorted by turning the speed down to about half – this made the sanding much more manageable. The LED lights on the front and the LED torch are excellent and a superb addition that really do light up the area being worked on. Attaching a vacuum to the supplied long hose took care of the dust and to be honest there was hardly any on top of furniture or window sills which is a massive bonus. The unit is very well made and very good value for money compared to the hundreds of pounds you could spend on an item like this.
So why the 4 stars. Simply because the machine is heavy which makes using it for any length of time fairly tiring. The weight probably comes from the solid construction and using lighter material would be reflected in the cost.
Would I recommend it, definitely, it smoothed the walls very quickly and made short work of removing the tiny bits of paper and paint still stuck to the walls, the walls felt much smoother to the touch. Don’t be temped to use course sanding sheets the finer ones roundabout 200 grit gave a far superior finish.
The megasander is pretty heavy. I’m a strong enough bloke and I had to have small breaks every couple of minutes to give my shoulder and back muscles a quick breather. I’m going to look like Xherdan Shaqiri by the end of this week.
I will be using this at work from now on (I am a decorator).
This was bloody awesome to use. Sanded all the walls in the whole house in two days.
This product is great value and superb build quality from England evolution is a very good and they make good products for the trade and diy
Minimum dust when attached to a dust extraction vacuum.
Quite heavy but not unmanageable.
Great reach with the extension pole.
LED light really helps.
Deff don’t need full power, 1/4 is more then enough!
I did need a light rub with 220grit after just to get a beautiful finish but recon after abit of practice this won’t b needed.