Am really tired of my B&D sander, it is normally a 1/3 sheet machine but because of the poorly designed paper clamp you have to cut the sheet longer and then only get 2 cuts per sheet. Even then it is still not very happy. Was in the local hardware store today to get some more sandpaper and was eyeing the different orbital sanders. Seen a very expensive Ryobi and an expensive (compared to B&D) Porter Cable, also a Dewalt. I didnt jot down any model numbers but would be interested in what models are being used out there and what is thought of them, especially in the area of paper clamp. I guess i am going to have to pay to get a good one. It would be nice to know ahead of time what models are the best. I have payed extra for good tools before, but never thought that a sander required so much thought, at least not until i had to use it extensively. Some of the more expensive models have a dust collector bag on them. Do they really work? Or is this just for looks? I have a dust collector system now and am wondering if some of them can be hooker up to it? or is this even feasible? Ken, making dust in NS
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20 years ago