Throwaways

[metaldad]

Doing a wood project. Grabbed my 1/4 sheet Porter Cable palm sander. Noticed that the rubber pad has disintegrated. This is an older made in USA unit. I saved the manuals, found the parts sheet, ordered the plate on line from Amazon.
Same day, needed supplies, went to Menards. Saw that they had sanders on sale, and if my feeble memory serves correct, at a price less than what I purchased my P/C at.
All were asian, except the P/C which is messican, which I bought.
Anyhoo, no parts sheet in the box. No parts available on line. Same plate as my old one.
New electric tools are throwaways, I guess.

 

[signcrafter]

Doing a wood project. Grabbed my 1/4 sheet Porter Cable palm sander. Noticed that the rubber pad has disintegrated. This is an older made in USA unit. I saved the manuals, found the parts sheet, ordered the plate on line from Amazon.
Same day, needed supplies, went to Menards. Saw that they had sanders on sale, and if my feeble memory serves correct, at a price less than what I purchased my P/C at.
All were asian, except the P/C which is messican, which I bought.
Anyhoo, no parts sheet in the box. No parts available on line. Same plate as my old one.
New electric tools are throwaways, I guess.

I've been able to find parts online at places like ereplacementparts.com and others but usually most parts cost almost as much as a new tool.

 

[toolmiser]

Try gluing on an old "mouse pad". They work pretty good.

 

[joshmodelskidoo]

oh ya. everything is throw away now days. i also use ereplacementparts.com

 

[cheechi]

I never have much luck trying to get warranty service for sanders. I literally burn them up past where DeWalt, PC, or B&D has told me they are willing to repair them or supply me parts for them.

So I treat sanders like throwaways anyway. If one is open box or on a really good sale, I will pick it up. I think now I have about 10 of them, some good some bad. This time next year I'll have 10 different ones most likely.

 

[Steevo]

My PC palm sander is more than 20 years old, and I am on my fourth replacement pad. I get mine at Woodcraft. They have them hanging on the wall.

 

[G_P]

There is a tool shop here in ct that has always been able to find me parts for my old power tools.

Sometimes they have to order them but its worth it to keep an old USA. Made tool running!

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