Bosch Cordless Orbital Sander AdvancedOrbit 18 (Without Battery, 18 Volt System, in Carton Packaging)

Looks Like a good sturdy build, haven't used it yet as it arrived without battery wich was not included in the pack, that was the only bit wich let me down, but will review as soon as i get the battery pack and charger and will give it some use.👍Little update, I went to clean the filter recently as haven’t used it in while and here’s how Bosch glued its hepa filter inside the box, just some hot glue that easily came of as soon as I tried to hover the dust from the filter 🙈 disappointing.the battery doesn’t last long you have around 30 minutes at its best to sand and I have the 4.0 so the big chunky battery not the small ones. Going back to a wired sander.

I have gone down the path of buying into Bosch's 18V power4all products, not sure if I chose the right brand to invest in but most of those bought work satisfactorily. This sander is no different. It does the job I want it to and being cordless it helps with the continuous movement on complicated multi-faceted tasks or long pieces where a trailing cable gets in the way. I haven't bought the product to be a workhorse ie it's a very good hobby diy product. The only gripe equally applies to all sanders and why even the best of them would get 4/5: self extraction for the dust produced (not using a vacuum or similar attachment) is naff.

Quality throughout.

Have avoided orbital sanders because they leave circular patterns. Properly finished work will indeed still need properly finishing by hand. French polishing needs that. HOWEVER - this little beast takes a lot of the grind out of normal finishing. Complaints: The on/off switch is in a lunatic position, underneath where it is being held. Whoever put it there in the design process need his (probably a "him"!) head reprogramming. The dust extractor box is as effective as I expected. Like: not effective at all. A full day of sanding might fill the box to about 1/3 and the machine achieves a significant layer of dust. It is better with Abranet discs (or their cheaper Pronet equivalent), But a vacuum connection is really needed. (That's a pity because the hose negates the advantage of cordless!) It does need two batteries if you're going to use it a lot. You need to be charging a new one as you work. Not a problem: I have two! (One from the strimmer in this range - which is near useless.)

Purchased for use as a machine polisher for use on cars. Teamed with the 125mm Bosch foam pads and a 2.5 Ah battery it works superbly. One battery can do a whole car with ease, with enough charge for 2 cars, which is what I was concerned about as some said they didn't last long! (It's still worth having 2 batteries, at least for me as I have a Bosch drill). This can take the 4 Ah battery and the 6 Ah battery without the dust box, but I'm not sure if it would be as comfortable to hold. You don't want to be using it for a long time anyway, both on a car and in your hands. Which brings me to a minor complaint, this thing vibrates and rattles which can be a little off-putting. I can see why the dust container cracks for some users (though you won't need it for cars)... Hopefully the actual unit won't shake itself loose internally, but like all Bosch power tools you can register for the extended 3-year warranty. I feel it was well worth the purchase for me, a third of the price the detailing shops sell their corded machines for (and from the same manufacturing country), though I can see polishers are becoming more affordable by the year. I feel that if you don't have a battery and charger, which equal the price of this unit, the budget options for half the price might be a better choice or you could try the corded Bosch Blue for a few more pennies. If you're a mobile detailer or just want to be cable-free, this is probably the best choice though other manufacturers are waking up to this market (Ryobi, Makita, etc).

Bosch are good quality for the Price. I purchased this unit as I all ready own a variety of Bosch Battery powered tools, and being able to swap batteries from one unit to the other is brilliant, when using them around the home. All the batteries use the same power charger, so easy to connect and disconnect the batteries and place into the charger, makes life a lot more simple. No looking for a different battery or charge unit whilst working. Th orbital Sander is good quality for the price and I assume will work well as a sander, all though i have not used it for that particular feature at present. I have tried it for polishing the car, it works ok, is easy to move and polishes ok but I found that it stopped spinning at times, which is not good, as it can leave marks on the paintwork. I am hoping that the battery just needed a top up as it was one out of the cupboard, if this is not the case then I am not sure it will be the best use for this particular appliance. Time will tell, and I will shortly be using it as a sander, so hopefully it will fulfill that function a lot better than as a car polisher. Otherwise over all I am impressed with the unit, other than the (noted by other reviews) flimsy plastic dust collector-catcher, it seems to be good but perhaps not the best as a car polisher.

Excellent

I already have the cordless multi sander for doing window frames and smaller areas but this orbital one is much better for larger areas. 2.5ah Battery will last around 10-15 mins so expect to need a few batteries if doing a large area. I have a few of these Bosch 18v power tools and they last well but worth registering for the 3 year warranty - they replaced my original multi sander which failed after a couple of years of fairly heavy use.