PSA: That cheap palm sander from Harbor Freight smoked out after 15 minutes on a single cabinet door

I overheard a guy at the hardware store say you don't need expensive tools for weekend projects but after 3 tries with different sanders from there I learned the hard way that spending $25 on one just means buying another one the next weekend, has anyone else burned through budget sanders faster than sandpaper?

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drew_jones312h ago

15 minutes on ONE cabinet door? That's wild. I had one of their random orbital sanders start vibrating so bad after 20 minutes it felt like my hand was going numb. The screws on the base plate came loose and it just rattled itself apart.