jimbob79:

 

So I picked up the $44 sander from Bunning's yesterday had a quick try with it. I was hoping for a bit more removal of material with the 80 grit sandpaper.  It came with a 3 replacement warranty so it was worth a punt. Also the power switch is a bit finicky turning it on and off.

 

I was using one of the ozito sanders yesterday to do the finishing on some cheeseboards I made from matai I salvaged when taking a wall out.

Beautiful finish, using their cheap in-house brand discs. I used a plane (ryobi)  & belt sander (ozito) to get all the glued timber flush before I started with the 40 grit orbital, then 80, then 120.

Good machine for the price. I'll probably buy another when the foam pad finally disintegrates if they don't have spares.