Best non-planex small sander for drywall?

[Coen]

I used to sand drywall and paint with my ET 125. More likely it was the paint that ruined the bearings. The company said it would cost about 75% of the cost of a new sander to replace the bearings  [eek]
After I complained they offered to sell a refurbished sander to me. (Years before they offered them generally)

Now I only sand paint and drywall with a Makita 5” ro sander. A new one cost less than half the cost of repairing the ET 125.

Paint dust ruining the bearings of your sander? Huh, how? And did you use a dus extractor?

I use the ETS 150 all the time for drywall.  Works great.  Turn it down way low and off to go.  Last time I even took an old sanding disc and used some spray adhesive to attach a piece of drywall sanding screen to it, worked great.

That said, there is a WEN drywall sander for about 100.00 on Amazon that gets great reviewer.  I’m thinking about getting that for an upcoming job.

The ETS 150/3 or the ETS 150/5?

 

[Michael Kellough]

I used to sand drywall and paint with my ET 125. More likely it was the paint that ruined the bearings. The company said it would cost about 75% of the cost of a new sander to replace the bearings  [eek]
After I complained they offered to sell a refurbished sander to me. (Years before they offered them generally)

Now I only sand paint and drywall with a Makita 5” ro sander. A new one cost less than half the cost of repairing the ET 125.

Paint dust ruining the bearings of your sander? Huh, how? And did you use a dus extractor?

Always. Sanding paint makes it sticky an despite using a dust extractor it builds up inside the tool. Also, when sanding paint the suction needs to be drastically reduced to reduce heat from friction.

 

[Coen]

I used to sand drywall and paint with my ET 125. More likely it was the paint that ruined the bearings. The company said it would cost about 75% of the cost of a new sander to replace the bearings  [eek]
After I complained they offered to sell a refurbished sander to me. (Years before they offered them generally)

Now I only sand paint and drywall with a Makita 5” ro sander. A new one cost less than half the cost of repairing the ET 125.

Paint dust ruining the bearings of your sander? Huh, how? And did you use a dus extractor?

Always. Sanding paint makes it sticky an despite using a dust extractor it builds up inside the tool. Also, when sanding paint the suction needs to be drastically reduced to reduce heat from friction.

Did you use an AS hose and grounded extractor?