I'm trying to find a hobbyist bench sander and of course at <$150 they all appear to be rebranded versions of the same one, the most popular probably being the Wen. But the Porter-Cable PCB420SA seems to be a bit of step up: more powerful motor, direct drive vs plastic! gears. It does have some common complaints, but I'm wondering if they would be mostly solvable by modding? For example the dust impeller seizes, but I'll be using DC so I'll just disconnect that. Possibly a starter cap issue, perhaps a replacement with a quality part from Mouser/Digiikey would solve that? (anyone know specs?) And the other is the motor burning up which is either related to the cap issue, or drag. So maybe break it down right away and make sure everything rolls smoothly and is well lubricated?
What do you guys think?