Random Orbital Sander

Product Review: Mid-Priced Random Orbit Sanders

January 17, 2022 By Paul Mayer & filed under Blog.

The random orbit sander (ROS) was first introduced to the power tool market in the early 1980s, and has grown to become the mainstay sander for hobbyist and professional woodworkers alike. The reasons for the popularity of this tool category are simple. The ROS provides a dual action sanding motion that has the power of…

New Tool Review: Mirka DEROS 550X Random Orbital Sander

April 23, 2015 By Paul Mayer & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review, Skill Building.

Always on the lookout for innovations that make sanders perform more quickly, quietly, and with better dust collection, Paul Mayer found that Mirka scored big in each of these categories with its new DEROS random orbital sander.

New Low-Vibration, High-Quality Random Orbital Sander from Bosch

December 8, 2011 By Paul Mayer & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

Bosch ROS65VCL-6 Review In spite of the fact that I use a ROS quite a bit, and have had a love/hate relationship with this tool category. I enjoy the benefits of fast, swirl free sanding, but the gyroscope effect from most of the units that I have used leaves me feeling beat up after a…

Sander Reviews: My 5 Favorite Sanders

April 15, 2011 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Buying Advice.

I used to loath finish sanding because it was slow, super dusty, and just down right boring. These days I embrace the process, and rather enjoy the steps involved in creating a smooth surface, but I still find the work boring! The reason for this dramatic attitude change is due to technical advances in today’s…