I had the Ryobi and just had a heap of trouble changing the paper. About
six months ago I bought a used Performax and sold the Ryobi. I must say the
problem of changing the paper has been resolved, but for operation, actually
prefer the Ryobi. With the Performax I have to apply a bit of pressure when
feeding the work through -- didn't have to do this with the Ryobi. Also,
the Ryobi had a rubber mat where the Performax uses a sandpaper type --
believe the rubber is much better -- provides a better grip. It uses the
same roll the Performax does, but as stated in another post, you are MUCH
better off getting a large roll and cutting your own strips.
"Toller" wrote in message
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I have googled and found out it is a POS compared to the Performax. Okay,
but I can't afford a Performax.

If I spend the time to set it up, does it actually work; or is it that
bad...?
Is sand paper still available for it, or can something else substitute?

I probably only need it once in a while, but when I need it...