Best palm sander?

Like the Black and Decker mouse:



But better - I read bad reviews - I am looking for something that will last and the sandpaper replacements are easily obtained.

Preferrably with a dust bag.

If anyone has any experience - I'm all ears!

Thanks!

Message edited 1/13/2012 11:12:35 AM.

Re: Best palm sander?

I have a Craftsman that I've used heavily for many years. It has a round, orbital pad, and an iron-shaped pad, so you can change how it sands. Those shapes are pretty standard, so I've gotten sandpaper from Sears (both Craftsman brand, and other brands), and HD.

It comes with a dustbag, but it doesn't really do a whole lot. None of them can, really. It has holes in the center to suck up the dust, but all of the leading edges, where a lot of the sanding and dust creation takes place, are not near the vacuum, so you're always going to have lots of dust in the air.