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Received an email from Ohio Power Tools introducing the CS Unitek (eibenstock) ELS 225.1 drywall sander/vacuum kit.
At $965.65, about half the cost of a Festool setup, and made in Germany, it looks interesting.
I am not a fan of the Porter Cable sander, so I am tempted to give this one a try, but I am also leary of the long term cost of consumables for a tool with limited distribution in the states.
The Porter Cable 7800 is currently on sale for $399 at both Home Depot and Amazon…
With my experience with porter cable orbital sanders they vibrate way too much just my ¢2