5 Inch Dia 8 Hole Sander Hook and Loop Replacement Sanding Pad For Makita BO5010, BO5030/K, BO5031K, BO5041K, XOB01Z Sander

Exactly what I expected and worked as advertised

The text in the ad for this Makita hook and loop pad says that it will fit a Makita BO3050 ROS. It will, if you enlarge the holes for the 3 screws. The three attachment holes (as opposed to the 8 air holes) on the hook and loop side are too small. I didnt buy this pad to have to drill it out. It would probably not look good if I did that. Drill bits dont drill flat-bottomed holes. Forstner bits would do that, but I have none that small. The large hole on the backside of this pad is 1 and 3/32 inch in diameter, which is the right size for the Makita bearing box cap on the BO3050 random orbit sander. Also, as Amy G. has pointed out in another Amazon review, the three screw holes in the hard plastic backing of the hook and loop pad are not in the right position. They are too far from the center of the pad by about a millimeter or two. I did attempt to elongate these with a round file. A true Makita pad has holes for the three screws that are more like slots than perfectly round holes. There is no need to mess with the elongated holes on a true Makita pad. So, to make this pad fit a Makita BO3050, you will need to enlarge the 3 holes on the hook and loop side and you will need to elongate the same holes on the back side of the pad. I cannot recommend this product.

It works as good as original

Works like new.

I used this pad for a few minutes and then it flew off after the screws had sheared through destroying the pad immediately. Buy from another seller for better quality.

It looks the same and get the screws in but can’t fully tighten the 3rd screw. Disappointed.

I was impressed with the quality of the product, but when attaching it to the sander (using the same screws that held the original), the holes were too small. Drill the holes out will fix the product, but I didnt want to do the drilling.

Installing took some time, need to redrill the attachment holes. They were not aligned with my sander base.

Very poor screw-hole alignment…

This doesnt appear to be made of the same quality of materials as the OEM Makita sander pad. As others have mentioned, the screw holes were not quite large enough although I worked around that issue with only minimal effort. My biggest concern is how it will stand up to typical use -- not all that well, I suspect. At least it was cheap. I guess you get what you pay for. Next time, Ill buy the genuine OEM article.