Dynabrade Dynabug II?

[Dave Cav]

Anyone got one? My old 1/3 sheet orbital bit the dust and I'm looking for a new one. Not a lot of choices. If the old PC 505 sanders were still available I'd grab one, but they're long out of production. I really like my Dynabrade random orbital sanders, but haven't ever used one of their jitterbugs.

[Martin Wasner]

Have you looked at Surfprep?

[Dave Cav]

Looks like it is just as expensive as the Dynabrade, and I'm looking for something that can use regular sheet sandpaper.

[Nick Decker]

Quite a few PC 505s over on ebay, even a shiny new one. I just picked up an old 330 the other day, awaiting delivery.

[Dan Forman]

I've heard good things about the new Bosch half sheet sanders - they have apparently figured out how to minimize vibration going into the hands, and have an easy method for changing the paper, comes with a hole punch so you can use regular sandpaper. Not cheap, but less than the Festool equivalent.

Bosch OS50VC 120-Volt 3.4-Amp Variable Speed 1/2-Sheet Orbital Finishing Sander with Vibration Control - Power Random Orbit Sanders - Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-OS50VC-120-Volt-Finishing-Vibration/dp/B00B7EU1I4)

Dan

[Larry Edgerton]

I have one. I like it better than electric. I use it for wet sanding mostly. Not much vibration, not terribly noisy and cuts well.

[Dave Cav]

Thanks, Larry; I'm thinking about getting the basic T model with clips.