Hit 500 hours on my old floor sander and it's still going strong

I bought this Clarke floor sander used for $300 about eight years ago. The guy said it had maybe 100 hours on it, but who knows. I just hit 500 hours on the meter this week after refinishing my whole basement. Thing sounds like a jet engine and weighs a ton, but it just won't quit. I've changed the pads and belts, but the motor itself has never needed work. Makes me wonder if any new tool I buy will last half as long. What's the most hours you've put on a single power tool before it died?

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the_beth16d ago

Sounds like it's just getting broken in.

willow_king16d ago

My dad's old Craftsman table saw is pushing 800 hours. The switch is held together with electrical tape and it smells like hot dust when you run it, but it still cuts true. I'm convinced the new ones are built to a price point the old stuff just wasn't.

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