Yeah, I would have been better off, I paid $ 250 for the one I bought because I was in a tool buying mood. We have some Grizzly tools, like our metal brake, and their stuff is nice.

I may give this one to someone I really don't like very much. Reminds me of a 12 gauge shotgun that I sawed off short one time years ago. . Made a pistol grip on it ,barrel was like 12 inches long, kept it next to the bed for protection. One day a buddy talked me into shooting it so we went to a dump and made a target out of a 55 gallon drum. When I fired it the d*** thing blew right out of my hands and the hammer acted like a can opener, slicing my hand between the thumb and finger. Didn't even hit the barrel! Went home with a rag wrapped around my bleeding hand.

I never fired that gun again and said that if someone broke in I would hand them the gun and tell them to shoot me.......they would be hurt more than I would. That gun now resides in some long forgotten river, in a million pieces. This sander reminds me of that gun.

Don