Isn’t hand sanding somewhat like learning to use a slide rule? A fair question. Hand sanding works nicely as a follow up to power tool sanding. As good as power tools are, they’re not perfect.

While not a full-on replacement for traditional sanding power tools, which Makita has no shortage of, an oscillating multi-tool nevertheless makes a suitable supplement to your collection.

The combination of these features puts the M18 2832-20 in a class of its own. This power tool measures up, in a new way, to the great ones of the past, with innovations fit for the future.

I see all the different sandpapers and then there are the sanding power tools that one can use. It's all very confusing. A. Your question put me into a time machine and sent me back about 45 years.