Customer Reviews
poor design 
2008-04-09
The rear clamp for the sandpaper interfers with the dust collector so that it is very difficult to change the paper. The front clamp is so tight that it takes a good effort to clamp the paper to the pad.
Not a Random Orbital Sander! 2008-03-24
As a professional woodworker& teacher, I was disappointed by the inaccurate description of this tool as a RANDOM ORBITAL sander, which it is not.
I never sanded anything with this sander, because I have already have several orbital pad sanders and a 5" porter Cable Random Orbital sander, and thought this little Milwaukee unit would be a welcome addition to my stable. Wrong!
As always, Amazon was good about paying for the return . . . . But do NOT waste your time on this tool, if you too are considering it on the basis of it being a RANDOM orbital machine!
Poor documentation 
2008-03-20
I bought this sander and read the manual on how to load the sandpaper. It seems that if you remove the plastic off of the sandpaper clamps and then understand that the handles are actually lift bars to open the sandpaper clamps, then you will be able to load the sandpaper easily and you will be very happy with this sander. The documentation must have been written by a technical writer and not someone that actually used the product. Otherwise it seems to be a great sander. Just what the doctor ordered.
Milwaukee's Big Mistake 
2008-03-19
I have always been a big fan of Milwaukee tools and own many. I have several palm sanders including DeWalt and Porter Cable. My Porter Cable finally died after a few years of heavy use and I purchased the Milwaukee 6020-21 1/4 sheet sander since I liked the direct vacuum hose attachment.
The design is terrible. It is nearly impossible to get the sandpaper below the clamps, it almost takes two people. The vibration is awful, the unit is noisy and too heavy. I tried it for 5 mins and packed it up to return to Amazon. In the dozens of tools I bought from Amazon, this is my only return.
Frankly, I was shocked at such a failure by one of the finest tool makers on Earth. Nobody is perfect. Better luck next time.
Just one drawback 
2008-03-01
This a great little 1/4 sheet sander, all the quality you have come to expect from Milwaukee. Note that getting the sandpaper into the locking slots is not easy! Take a lot of time to change papers. That not withstanding, it is a great value for the price.
Wow! A powerful sander with case and 5yr warranty accepts self adhesive paper. 
2008-07-16
I'm the pickiest handy dude on this planet.
I read the positive and negative reviews and chose to buy this sander anyway.
I do not regret buying this sander. Other major brand sanders I compared are 1.7Amp 1.6Amp 2.0Amp 2.4Amp
Heres my honest review. Enjoy.
This sander is made with high quality materials and has a comfortable rubber grip and runs quiet and smooth.
This sander has a 12' long all rubber power cord and lots of power. It removed wood very fast for a finishing sander 14000 orbits and 1/16" orbit diameter.
Being a more powerful sander I needed to grip it a little more than my other bagless sander yet needed less downward pressure to actually sand.
A very minor issue....The rear paper clamp lever contacts the rectangular dust chute if the paper clamp lever is perfectly centered. My sample sandpaper installed in approx one minute.
There was no issue with sandpaper coming loose or tearing.
Helpful tip...
Buy good quality sandpaper and throw out old brittle junk sandpaper.
Even better news people. The cardboard box says....It accepts self adhesive paper. Yea!
The cloth dust bag has a round coil spring shaped wire inside so the bag don't hang flat. It captures sawdust well and twist locks on and does not fall off like earlier designs on other cheap sanders.
Even better news people. The cardboard box says intregated vacuum ports for 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" attatchments. Yea!
This is a superb sander combined with a hard plastic case for the money spent and the 5 yr warranty cant be beat.
Clamping problems 2008-06-27
My new rating is one star.
Update- After using this sander several times, I found the clamp giving me the same problem another reviewer had - the clamp would not hold the paper while sanding. I called Milwaukee service and they told me to use two sheets of sand paper. Though not the answer I wanted to hear, I tried that, which made it difficult to load the paper, and the paper fell off while sanding. This is going back to Amazon. There is obviously an engineering/mfg defect with this model.
This 1/4 sheet palm sander works easily and powerfully. For those having problems clamping the paper, hats off to Brad (other reviewer) who noticed that there are plastic guards that come off the clamp allowing easier insertion. Additionally, potential buyers should know that this is a kit - it comes in a hard plastic case with three 1/4 sheets of sandpaper as well as a hole punch. The marketing guys at Milwaukee tool should improve their product description to give all this info. so that Amazon/Milwaukee doesn't have to sell these at a substantially lower price than their competitors', and this is a Milwaukee with a five year warranty.
Front clam just won't hold 2008-06-07
After 1 project, the front clamp/clip just won't hold the sand paper anymore. Like everyone said, it is too very difficult to get the sand paper onto the machine.
Works Great! 2008-04-24
I didn't read the owner's manual, so I didn't have the same problem as those that did. I do not know why the clamps had plastic covers over the teeth, but they came off easy enough. I haven't had it long enough to know how it will last, but it seems to be a big improvement over the previous model (which I still use after ten years).
Palm Sander 2008-04-23
Excellent sander, however the paper changes are the poorest I have experienced. Very difficult to open and insert new sheet.
