On 8/13/2015 7:07 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:35:48 +0000, John McCoy wrote:

I seem to remember responding way back then. I've still got the same
Bosch sander I had then and I still haven't had to replace the pad!

Now that's remarkable. I have the PSA version of the sander, and I have
to replace pads every 4 or 5 years. The dense foam rubber they're made
of eventually gets crumbly.

Hmm. I'm not where I can look now, but mine has what appears to be hard
rubber with the hook and loop stuff on it. Never reminded me of foam.
And I don't use it a lot, maybe 20-30 hours a year. Our humidity is
pretty low as well.


Not even the foam pads look like foam, until they fly apart. ;~)