Item came not as pictured. Called customer service and they sent me the sanding pad and sand papers with the holes. Great customer service. Both sanders sanded and made it easy. Not so sure it is less messy than sanding by hand. I think a person that used it regularly could set the speed and hold it just right so that it collect the dust better. Sanding by hand is harder but the dust tends to fall to the floor. With a spinning head if the dust goes past the suction it throws it in all directions and makes a cloud of dust. Glad I bought it made fast work of sanding.