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The Best Budget 5" Random Orbit Sanders (2014 Edition)
Entry-Level Random Orbit Sanders Compared
by Lorenz Prem on 10-07-2014 5:07 am

At first glance the sanders in the entry-levelsegment of the 5" random orbit sander market appear to be verysimilar. All of them are roughly the same size and shape, and theirspecs do not differ all that much.

Having reviewed all of them, I can tell you that they all feeldifferent when the sand paper meets the work piece. Let's take alook at the most widely used 5" random orbit sanders, and figureout which one is the best of the bunch.

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The best Power Tool Manufacturers 2012
by Lorenz Prem on 12-24-2012 7:17 pm

The end of the year is a always a good time toreflect on the state of things. 2012 has been the year of thebrushless motor in the world of power tools. Motor technology isnot the only thing changing in 2012. The power tool market is morecompetitive than it has ever been. Many very capable companiesfight for our tool purchasing dollars. Let's take a look at thebest power tool manufacturers in the US in 2012.

The Big Three

The power tool market in the US is being dominated by the BigThree: And Milwaukee Tool, DeWalt, an

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