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The parts are not service parts. It has the same supports for the pad.
http://www.dewaltservicenet.com/Products/DocumentView.aspx.productid=64232&typeId=15120&documentId=34190 Link to product exploded view. The reviews I read on the product lead me to buy this product.
At least it is a service part from Porter Cable "144988-02 FOOT". If this was to be used in a commercial environment, I would look for a better made product.
I had a Craftsman 1/4 sheet sander that the supports for the pad broke. This Porter Cable sander looks to be the same product with a different color.
The sander works fine.
What I do appreciate is the fact that the replacement paper is quite inexpensive as a person can cut pieces from regular sheets of sandpaper. (When compared to the circular palm sanders) While this sander performed as good as I had hoped and expected it could have beed designed a bit better by making it easier to insert the sheets of sand paper and by adding a variable speed feature. Also, by using square sheets of paper it is more effective in sanding inside square corners.
Super product for the price.easy to hold and does a super job of sanding whatever product you want. I would buy this item again.
Mike And the sander is terrific. It shipped at 3:00AM Monday and arrived before lunch on Tuesday. I don't miss the old one at all. My trusty old B&D palm sander died on a Saturday afternoon, and I use it often. The next afternoon, I ordered the Porter Cable 1/4 sheet palm sander from Amazon, with free 2-3 day shipping. It's quieter than my old one, sturdier, and holds the sandpaper better than the B&D.
the thing is solid, works well, powerful, etc. It's not HARD to put the paper in, but it doesn't pull the paper taught (should it.
I am using it for both. That said, i dont think the mechanism will ever break, so that might be the tradeoff.
i dont know) and Im sure it could be designed to be easier. Anyway, this seems like a really good value - powerful enough for heavy duty use, yet smooth enough for the finesse needed for fine woodworking.
pretty good price for something that seems so well made. the only thing that I could say that's negative is just that the paper holder is a little primitive seeming.
The dust collection seems to work ok - obviously it wont get everything, but i also havent hooked it up to the shop vac either.
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