I just purchased Makita's model 9902 from ToolKing (www.toolkingl.com)
for $99.00 - brand new. It's a fixed-speed version of their
variable-speed 9903 (3x21) for about half the price. I'm very happy
with it. I cannot imaging ever needing variable speed on a belt
sander, so for me purchasing the 9903 was over-spending.

Also, FWW magazine recently named the 9903 a "best buy" (or something
like that).

rob


On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:48:42 -0500, Jim Swank
wrote:

I'm in need of a decent sander in this size. Is there any consensus
which make and model is the best deal?

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