BoschRandom Orbit Sander PEX 220 A (220 W, in carton packaging)

Bought this to sand a freshly plastered wall. The wall had lots of lumps and bumps after the self plastering experience but this little guy made light weight of the task. It has a little dust bag on the back that collects the dust and does a good job. It’s powerful for it size comfortable to use and sands well. It does vibrate a lot and gives you a funny feel in your hands afterwards but I think they all might do. Lots of small bursts. Ensure you buy dust mask and eye protection

This is a good, very effective random orbit sander. Ergonomic and lightweight, it makes sanding of doors, my initial use, fairly straight forward. You do need patience though especially sanding paint off doors in order to get to the wood. Perhaps it needs to be a tad faster ? Furthermore, the dust extractor actually does an ok job. Note that it doesn’t remove all dust, far from it so I would advise wearing a mask, although that doesn’t help stop dust getting onto glasses as I encountered.The Velcro sanding disk is actually easy to fit, just make sure to align the holes which is straight forward using the naked eye. Surprisingly and disappointingly only 1 sanding disk was supplied. Whilst i wasn’t expecting lots, I was expecting/hoping to receive at least 2 or 3 albeit each of variable grit.In the context of the price that I paid - £33.38, I haven’t knocked off a star off my review, although I very easily could have done considering dust capture and even sanding speed.As always, I will update my review if I find any issues or encounter any problems.

I bought this to sand down a dining table, 8 chairs, a coffee table and a large tv unit. Never owned an orbital sander before, but went for Bosch as I have a Bosch drill that is very good.This was very effective and gave a nice finish with the supplied sanding disc. Seemed to be as effective as a far more expensive makita we started the job with.Light, easy to use with one hand and small enough to do some bits the makita couldn't.Dust collection is poor though, I reckon it collected less than half the dust. When I had to change the disc, the ones I used were awful, but I suspect that was the paper rather than the sander.

Great product. I have done so much manual hand sanding over the years (as a DIYer)...doors, skirting boards, window shelfs etc, so wish I had gone this sooner. Its effortless. So easy to change the sanding pads - lots of different ones available. So quick and easy to sand - leaves a perfect surface in seconds. I have used on painted wooden surfaces and walls (for polyfilla etc).The dust collection is ok, but not great - it does release a fine cloud of dust into the air / across the room, so you will still need to put down sheets or clean up after.Overall I recommend this product.

I was a little wary of buying this sander due to some of the other reviews people have given on Amazon but thought for the price I would give it a go. As per usual my review is split into a quick short review and a longer detailed version:Short ReviewPROS- Reasonably Priced- Standard 125mm size - so easy to get replacement abrasives that don't have to be Bosch- Surprisingly Powerful- Easy to Control with one hand- Dust Collection is more or less a pro- Solid build quality - had stood up to a bit of abuseCONS- No soft start - this is a minor thing and not expected at this price point- No case / bag - again not really expecting one at this price- No speed controls - would have been nice and would only have cost pence to add a speed controller to itDetailed ReviewAs I said above I wasn't expecting much with this sander given it has received it's fair share of negative reviews on here but given it was from Bosch a brand a normally trust and it was cheap enough especially compared to other big brand sanders I decided to roll the dice on it.I have used it daily in my workshop for the past two months now and I have had no problems with it. I am not one of these people that spends more time cleaning their tools than using them so as a result it's already had a tough life of abuse in my shop from getting trailed around by it's lead / cord to this 18 stone gorilla bearing down on it plus it's easily been dropped from the bench onto the floor half a dozen times and it's powered on without any problems.I thought that it might be a bit under powered at 220w but I was pleasantly surprised at it's power and whilst it is easy for me to control with one firm hand it does take a bit of pressure to keep it under control. It performs very well on a wide range of hardwoods I work with such as Walnut, Cherry and Oak and assuming you use decent abrasive discs ie. not the cheapest ones you can find and know how to sand properly which I know you do then it really does perform very well.I am more of a Makita than a Bosch man but given the price of this unit compared to a similar spec'ed Makita model it was less than half the price and apart from perhaps a soft bag / case and a speed controller I fail even as a die hard Makita fan to see where the difference in performance would be. I suppose time will tell as to how long it will live for but given the abuse it's received to date without missing a beat the odds are looking good however I will adjust this review if it does die a premature death so if you are reading this then it's still going strong.The dust collection isn't bad... it's not brilliant either but it works and the little container / filter is easy enough and quick enough to empty.Granted most orbital sanders are 125mm size which is pretty much standard so makes it easy enough to buy replacement discs pretty much anywhere including the dreaded B&Q if in a pinch.Yes it would of been nice to have a hoover attachment (which is sold separately), a bag / case but neither were expected given the price but the lack of a speed controller switch which would have cost Bosch literally pence to include did feel a bit mean but I suppose the cost savings have to show somewhere.Not really sure why other reviewers have had bad experiences with their sanders... perhaps a bad batch or maybe too heavy handed.. I don't know but as far as my experience goes I would recommend it.