Disappointed in ETS EC 125/3

[woodferret]

For me, soft pad with mixed soft/hard grain is on the left.  Sometimes it has gotten even more janky than that in that it won't keep lanes.  The slight regular undulation on hardwood panels I previously talked about is about consistent with the one on the right - it keeps lanes perfectly fine though but can feel weird when coming from other sanders.

 

[tdatta]

For me, soft pad with mixed soft/hard grain is on the left.  Sometimes it has gotten even more janky than that in that it won't keep lanes.  The slight regular undulation on hardwood panels I previously talked about is about consistent with the one on the right - it keeps lanes perfectly fine though but can feel weird when coming from other sanders.

I ended up going with the one on the right. I think the difference is minuscule, and might have just been my own bias. But I am now happy with the tool.