The BO4556 Sander Fits your palm perfectly - Also provides more control and comfort while minimizing hand fatigue and pain when gripping the tool from the side. Working our way through the lineup of 1/4 sheet palm sander Makita's offering has found its way into our shop. The BO4556 made a great first impression when it arrived in a rugged and stylish looking carrying case. The sander concealed within, however, was very pedestrian looking. Knowing that looks can be deceiving, we put the BO 4556 through its paces. Let's see if the tool was able to impress, or sink to the level of mediocrity that is so common with palm sanders. The Makita BO4556 Palm Sander

Makita BO4556 240v Palm Finishing Sander - FFX

The Makita BO4556 Palm Sander features a sleek, slim design that allows the user to have an easy-grip. This is helpful for one-handed use of the tool as it fits your palm wonderfully, a pleasing feature for any user in most power tools. 2. Through-the-pad dust collection systemThe Makita Bo 4556 follows the knob-style design common among 1/4 sheet sanders. Thankfully this tried and true design gives the sander excellent handling. The power switch at the front of the sander is covered in a protective clear rubber casing to keep the dust out. The switch is the only control found on the BO4556. It's motor always turns at its maximum speed of 14,000rpm. This Palm Sander has a slimline body for comfortable working whilst providing efficient dust extraction on a range of sanding applications As you have read in this Makita Palm Sander review, the Makita BO4556 Palm Sander is a disc sander of comfort and convenience. The BO4556 has a Conveniently located on / off switch for one-handed operation - Rubber switch cover prevents ingress of dust. This BO4556 Sander Enable Freestyle sanding - Ergonomically contoured grip with non-skid elastomer covered surface.

Makita BO4556K 1/4 Sheet Finishing Sander, with Tool Case Makita BO4556K 1/4 Sheet Finishing Sander, with Tool Case

The BO4556 does produce a visible scratch pattern, if you are not careful to move it around a bit as you sand. With some care a finish-ready surface can be produced with very little effort. If you are looking for a mirror flat finish, however, you need to move on to an orbit sander. The BO4556 cannot help you here. The slim line body makes for a smaller, more comfortable hand grip. This feature will particularly appeal to those with smaller hands who want to use this for decorating preparation but will also be greatly appreciated by professional decorators as it will be much more comfortable in extended use. With the BO4556 Makita aimed for and hit the center of the 1/4 sheet palm sanders market. In a competitive environment the sander finds itself surrounded by competitors that look and perform almost identically. Being built economically the BO4556 stays with its competition in the price race. Build quality is good for a tool in this category. This sander won't serve you for a decade, but it won't break the bank either.

In use the efficiency of the dust collection is measured. Dust collection performance with the bag attached seems to be slightly worse than on competing models with a 8 hole layout. The tool does an admirable job drawing air in, but it cannot keep up with the larger surface area of the intake holes on other sanders. The dust bag does not help the situation. While it does filter the air, it is clearly inferior to the paper filter design found other sanders like the Bosch. It's as if Makita threw the bag in as an emergency measure in case a dust collector is not available.