I currently have 2 ROS's, the 5" 18V cordless Rigid along with the 6" big heavy Rigid. The 18V was my first sander and I bought it as I had the rest of the Rigid cordless tools. It's great for rando jobs or quick sands, but sucks for middle length sands as it's heavy (with the battery) and pretty awkward to hold. The 6" is great for big sanding jobs (like a cabinet) but it's not great for that middle length sanding job.
So, any recommendations for something for that middle length sanding job, where I'll be holding the sander for a while, but don't want to break out the giant 6" sander? Needs to be easy to hold and use, light, be able to hook up to dust collection and can't be $500 like the Mirka that all the YouTubers use.
Perhaps the Festool ETS 125? It says it requires 9 hole sanding pads, but I have a WHOLE BUNCH of 5" 8 hole pads already. Will it totally not work with those?
Or am I overthinking this, and I should just buy the $30 Skil sander off Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/SKIL-Random-O...p/B07FKBDNNQ)?