question for others using a ROS w/H&L pad. Recently the local borg has
started carrying the norton paper with a combo set of holes to fit both 8
and 5 hole pads. Besides seeming to be a lot less sandpaper I have noticed
my H&L pad is loosing its grip. With all the extra holes in the pad I am
thinking that I have ruined the pad -- anyone else experience this, or am I
nuts ? I've tried to revive the H&L with a brash brush, but it did not help
much. Its getting to the point that the paper flys off the pad if I pick it
up off the work surface.

Now I am faced with getting the sander fixed -- a new H&L pad goes for ~$22
and with shipping comes to ~$27. Now ordinarily this would not seem odd --
except that I can get a new 333 on Amazon for ~$64, new motor plus pad for
about twice the cost of a replacement pad alone