excellent design, solid construction, and good features.
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br /i purchased this deatil sander (+ a 5" ro sander) to recondition the woodwork in our home (trim, casing, doors, closets, etc). the sander easily handled the trim work without destroying the drywall, the window casing corners and nooks, and even the countoured trim nicely.
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br /some if its good features include:
br /*) a dial selection of speed settings from 1 - 6.
br /*) unlike the dremel this unit boasts true random orbit sanding.
br /*) the main sanding pad is shaped like a triangle and can be reorientated 120 degrees to get full usage of the sanding sheets w/o tearing off the sanding sheets.
br /*) good selection of sanding sheet extenders.
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br /*) sturdy construction.
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br /i compared this unit to the dremel and felt the dremel was too flimsy, especially where the sanding pad attaches to the main body. the bosch's sanding pad is more sturdy and locks into place solidly with no play.
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br /i am satisified with this tool, it even performed better than i expected.

We are building a sailboat and had avoided buying a detail sander for three years, because the ones we'd seen had little power and were flimsy. When we needed to get into corners, we used a Dremel tool with a sanding drum. We burned out one Dremel tool, and then went through five of the (returnable) hardware-store brand. One day, a friend brought over her Bosch detail sander and we were astonished. We went out and bought one right away, and several months of hard use later we're still very happy with it. We've worn out the triangle sanding pad (esp. its corners) so we'll be replacing that, but we've been extremely happy with the tool itself. We should have bought one when we started the boat! It's as good as our Porter-Cable random-orbital, and that's saying something!

There are 3 grits of narrow extender paper that I have found:
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This tool does a nice job, but it is hard to find sand paper for for the narrow extender attachment. I have been looking for about six months. The standard triangle paper is very available.

this little unit is really a gem. The only down side was finding sanding pads ...found the bd mouse pads fit it though...haha..so i have been using those for the triangle and then cutting the scap to make profile pads...they work great and HD sells them for about 4.50 a box.....enjoy...oh and no issues with unit that others had noted...I used it for stairs, a wood ceiling and a couple pieces of old funiture i wanted to prep for refinish and even using it for 6-7 hours no problems...though i will say i wish it had a dust bag...the hose option is a bit clumsy...

After a few days of intermittent use, with an "electrical burning" smell the entire time, my unit stopped running. When I returned it to my dealer, he had replaced another unit with the same problem, using his last Bosch in stock. After reading that others are also having similar problems, I switched to Fein.

I have the earlier model of this sander and have saved tons of time with it. Sanding action is excellent, but it tends to run a little hot with prolonged use. Maybe the newer model has been improved in this regard. In addition, it's hard to find sandpaper that fits.

I love the Bosch line of tools, I need a very dependable detail sander and I am still hoping that Bosch will be the sander, I have bought three detail sanders from Bosch, two of which have failed after just a few hours of which each I smell electrical odor before they fail, I will take this last one back and get another one shipped, but there is deffinately a flaw with the electrical, probably the brushes, I was hoping others may have had the same problem??? Again I love the design but there is an electrical problem where they simply stop and just after a few hours of use, I believe in Bosch and will try again, Home Depot here we come!brRespectfully Dwight

I primarily construct cabinets and furniture, and I've found this tool to be extremely useful, especially in situations where I've got glue squeeze-out residue from, for instance, dadoed shelves, dividers, and cabinet box inside-corner joints. Sure, you can use a square or circular random orbit palm sander to get up to those edges, but you're either not getting right up the adjacent face of the joint, or you're leaving tell-tale scratches on the adjacent face from the side of your sander. With the Bosch tool, that problem is non-existent, since only the edge of the sandpaper is contacting the corner joint. The sander is surprisingly powerful for it's small size, and the true random-orbit action makes quick work of sanding out even the tightest corners. The hook-and-loop attachment is a very welcome feature, and the tool is quite comfortable to use, even for extended periods. I've previously owned the Ryobi corner sander, and this thing makes that unit look like a kid's toy! Very highly recommended.

I'm a professional cabinet maker and I put a lot of hours on the Bosch sander trough out the week. It is a great sander for getting into corners and detail work. This is my second one. My first one lasted about ten years and then stopped. I immediately got a new one. The new one is more powerful , quieter and smoother running.

This corner detail sander is one of the best tool purchases that I have made. I used to use my hand to sand the corners, and I always felt pain in my finger tips after sanding. With the user of this corner detail sander, I don't have that problem any more. Moreover, I can sand faster and with less effort using this sander than using my hand to sand.
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br /This tool can kick up some dusts if you don't connect it to a shop vac. I am not talking about a lot of dusts -- much much less dusts than those coming from a circular saw or an angle-grinder. Still, connecting it to a shop vac will keep the dusts in the air to the minimum. I use Bosch VAC001 15-ft friction fit hose to connect it to a shop vac, and they work fine together.
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br /We can turn the triangle-shaped sanding pad around. Then we can use all three corners of the triangle-shaped sand paper. This is a necessary feature because most of the wears are at the corner of the sand paper.
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br /Please note that although this sander is relatively low profile, its handle is long. This means you may not be able to use it in very tight space (as in a small shoe rack). In that case, you may want to sand the surface before you assemble the pieces together; then you don't have any corner to sand.
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br /The only downside is that you probably cannot find the right kind of sand papers in your local stores if you finish using the sand papers that come with the kit. Therefore, you may want to order sand paper in advance.
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I bought this sander to use on metal: bronze, copper, silver. I really like it. It works well and feels solidly built. I have never used the extension pads, but they look like they may be useful someday.

This is a sander that does exactly what it promises to do. It can remove stock at an astonishing rate and reach places that even Heineken can't. I don't know how I would have done some of the refinishing work I have done without it and I probably use it more than I should given the comment below.
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br /The attachments that come with it are critical to its versatility and I use all of them. But, be aware that you have to take good care of them. If you destroy the surface of them so the paper will no longer adhere, replacing them is so expensive you might as well buy another saw. The saw is so good and so powerful, that would be a real waste. My attachments are, unfortunately, in pretty bad shape (I found out too late)but the sander is so great that I will just have to bite the bullet and buy another complete kit since I don't want to try to live without it.

I purchased this product to resurface my kitchen cabinetry. Works very well and strips old finishes even in hard to get at corners and offsets. Sands evenly. Changing out extensions, changing speeds, etc. is simple and convenient. Nice hard, compact case for storage. Finding anything other than what comes with the kit though, is a chore. Read the other reviews for places to obtain the sanding sheets.

I bought the Bosch detail sander because of it's name and reputation. It performed as good if not better then expected. I finished a stairway that had a lot of hard to reach places to sand and it performed exceptionaly well. It saved me a lot of time.

It was rather easy to use but the sand paper did not last very long.. Over all, I would rate this tool a 3 on your scale of 5.

I don't understand why you don't sell the Hook Loop Pads for this sander? It performs well and is highly recommended.

I bought this sander at a woodworking show in Richmond,Va.so I had no dealer to go back to.After using up the few sanding pads from the show I could not find any at Lowes or Hd so I started using the Feine stick on pads from my other sander or making my own sticking them on w/contact cement. now that the sanding plate has been gummed up w/cement, I need a new plate. I have a email request in to Bosch about this. Lets see how soon if ever they reply.With so many other similar sanders at HD or Lowes I would not recommend buying the bosch 1294sk.

I have a unit similar to this, uses the same pads, you sell the detail sander, but not the HL sanding pads! What's with that?