I have the PC 333 also. My Black and Decker Professional palm sander
has had heavy use for 15 years and still goes strong. I doubt they
make them as good today, though.

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 23:06:51 -0600, "bob"
wrote:

I consider my PC 333 to be a disposable tool. Like cheap cordless drills
from Sears, when they break or wear out, I give them to the Salvation Army
and buy a new one, hopefully something higher on the food chain.

I have used the multi-hole paper with no problems.


"Sam the Cat" wrote in message
...
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