Surface conditioning tool

[kcombs]

Looking at buying a surface conditioning tool from either Harbor Freight, Jegs, or Eastwood. I have a couple of questions about these sander/grinders and hoping someone one here has used one.
First, are they as good as advertised?
Second, are the consumables interchangeable between brands.
I am leaning towards a HF tool as they come with extra consumables and I am not going use it professionally, though I might try removing paint from a cedar board fence with it and that would be a lot of sanding.

[red65gs]

I bought the Eastwood SCT before HF had a version. i would have bought HF Bauer version if it had been available. I waited a long time for a good sale from Eastwood. Stripped my frame with it using a combination of nylon bristles wheel and wire bristles wheel. It worked really well. Haven't tried on body panels yet but expect I'll have good results. I buy consumables from Amazon. No they all aren't the same size on amazon but many are. you have to be careful. I can't tell if any consumable brand is better than another...they are all made in China so probably no difference except cost.

[kcombs]

Thanks Don, for the great response. HF seems to be out of them or are just now bring them to market. Either way I will be purchasing one soon.