BOSCH GSS20-40 Orbital Finishing Sander 1/4-Sheet, 2 Amp, 12000 OPM with Dust Collector

I had one of these about 24 years ago. It quit working a while back, so I got this one - same model, size, etc., 'cept it loads better and retains the paper better, too. All in all, an excellent sander that'll work for you for years. Bosch makes nice tools, that's fer sher.

Bought this when refinishing my kitchen cabinets and it worked like a charm! It has good heft to it without being too heavy to work with for extended periods of time. Love that you can cut sandpaper to fit it so easily. Comfortable to use, handle is ergonomic, isn’t too noisy, motor feels powerful and gets the job done quickly. Great value!

Works very well. Dust pick up is pretty good for what it is. Definitely not 100%. But I didn't expect that. Get the shop vac attachment for the best dust pick up. And don't even bother with the filtered collector it comes with unless you're sanding toothpicks. It fills up very fast. You'll be emptying it more than you'll be sanding. But then you already knew sanding causes a lot of dust and didn't expect that tiny thing to hold a lot did you? If you have small hands it will probably get hard to hold if you're sanding a lot and holding it sideways. I think that is typical for these types of sanders though. Very comfortable sanding horizontal surfaces. Highly recommend. Goid deal for the price.

My Makita palm sander I bought over thirty years. finally died I loved this tool, but its one down side was It had no dust collection system other than a cloth bag that was useless. So when I went looking for its replacement, I wan't something with a decent dust collection system. After reading through tyhe reviews of all the major brands, I had concluded that still none of them had a decent dust collection system. I decided on the Bosch Palm sander simply because I have a larger Boscg sander with pretty good dust collection, and hoped for the best with the Palm sander. When ther sander arrived and I gave it a test run I was delighted with the dust control it provided. I immediately got rid of the dust filter than came with the sander and hooked it up to a dewalt shop vac I have, and the results were pretty amazing. The dust control was better than anything I expected. Nearly any Palm sander nowdays will provide decent sanding, but if you have a good shop vac and can connect it to this Bosch sander (you need an adaptor to get from the sander to the shop vac hose) then you can sand away with little or no dust. P.S. I have been woodworking for 40 years, and I rarely write reviews. But when I find a tool that might benefit other woodworkers, I try to pass on my observations

just bought, sounds quiet and smooth, have yet to use to score longevity.

Very nice. The paper clamping mechanism is really effective and durable. I used other brands and they did not last long due to very weak sand paper anchoring design. Finally I have a sander that will last.

Work very well

Item is absolutely fine. Just be aware this is the smaller version , a 1/4 sheet of sandpaper. I was used to the 1/2 sheet of sand paper size model. I would say this sander is going to be great for smaller projects. I would not use it on larger work.Hope this helps