Kerry Brown
08-12-2013, 7:53 PM
I bought a Bosch ROS65VC to reduce some wear and tear on my hands. Random orbit sanders tend to give me carpal tunnel numbness if I use them intensively and it takes months for it to completely go away. The Bosch vibration control helps a bit with this, though I still have to be careful how long I use it and the heavier weight means I need two hands sometimes.
But I did run into a problem with the machine right away. I had only used about seven sanding discs with the machine when the sanding pad started spinning furiously every time I lifted it from the workpiece. It spun so fast, the bottom bolt that holds the pad started coming out and the pad started wobbling around. The bolt couldn't quite force its way through the hook and loop sanding disc, so the pad stayed on, but this was still unexpected in a new machine. I tightened the bolt, but it did it again.
I sent the sander in for repairs under warranty. They called me up and the technician who talked to me didn't seem to understand that a random orbit sander is supposed to slow down a bit when you lift it from the workpiece. After a couple of weeks, they sent the sander back to me, supposedly with a new pad (don't believe that) and a new brake. The sander isn't running wild now, but it is still spinning faster than any ROS I've owned or used before, and I've worked with four different makes before this Bosch.
Is this particular sander supposed to spin fairly quickly off the workpiece? Or is this particular example still fubared?
But I did run into a problem with the machine right away. I had only used about seven sanding discs with the machine when the sanding pad started spinning furiously every time I lifted it from the workpiece. It spun so fast, the bottom bolt that holds the pad started coming out and the pad started wobbling around. The bolt couldn't quite force its way through the hook and loop sanding disc, so the pad stayed on, but this was still unexpected in a new machine. I tightened the bolt, but it did it again.
I sent the sander in for repairs under warranty. They called me up and the technician who talked to me didn't seem to understand that a random orbit sander is supposed to slow down a bit when you lift it from the workpiece. After a couple of weeks, they sent the sander back to me, supposedly with a new pad (don't believe that) and a new brake. The sander isn't running wild now, but it is still spinning faster than any ROS I've owned or used before, and I've worked with four different makes before this Bosch.
Is this particular sander supposed to spin fairly quickly off the workpiece? Or is this particular example still fubared?