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you can use my band saw just in case your leg falls off, you might be able to sell it to the butcher

get the bosch 18v lithium ion, they can be dropped from 2mtrs and wont break and they are powerfull, i drove some 75mm long 8mm wide screws into nz kauri with my one, not a problem, lithium ion has...

i have the bosch gex and its excelent i would recomend that one, however most palm random orbit sanders are under $200 anyway

i reakon make a thin one out of wood or another piece of metal and just attatch it to the base but make sure that the new one is square:doh:

get a makita or bosch variable speed with a keyless chuck

its likely that it over heated, or the rubber became old and weak

just take the plastic guard off and it will be good

ryobi is crap and gmc is even worse, i recon second hand is they way to go or otherwise youll need at least $500 for a good one

just on the pad is fine with or without sand paper it doesnt matter:doh:

yeah get the bosch, bosch are awsome:doh:

get the new makita 10" sliding one they are only about $700:doh:

scms's are much faster, quieter and are portable, and are much much much safer to use, as they dont kickback. i dont think you can do compound mitre cuts with a table saw, so theres another bonus...