"dean" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a hand sander, generally I buy Dewalt, but I think
that the porta cable model might be the better choice this time. What
do people here think? Its around $200.

Also, is there a better way to sand a deck? I have to do an area now
about 25x15'.


Dewalt and Porter-Cable are fine but I would rather have a Milwaukee but its
more like $300.

For 25' x 15', a hand sander will take you all day long down on you knees.
Use a walk behind floor sander as suggested elsewhere. You could flip the
deck boards over and sometimes its like new - done that. You could also use
a thickness planner - done that too.