9 discussions on HomeOwnersHub about the Bosch 1297DK: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.
I'm not a real woodworker, but every once in a while I build a shelfunit or some other "box with face frame" level of project. Up untillast week I used a palm sander that I've had for maybe 15 years. Itwas nothing special, but seemed...
Hi all,I need to buy a new sander, primarily for finishing. I was set to go get a palm sander, but a couple of friends are telling me I should get a random orbital instead. They claim that they can be just as good for finish work and...
My trusty 1993 vintage Makita quarter-sheet finishingsander appears to have died. I would buy the same againbut paper changing is kind of tedious and according toone review the current updated model (BO 4552) is evenworse.The Bosch 1297DK...
I've always done major rough sanding with the belt sander, and used my quarter-sheet palm sander with progressively finer grits for finish work. I don't own a random-orbit sander, but they seem pretty popular. My question for you folks who...
I hate to be a pest, one more question though. What would be the minimum power tool requirement a woodworker should have to make simple type furniture e.g.. footstool , bookcase, bench etc? I like to get expert advice before I start any...
Hi there,My husband is really keen to get into furniture restoration, mainlytables and basic wooden furniture. I wanted to get him a sander forChristmas to start off his tool collection but I am not really sure whatkind of sander would...