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pashley

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Outstanding. No-picture-s No-picture-s Click the pictures to enlarge them

I was smitten with this little baby the first minute using it. I have gone thru three finish sanders; a cheapy from Harbor Freight, a Porter Cable, and most recently, a Craftsman, after only about a year.

My wife said, “Why don’t you buy the best one, since you do so much sanding?” – which made sense. So, I did some research, including a recent FWW article, and decided on this Bosch. I paid about $70 at Lowe’s.

As I said, right after starting ‘er up, I was smitten. Vibration is very low; sawdust, just with the on-board filter, is next to zero. The random oscillation of the pad is so fine, you can get right up close to a right-angle (for instance, sanding a rabbet), and it won’t hit the wood on the side and bounce wildly off – you can almost use it as a detail sander! It’s also pretty quiet. Stock removal is very good.

It uses 5” 8 hole sanding discs.

Do I dare say sanding is actually a pleasure now?

-- -Be Blessed!, Patrick


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teenagewoodworker

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posted 70 days ago

sounds cool! i have a b&D. it works alright but from your description the Bosch outperforms it in every category! thanks for the review

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WayneC

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posted 70 days ago

Nice. Is it possible to hook it up to a vacume in place of the filter?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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gizmodyne

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posted 70 days ago

I agree. It is a nice ROS. Wayne I hook mine up to my vac via an extra adapter(around $10). The back of the sander is a rectangle. Performs much better with the vac.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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pashley

247 posts in 160 days


posted 70 days ago

Yes, you can hook up a vacuum, per the previous comment. I should try it.

-- -Be Blessed!, Patrick

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Scott Bryan

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posted 69 days ago

This is a nice review. Thanks for the info on the sander.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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