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Pottz
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Bosch get75-6n
well i was looking at and contemplating getting a festool rotex, started to look at reviews and came across one that pushed me to bosch, it was done by a guy that runs a commercial cabinet shop. he has and has used both sanders extensively. it his opinion was they were both equal in performance and said why spend twice the money. so i didn't and got the bosch. having just done some testing with it im real happy so far,the sander really removes wood fast on the turbo setting. it's variable speed if needed to do final sanding or polishing but intention for this sander is gonna be for fast sanding with grits in the 80-150 range. i plan on using abranet type discs which have worked very well with my fein collector. the dust collection tube on the side is easily removed with the push of a button if needed. side handle is also removable to either side. comes with a nice 12' cord. i have the rockler duct right flexi port connectors that plug right onto the dust tube. there is a removable shield that surrounds the sanding disc when your tight againts something. so far i love it and am glad i saved the extra 250 bucks, although i didn't get a fancy systainer, but i have no need for another storage box i would through away anyway. this was moved here from lumber jocks. since posting this on lj's im still very happy with it, actually just used it on a table top made from ipe.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
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Thanks for the info, I happen to be looking for a sander at the moment. I'll check this one out.
.................. John D....................
...some new toys you've got...
...woodicted
not new this was posted about a couple years ago. john i looked at both this and the festool and from the reviews i looked at it was easy to save a couple hundred with the bosch. on turbo this thing is a meat grinder.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
I’ve got the same sander. Does a great job. Solid dust collection and well balanced. I’d say the ‘aggressive’ setting is almost too much to handle for stock removal. Overall, it’s my favorite sander for larger projects hands down.
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
I had talked with Pottzy and he recommended this sander. I went to a tool sale where there where reps, and they were not busy, so talked with the bosch rep, he gave me tons of stuff....a t shirt, hats, driver bits, and drill bits. The sander has not disappointed. I have not used abranet tho, but did buy a tanos systainer for it and then got a 3d printed adapter to hook my dust extractor to it. All in all, a great sander at half the price, which I applied to the dust extractor, so really a bonus.
Great review Larry! and...great advice!
Great review Larry! and...great advice!
Mike
Thanks Pottz, gonna take back everything someone else said about you.
Been wondering hard on this for years. You confirmed my suspicions.
It did get the Rotex and like it, but wondered if I'd have been as happy with this.
Bosch doesn't get everything right (e.g., they made one of the most horrible 1/4 sheet sanders I've ever used), but they still remain the king of a few things. For example:
- Saber saws remain one of their things. After digging deep into the Festool details, stayed with my Bosch. I don't have to buy extra baseplates to do simple things that should remain simple, and I can still get 90 angled cuts in thick wood, if I don't get stupid, which we could even with a Festool.
Been wondering hard on this for years. You confirmed my suspicions.
It did get the Rotex and like it, but wondered if I'd have been as happy with this.
Bosch doesn't get everything right (e.g., they made one of the most horrible 1/4 sheet sanders I've ever used), but they still remain the king of a few things. For example:
- Saber saws remain one of their things. After digging deep into the Festool details, stayed with my Bosch. I don't have to buy extra baseplates to do simple things that should remain simple, and I can still get 90 angled cuts in thick wood, if I don't get stupid, which we could even with a Festool.
SIDE NOTE:
Just got done with all but the last wall of our house, which is all sanded, primed and caulked. The walls are all T-111 and the last paint job got pushed to the limit. As did the one before it.
On the previous one, the less than expert professionals told my future, as of yet not met wife, she needed all new T-111. They didn't get the job. The ones who did back brushed and back rolled the paint, pushing it into the cracks and crevices 1,000 percent better than just using my commercial airless ever could.
Anyway, having got 2,000 of the 9,765.3 projects out of the way, I tackled the house this year. I used my Rotex running "Festool 493125 Saphir P36 Grit 5-Inch (125mm) Diameter Abrasive Sanding Discs."
Just got done with all but the last wall of our house, which is all sanded, primed and caulked. The walls are all T-111 and the last paint job got pushed to the limit. As did the one before it.
On the previous one, the less than expert professionals told my future, as of yet not met wife, she needed all new T-111. They didn't get the job. The ones who did back brushed and back rolled the paint, pushing it into the cracks and crevices 1,000 percent better than just using my commercial airless ever could.
Anyway, having got 2,000 of the 9,765.3 projects out of the way, I tackled the house this year. I used my Rotex running "Festool 493125 Saphir P36 Grit 5-Inch (125mm) Diameter Abrasive Sanding Discs."
The disks were remarkable. Both for how they held up and for dust collection. I sanded all four sides of the house using only about 5 disks out of the box.
Too, tied the sander to my Dust Deputy, you could not see ANY dust, but you could see the disks made short work of the old, bumpy latex and dried T-111 face.
My money is on that less than a couple tablespoons of dust escaped during the entire project.
Now, if I could get the same dust collection using the right disks on the Bosch, that would make it Platinum (better than gold).
For reference, information about the disks can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KN3TDY?ref=fed_asin_title
