The downside with this particular cannister is the way everything snaps together – it can be difficult to notice if you do or don’t have a good fit.

Pull off the cannister to reveal a proper sized dust port for hooking up to a vacuum. Less dust is going to blow through the hard plastic compared to a bag, and the filter gives far more surface area.

Dust Collectionįor dust collection, instead of a simple bag, the Bosch sander comes with a hard cannister with microfilter, a big plus if you can’t use a vacuum. Some of the downfalls of this sander are simply going to be forgiven because of that price.Īlright, so 125mm – not the size upgrade I was looking for, but it does let me compare it against the Makita BO5041 I have (which goes for $219). By far, it is the cheapest “trade grade” sander on the market, with the next closest being a Hitachi unit at $199. I’m going to take my pricing for tools where I can from TotalTools as they’re usually on par with others price wise and have stores nationally. Has a vibration emission value of 5m/s.īefore I dive into the good and bad of it, I have to mention the price.ranges in speeds from 7500 to 12000 opm,.The 125-1 AE is an inexpensive, spartan sander while the GEX 125-150 AVE is a feature packed higher end tool. ReviewĪlthough they’re both Bosch Blue (Bosch Green is DIY for most of the world, in the US I think a lot of that goes under the Skil brand), and thus aimed at trade, these two tools are kinda at the opposite ends of the spectrum. When I’m mentioning “market” or prices, I’m referring to that in Australia, so take it with a grain of salt if you’re outside The Great Expensive Woodworking Land.

Over the last 12-14 months I’ve made a lot of large furniture, and a 150mm sander would have saved me cumulative hours. ContextĬurrently we’ve been using a 125mm/5″ entry model Makita ROS (BO5041), as at the time I needed one, it was the best option from Bunnings, Australia’s big box store.ġ25mm(5″)” vs 150mm(6″)? ~44% more surface area means things get sanded quicker, and there are few spots where I can’t get a 150mm sander into but I can get a 125mm sander. We reached out to Bosch (and Milwaukee, and a couple of others) to look at new (to us) sanders. Bosch Australia sent through two of the three sanders in their random orbit range, the GEX 125-1 AE (ROS20VSC in the US) and the GEX 125-150 AVE (ROS65VC-5 in the US).

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