Electric random orbit sanders got popular about 25 years ago, and they’re still a great option for some kinds of sanding. Some, but definitely not all. There are different types of random orbit sanders, so you need a bit of information if you want to buy and use one optimally. Here’s a video I made explaining the basics of random orbit sanders. This video is one of many from my online course Woodworking for Beginners.
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