
When I’m mentioning “market” or prices, I’m referring to that in Australia, so take it with a grain of salt if you’re outside The Great Expensive Woodworking Land. Over the last 12-14 months I’ve made a lot of large furniture, and a 150mm sander would have saved me cumulative hours. ContextĬurrently we’ve been using a 125mm/5″ entry model Makita ROS (BO5041), as at the time I needed one, it was the best option from Bunnings, Australia’s big box store.ġ25mm(5″)” vs 150mm(6″)? ~44% more surface area means things get sanded quicker, and there are few spots where I can’t get a 150mm sander into but I can get a 125mm sander.

We reached out to Bosch (and Milwaukee, and a couple of others) to look at new (to us) sanders.


Bosch Australia sent through two of the three sanders in their random orbit range, the GEX 125-1 AE (ROS20VSC in the US) and the GEX 125-150 AVE (ROS65VC-5 in the US).
