Honey, I can not feel my hands ...

Video at Amazon.com See The purchase price of the PWR 180 is a number that justifies the purchase only at ambitious DIY enthusiasts. Then, however, relatively quickly, because who wants to use in home and Co. regularly a device of this class, drags a significant chunk of money either to the next tool rental, a craftsman has to good friend and / or makes do with cheap alternatives, if necessary even with the classic wood block incl. sandpaper.

For me, the grinder was just right, because in addition to the renovation of our guest bath for wellness oasis, together with home sauna, there is the somewhat outdated view roof-wood chair that worries us. Arg affected, the originally applied chalk-white glaze colored more and more toward yellow, a circumstance the long regarded with suspicion and now, with green Bosch-Help, one can be eliminated once and for all.

Even for little professional handyman the function and concept of the grinder opens up immediately. The individual components are clearly laid out, will put together the mixture between Hoover and Flex in no time - hose between the unit and the dust box, attach appropriate sanding pad / disc, into the socket - the fun can begin.

The sander itself is relatively heavy, ie working longer, even in hard to reach spaces and overhead, but very sweaty. The reward of this fact with a lot of strength, because the PWR 180 drauflos sands with much commitment - in doubt therefore recommends a corresponding "sample cut". The feel of the device is good, an additionally mounted grab handle on the front ensures 100% security. The volume is considerable, but only peripherally worth noting since as a rule anyway with protective equipment (goggles, earmuffs, face mask, gloves) is working.

So far so good, but there are also disadvantages. Although the significance of the individual protagonists can be quite called "good", the sander in the delivery condition is badly polluted. No idea why, but look at the first steps with the machine from my fingers as if I had tarred the entrance to our house with his hands. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but in some areas seem to have been industrial residues leaked or not carefully removed. One annoying, but - especially with tools of all kinds - verschmerzbare accompaniment. On the topic "Plastic" I'm not against it over quite uncritically. The connection adapter on the hose grip to a "Quick System" back and are removed very quickly with a little practice and reinserted. Unfortunately, the closures have a very unstable and I'm afraid that I eventually fully breaks the construction at some ruppigerer handling. A similar impression leaves the dust box. The structure is reminiscent of a classic industrial vacuum cleaner, ie the integrated filter is removed upwards and can be cleaned immediately. Again secure the maintenance of three plastic clips. Honestly - at the price, I expect more solid basic quality. After all, the developer was creative and innovative, because in lighter soiling of the filter can be a traction device on the lid rotated / shaken what the suction improves abruptly again.

The other reviews in some burgeoning criticism of the suction volume I can not share. Of course, the site is for the use of the PWR 180 is not pure, but a direct comparison with the device (Festool machine with disposable collection bag) previously used by me wins the Bosch hands down. Only the access to tricky corners is difficult, here the system is clearly on large areas and loses the slugfest with small portable machines.

My résumé oscillates somewhere between euphoria and realistic. Although far from being the perfect pastime, I sanded the majority of our roof truss in only 1 1/2 days on recyclable standard size handle. The entire wall finishing system shows no weaknesses, my arms remember contrast to a chimpanzee. At the same buzz me coming inserts for Bosch through my head because it wait a few freshly primed transitions on drywall on their smoothing, to the floor in our living room has also been clear to many furrows on the face. The PWR 180 meets these challenges anyway. I (hopefully). But only in stages.

Conclusion: luxury machine with little weaknesses, in some areas to easier processing and a current easily plated sale price. That's not enough for all the space at the top, but all for a very good overall.