Datasheet

SanderLby-sander
test cornrparisorr
High
poitrh
f
tt's
one of
fie least-expensive
sanders in fie test.
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Lowpoirb
U Shifting
hand
presure
makes tle sander
"run."
$
fne 1%"
dust
port
doesn't ft
any
vacuum hose we
could
find-ure
had to make our own
adapter.
S
fne
sanding
pad
sped up b 600 rpm when we
lifted it
off
a
workpiece.
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We
found some
play
in fie motor shafttrat made fte
sander
ratUe when we
used
it.
High
poinb
O
Whefter
running at
high
speeds or
low,
fiis model went
wherever we moved it witrout resishnce.
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Comfortable soft-grip surhce on motor housing.
O
SanOing
pad
nearly
stops spinning
when lifted.
lflrr
pornb
O
The locking tabs
on
fie
dust-collection canister bend
easily and sometimes
don't
latch
onto fie
port.
tlorc
poinb
r)
Altrrough fte sander ibetf didn't vibrate much in-hand,
it caused our test boards b vibrate loudly against fie
benchtop.
Bosch's
Chris Carlson says fiat
new
microcellularfoam
pads,
which will be
shndard
equipment
on
fiis and
all
Bosch
sanders by
fie
end of
fie
yeat;
should eliminate fte vibration.
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Also available in a fixed-speed version
(model
1295D).
High
poinb
f
One of he most aggressive tools in fie test.
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Front handle can be adjusted
up or down to suit user.
low
poinb
S
At
full speed,
we found
it hard to keep fte
pad
flat
on
fte
workpiece
unless
we
guided
it witr botr hands. We also
feft
fie sander
wanted
to
guide
us instmd of ffe
ofter
way
around.
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ft's
neavy:
5
lbs.,
compared to tre majority
of fie
models,
which weigh
between
2Yzand
372lbs.
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S
fne sanding
pad
sped up b 650 rpm when we lifted it
from fte workpiece.
Morc
poinh
c)The
bag-mounting system frequenfly allowed fte back of
fte
bag to
fall
off
fte
sander. Bosch's Jim l0aus says a
pleated-paperfilter
like
fiat on fie Bosch 1295DVS
will
replace fie
bag beginning
in
January 2003.
High
poinb
f
Nearly
as aggressive as fie Bosch 3107DVS.
f
A rubber
palm-grip
makes it more
comforhble b use in
fiat tashion
fian fie 3107DVS.
law
poirtb
$
fnis
unit
wobbled
as
we
sanded. Chris Carlson fiom
Bosch
said
fie
pad
on our sander apparenily wasn't flat,
and fie new
pad
material(see Bosch
1295DVS, fuovdi
should
reduce
fte
likelihood
of wobble.
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ttt treavy: a litfle over
5
lbs.
Illorc
poinb
O
As witr
fie 3107DVS, fie dust
bag
will
be
replaced wih
a
pleated-paper
filter
in January 2003.
High
poirb
C
We achieved
a scratch-free finish in
boffi
pine
and oak
witr tris sander
using only
1SO-grit
abrasive.
O
Excellent contol:The 27957 went wherever
we wanted
witrout
protest.
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The
pad
brake
is
effective, nearly stopping tre
pad.
br
pornb
S
The
pad
accepb
peel-and-stick
(PSA)
abrasives out of
fie box. The hook-and-loop
adapter fiat comes wih fte
sander
can come
loose when
warm.
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fnf
sander
vibrated
*/-.015"
at tre
palm grip,
compared
to a
7-.008
average of fie oftertested models.
Itlon
poilrb
r)
Dust
port
frb standard 2lz" and 1%" vacuum hoses.
Howevel we find a2/2" hwbo
stiff to use
wih
a
random-orbit sander.
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