Mouse sander recomendations?

[StephenStephen]

I've had a couple which have died due, I think, to dodgy switches, now wary of buying another.
Any recommendations for an occasional-use mouse sander which has lasted well?

 

[foxhole]

I've had a couple which have died due, I think, to dodgy switches, now wary of buying another.
Any recommendations for an occasional-use mouse sander which has lasted well?

Can’t think of any use for one , never bought one , too feeble .

 

[SammyInnit]

Presume you mean a delta sander? I think mouse in a B&D term.

My advice would to be a good multi-tool and delta sanding pads. I use my Bosch GOP for the occasional bit of sanding and it's nice to have that cordless option but in reality the mouse Sanders are a bit pants.

 

[mattcook7888]

I am using porter & cable from 6 months. its cordless and handy.

 

[blup]

Blue Bosch delta sander very good, 18 v makita cordless multi tool excellent

Blup

 

[Deleted member 174758]

To the OP: If you've killed two of them then you are probably using the wrong tool. The price point for the mouse sander tells me that it is made down to a price rather than up to a standard. I've got to agree with Sammy that the trade-rated stuff is far and away better than DIY tools, but at a price

TBH if you can do without the pointy end and do a bit of hand sanding into corners Makita do a corking little 1/4 sheet sander, the BO4555. At not much more than two and a half times the price of a Mouse it will last a lot longer (I have one, it's 12 or 13 years old, not sure, it's always in the tool box) - and it uses cheap off the roll sandpaper to boot. If you absolutely can't live without the pointy end then you'll maybe need to look at something like a Metabo DSE300 or a Bosch blue GOP 28-27 - either of which will run you roughly £100 and require much more expensive hook and loop papers. The big plus of a multi-tool like the GOP, though, is that it can also cut stuff, so sometimes handy for all sorts of oddball repair tasks

I am using porter & cable from 6 months. its cordless and handy.

Porter-Cable products are not available here in the UK (or AFAIK anywhere in the EU for that matter). In any case since Black & Decker bought P-C quality seems to have been driven down in much the same way that Bosch did the same to the Skil brand. Nearest you can get to some P-C tools here is to look at the deWalt range

 

[mattcook7888]

Porter-Cable products are not available here in the UK

Oops. I see

 

[StephenStephen]

Presume you mean a delta sander? I think mouse in a B&D term.

My advice would to be a good multi-tool and delta sanding pads. I use my Bosch GOP for the occasional bit of sanding and it's nice to have that cordless option but in reality the mouse Sanders are a bit pants.

Thanks - I'd forgotten I could use my multi-tool for sanding!

 

[StephenStephen]

To the OP: If you've killed two of them then you are probably using the wrong tool. The price point for the mouse sander tells me that it is made down to a price rather than up to a standard. I've got to agree with Sammy that the trade-rated stuff is far and away better than DIY tools, but at a price

TBH if you can do without the pointy end and do a bit of hand sanding into corners Makita do a corking little 1/4 sheet sander, the BO4555. At not much more than two and a half times the price of a Mouse it will last a lot longer (I have one,it's 12 or 13 years old, not sure, it's always in the tool box) - and it uses cheap off the roll sandpaper to boot. If you absolutely can't live without the pointy end then you'll maybe need to look at something like a Metabo DSE300 or a Bosch blue GOP 28-27 - either of which will run you roughly £100 and require much more expensive hook and loop papers. Te big plus of a multi-tool like the GOP, though, is that it can also cut stuff, so sometimes handy for all sorts of oddball repair tasks


Porter-Cable products are not available here in the UK (or AFAIK anywhere in the EU for that matter). In any case since Black & Decker bought P-C quality seems to have been driven down in much the same way that Bosch did the same to the Skil brand. Nearest you can get to some P-C tools here is to look at the deWalt range

Thank you - Yes, belt sander, makita palm grip and multi tool for corners - sorted!

 

[^woody^]

I've had a couple which have died due, I think, to dodgy switches, now wary of buying another.
Any recommendations for an occasional-use mouse sander which has lasted well?

You have had two die, and after only occasional use? What makes?

 

[StephenStephen]

You have had two die, and after only occasional use? What makes?

Both very 'diy' - one was from Lidl, which to be fair, lasted a while, the next was a Ryobi which started failing quite soon - if I hadn't lost the receipt I'd have taken it back.

 

[SammyInnit]

Thanks - I'd forgotten I could use my multi-tool for sanding!

Depending on brand you can also get dust attachments for delta pads. Can be a bit awkward with the hose attached but certainly better than breathing it in.