Best Splurge Palm Sander Festool RTS 400 Palm Sander If price is no object and you’re looking for a top-of-the-line palm sander, try the Festool RTS 400 Palm Sander.

Not fast enough for fine wood finishing. Best bang for your buck: Gedu’s Air Palm Sander Our take: Lightweight 5-inch model offers great all-round performance at a very competitive price.

Palm Random Orbit Sander/Polisher at Lowe’s for $79 This Bosch model was our testers’ top pick as the best palm sander because of its quiet, smooth, and comfortable operation.

Not fast enough for fine wood finishing. Best bang for your buck: Gedu’s Air Palm Sander Our take: Lightweight 5-inch model offers great all-round performance at a very competitive price.

Best Overall Random Orbit Sander For a machine that will help you get any sanding job done, take a look at the Bosch ROS20VSC Palm Sander. It is built with a pad dampening system that eliminates ...

Best electric: Bosch ROS20VSC Palm Sander Best for woodworking: Makita BO5041K 5″ Random Orbit Sander Best for professionals: DEWALT 20V MAX Random Orbit Sander, 5-Inch, Cordless Kit ...

Best of all, the sander hasn’t been sacrificed for this build; instead, the foam holder was assembled in three stages and isolated from the sander with a layer of plastic wrap to enable later ...