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I have the above sander and have owned it for several years. Love the sander for the work it does and because it was so smooth and balanced. Well it hit the concrete last year and it now has a bit of a wobble to it. It drives me nuts as it's not the same tool anymore. I've taken it a apart to some degree to see if I could see anything that didn't look right but I came up empty. Does anyone have experience with something like this that might help me fix this tool? One option is to take it in for repair and if they could fix it, the cost would probably warrant a new tool I'm guessing. I may do that though to see what they say but thought I would check here first. Wishing it would be something simple but more than likely not.. Thanks for your time. -
https://www.finewoodworking.com/2015/09/30/secrets-for-better-sanding
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Well, not really, but they sure look and feel like new sanders! I finally bit the bullet and purchased two new pads for my Makita BO5030 ROS and my Porter Cable 330 Speed Bloc. I put this off for so long, it's criminal, I even had paper whizzing off my ROS for quite a few projects before I got off my rear and hit up Amazon for a pad for each sander. Quite inexpensive too. The removal of the old pads were easy, just a few phillip screws out and back in, the ROS had some line up issues though, but I got it figured out in seconds. Any who here are some boring pics, only a woodworkers could like these images! And I also posted some links where I purchased the pads from. My Makita with the old pad on the side, it was shot, the loops were not longer loops, it was virtually melted. I have had this sander on for hours on end in a day, and the pad surface would heat up and eventually fail. My PC 1/4 sheet sander, I love this machine, in my humble opinion they beat all others on the market for efficiency and sound quality. PORTER-CABLE 13597 Stikit Pad for Model 330 Superior Electric RSP27 5 Inch Sander Pad - Hook and Loop Replaces Makita OE # 743081-8, 743051-7 Hitachi OE # 324-209
