I picked up a Ryobi Palm Sander at an auction. It runs well, but there
is supposed to be a foam rubber on the pad where the sandpaper goes.
Little of that pad remains. Most of it is bare metal, with a few globs
of that foam remaining. I have looked at several palm sanders at the
hardware store and all of them, regardless of brand, have a black foam
rubber which is about 1/8" thick.

I'm sure that I am not the only guy who has a sander without the foam
rubber. I have not contacted Ryobi yet, and I have a feeling that this
tool may be obsolete, since it looks kind of old. I also have a feeling
they would only sell that whole pad or base of the tool with the metal
and everything as one piece, if parts were still available.

Anyhow, I wonder if anyone on here has ever seen this foam rubber
material sold in bulk sheets, so someone can just cut it to fit any
sander and glue it on. (I'd probably use contact cement). After removing
all the remains of the old stuff.

On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 5:35:31 AM UTC-4, wrote:
I picked up a Ryobi Palm Sander at an auction. It runs well, but there
is supposed to be a foam rubber on the pad where the sandpaper goes.
Little of that pad remains. Most of it is bare metal, with a few globs
of that foam remaining. I have looked at several palm sanders at the
hardware store and all of them, regardless of brand, have a black foam
rubber which is about 1/8" thick.

I'm sure that I am not the only guy who has a sander without the foam
rubber. I have not contacted Ryobi yet, and I have a feeling that this
tool may be obsolete, since it looks kind of old. I also have a feeling
they would only sell that whole pad or base of the tool with the metal
and everything as one piece, if parts were still available.

Anyhow, I wonder if anyone on here has ever seen this foam rubber
material sold in bulk sheets, so someone can just cut it to fit any
sander and glue it on. (I'd probably use contact cement). After removing
all the remains of the old stuff.

Since you didn't include a model number, we can't use our considerable search talents
to try and help you out with finding a direct replacement. You haven't said whether or
not you've tried that; maybe you have.

For example, if we knew exactly what we were looking for, we might be able to find
something like this...

https://www.amazon.com/PAD-ASSY-RYOB.../dp/B0011FQ3SG

On 3/29/2018 5:34 AM, wrote:
I picked up a Ryobi Palm Sander at an auction. It runs well, but there
is supposed to be a foam rubber on the pad where the sandpaper goes.
Little of that pad remains. Most of it is bare metal, with a few globs
of that foam remaining. I have looked at several palm sanders at the
hardware store and all of them, regardless of brand, have a black foam
rubber which is about 1/8" thick.

I'm sure that I am not the only guy who has a sander without the foam
rubber. I have not contacted Ryobi yet, and I have a feeling that this
tool may be obsolete, since it looks kind of old. I also have a feeling
they would only sell that whole pad or base of the tool with the metal
and everything as one piece, if parts were still available.

Anyhow, I wonder if anyone on here has ever seen this foam rubber
material sold in bulk sheets, so someone can just cut it to fit any
sander and glue it on. (I'd probably use contact cement). After removing
all the remains of the old stuff.



I would contact Ryobi, the replacement may not be as much as you may be
worried about.

Try a piece of old style wet suit material.
CP

On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 12:38:28 PM UTC-4, MOP CAP wrote:
Try a piece of old style wet suit material.
CP

....which we all have lying around in a closet someplace.

On 3/29/2018 3:54 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 12:38:28 PM UTC-4, MOP CAP wrote:
Try a piece of old style wet suit material.
CP

...which we all have lying around in a closet someplace.


Dense, rubberized foam mouse pad with cloth face on the mouse tracking
side. I'm looking at one on my desk. Foam is ~ 5mm or ¼" thick.

Lots of businesses used to have them imprinted as giveaways for the free
advertising.

On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 04:34:54 -0600
wrote:

Anyhow, I wonder if anyone on here has ever seen this foam rubber
material sold in bulk sheets, so someone can just cut it to fit any
sander and glue it on. (I'd probably use contact cement). After
removing all the remains of the old stuff.

not sure where you live but in usa there are materials everywhere
much of it free and on craigslist

door mats floor mats floor tiles and on and on and on

there is also that rubber in a can stuff then there is shoe goo and
there is of course duct tape you could layer on