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THE EASE WITH WHICH YOU CAN CHANGE PAPER ON THIS SANDER IS AMAZING. THE SANDER HAS HIGH QUALITY PADDING, AND IS MADE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT THE FINISH ON THE MASTERPIECE THAT YOU HAVE CREATED.
THE ONE DRAW BACK TO THE SANDER IS THE DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM; WHICH REQUIRES THAT YOU BUY ACCESSORIES IN ORDER TO CONNECT IT TO MOST DUST COLLECTION SYSTEMS. THIS LITTLE SANDER REMOVES SOME SERIOUS MATERIAL TOO; WHICH SAVES YOU SOME VALUABLE TIME.
WHEN I RATE A PRODUCT I TRY TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT MATTER TO ME; BECAUSE I LIKE QUALITY, AND I FIGURE EVERYONE ELSE DOES TOO. JUST PUT THE PAPER IN PLACE ON ONE END, AND IN A SNAP THE PAPER IS MOVED TO THE REAR OF THE SANDER, STRETCHED TIGHT, AND PUT RIGHT IN PLACE.
IF NOT FOR THAT; THIS ONE WOULD WARRANT 5 STARS IN MY OPINION.Bosch 1297DK 2 Amp 1/4-Sheet Sander with Dust Canister I HAVE TO SAY THAT BOSCH HAS PAID ATTENTION TO DETAILS.
NO FUSING WITH TRYING TO HOLD THE SANDER WITH YOUR CHIN, OR JUGGLE IT ON IT'S END TO GET TO CLAMPS.
I am going to try a Porter Cable sander next. It is not quite junk but very near. to bad the rest of the sander failed to pass any test.
The dust colector does not work well. The hole puncher makes such large hokes that the paper comes apart before the paper is worn out. It was working good for about 2 weeks.
You can not hook a vacume hose to it because there is no adaptor for it, that I could find.the motor still runs great. It cost less money and people are talking nicely about it.Have a great day Jerry No mater how long I used the sander I never got much more than a tablespoon full of dust out of it.
The front paper holder works super, now the bad news, the rear paper holder wore the rubber off of it in 2 weeks.
I bought BOSCH because it looked nice and the locking mechanism seemed very easy. it is frustrating to use this tool. the paper slips out.
don't buy it or tested it out in you 30 day allowance. - believe me - I like Bosch tool because but this is trash. (90 at HD).AND the filter doesn't stay locked in place also.
in less than 1 year the tool is useless. and the paper slips out after few seconds. looks cool but.
the rubber gets soft and breaks into pieces (melts actually, they used cheap materials on that or because of the vibration). BUT in less than a year the holding rubber broke on both ends.
Still---nice finishing tool---Brian Unit seems to works nicely but seems to lack some muscle. Do like Bosch tools so I maybe asking to much from the little guy.
They finally put up a parts diagram on the Bosch website and the needed part is not available as a separate part. I will update this after the parts arrive. (update) OK, the part arrived and they were the wrong part. Like other here have said, the rubber bar wore out after about 20 hours of use and would no longer hold the paper. Do not buy this product if you're going to use if more than 10 to 20 hours. I'm not sure if this will be the total solution but if it works then it is worth it because of the ease of changing paper with the sheet lock system. I have ordered 6 of the bars from the Bosch service facility. The cost to order was $1.15 plus about $7 shipping.
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