Bosch 1293D 1/2 Sheet 120-Volt Finishing Sander USA

5 Reviews

1. At a time when many power tools are dropping in quality, the Bosch 1293D has not. This is the best sander I have owned. Its flat firm base makes it easy to sand large flat surfaces with no corner rounding and no ripples. It has minimal vibration and low noise for an orbital sander. It is solidly built and has good weight to allow the tool to do the work on flat horizontal surfaces. If sanding vertical surfaces your arms may get a bit tired. Sandpaper is easily changed and held in place firmly with no slipping. The dust collection is okay, but dust collection has never been a primary criteria for me in evaluating sanders (sanding is a dusty job). I build custom furniture. The Bosch 1293D together with my Porter Cable belt sander produce the sanding results I need.

2. Excellent product, very good quality, I had other sanders before and this this one is the greatest

3. The Bosch Finishing Sander is obviously well constructed. The sanding surface of 1/2 sheet allows for more control and uniformity in sanding flat surfaces such as table tops. The dust control system is unique and efficient.

4. I need to use a powered sander to sand flat a large area on my boat deck that has a very slight curve (long story, don’t want to get into it). I was using a combination of a long sand board and a 6″ random orbital sander (also from Bosch) to sand down the epoxy/fairing compound. The long sand board is very labor intensive, and I cannot rely on the 6″ random orbital sander to make sure I can sand the area flat because it is relatively small for the area. This 1/2 sheet sander covers a lot more area than the 6″ random orbital sander, and I have a higher confidence that the area will be flat when I sand it with this sander.

   Now, I still need to use the long sanding board to make sure the overall area is flat. But I find myself use it less than before and this is a good thing because using that long sanding board is very labor intensive. Honestly the 6″ random orbital sander probably can remove material faster than this sander. But as long as this is the powered tool does the work and not me, I am fine with that (I don’t do this for a living anyway).

   What I really like are: (1) 1/2 sheet is large and can cover a lot more area than a 6″ sand disc. (2) It comes with a holes-template (hole-puncher) to punch holes on stored bought sandpaper in one pass. (2) I can use regular sandpapers from local store, no need to mail order sand discs (more convenient and probably cost less). (3) It filters out dusts very effectively, and I don’t need to use my noisy shop-vac (I still wear face mask though). (4) I don’t need to use that long sanding board as often as before. (5) It is not noisy.

   I just like it!

5. This sander is an excellent product. It’s very quiet, vibration is to a minimum, easily connects to a vacuum hose, and the sandpaper can be quickly changed.

   Which hose attachment to get:

   Confusion exists with all the multitude of adapters to connect this Bosch sander to a vacuum hose. I want to clear this up here and now. To connect this sander to a ShopVac with the smaller 1 1/2″ hose, buy these 2 items:

   Bosch RS006 Hose Adapter for Various Sanders

   Fein 921072K13 Step Adaptor

   The Fein step adapter is made of rubber – not plastic. It’s easy to cut where it will fit snugly on the Bosch RS006 adapter. (DO NOT BUY Bosch brand adapters other than the RS006!!) Make sure you TAKE YOUR TIME cutting the Fein step adapter. I left a little extra rubber on mine so I could use a hose clamp if needed to secure it to the Bosch RS006.

   I rely heavily on customer reviews and hope mine was helpful to you. Feel free to leave a comment or question.

   Cheers,

   Jeff