I have an old Porta Cable 505 finish pad sander (maybe abound 50yo) that I would not want to give up. It will run all day every day. One nice thing about it is

I have an old Porta Cable 505 finish pad sander (maybe abound 50yo) that I would not want to give up. It will run all day every day. One nice thing about it is its flat top. I can turn it over and use it as a sanding table for small parts. I think some of the attraction to new tools are the flashy tennis shoe colors and shapes. In a shop setting cords are not bad. Old tools were often just made to run forever and are serviceable. Parts are getting harder to find but maybe 3D printers will help and McMaster Carr (a great web site) has lot of stuff. Old pro tools are often an order of magnitude cheaper than anything new and will work just as well they always have. I love my cordless Ridgid drill and driver. I will buy some new stuff but will stick with used (and even vintage) when I can.