Is a detail sander worth it?

[Steve Clardy]

I have that ridiculous porter cable thing... you want it?

Lol. I'm on my second one. Gave the first one away.
Second one was a closeout price, could not resist.
Its just like its brothers, a pos.

It hasn't been out of the case in 3-4 years I guess.

Haven't owned any other brands, and probably won't.

[Doug Shepard]

...I can't recommend the sander for anything but a doorstop.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could try out a tool before you buy it?

In addition to a doorstop, it makes a dandy back-scratcher. A cordless back scratcher would be better, but I've already got the PC.

I've also got the Ryobi. Surprisingly I don't think it's as big of a POS as the PC (close, but not quite). It hasn't been used in a long while but it's pretty handy for hard to reach stuff and seems to sand pretty agressively.

[Mark Pruitt]

I failed to mention earlier today, I also have a B&D Mouse detail sander. Honestly, I was much more satisfied with its performance than with the Ryobi. I haven't found a lot of need for it, but it's interesting that the thing is so cheap and yet does an acceptable job. I bought the Mouse when I got myself in trouble by letting wood filler dry before I could remove it with burlap (a mistake you only make once!!!). The Mouse was very effective at getting the filler out of all the nooks and crannies.
Mark

[James Ayars]

I bought my dad one of those B&D mouse sanders too. He really likes it. It doesn't get the use his ROS and palm sander get, but he does use it on most furniture projects.
James