Bosch PMF 190 E Multifunctional Allrounder

A great multi-tool! If your a DIY fan like me, this is a great piece of kit to have in your tool chest. I've used this cutter for lots of tasks that would have been very difficult to do without a oscillating cutter. Whilst replacing skirting board, I managed to remove skirting from underneath a radiator which had pipes running through the skirting board. The sanding attachment is also a nice touch and whilst I also have a mouse detail sander which performs a similar function, the accuracy of this sander is much better and its easier to control. I have used the metal cutter on about 7-8 occasions and unfortunately have already lost a lot of the teeth on the blade, but overall, I am very happy with the functionality of this tool. Weight-wise, it's not too heavy, but it feels very solidly built and is heavy in comparison to its' size. Recently, I have bought some grout removal blades/attachments which makes a tedious job unbelievably quick. In the past, I have used a manual grout removal tool to re-grout my shower and the difference is immense. If you use a manual tool, you may as well try and scrape the grout out with a spoon, whereas grout removing with the oscillator is like cutting through butter! It also is useful for cutting under door frames if you are changing thresholds or installing solid flooring. 5 Stars for this one - a great buy and perfect additional to your toolkit!

When first opened the box, we were surprised that this came carrying case. Good. It is so light, easy to carry. What you need to work safely with this machine is, Eye-protection goggles, Gloves. Gloves need not to be too tick ones as you need to be able to use hands. When working with any electric machines, avoid wearing sandals. We wear proper trainer, and do not carry anything that can catch the blade. Everything you need to use this machine comes with the box. First, we review the cutting function. It is as advertised. WIth this tool, it is relatively easy to cut along with wall, for example, veneer floors. Due to the way blade moves, and because not a circular saw, you need to careful to let the machine rest every one minute or so. Continously keep using without interval only hastens the end of machine life, as this machine is never meant for heavy, professional work. We used this to cut thin veneer board that was placed on the original timber floor of a period property. It worked well. For cutting function, we have no convern, except we always had interval rest after 1 minute of cutting, as we can feel the heating up this small machine. Next, Sanding function. We found, as many reviewers stated, this is very tricky. If you run the sanding function for about 60 seconds or more, the rubber attacher (to which you attach special sandpaper) will melt due to heat. Especially this is true if you were working on the corner where only one segment of delta shaped sandpaper is used. Soon, all 3 tips of delta were melt. Moreover, the cost of replacement sandpapers also build up, as the sandpaper become soon useless after 3 or 4 times of usage. Practically speaking, P60 paper works well, but the finer sandpaper is not useful, as those papers need to be used for longer time, thereby worsening the melting of the rubber delta pad. For sanding, this machine is really meant to be sued for touch up, very small job. For real sanding, circular type is suited. We are really annoyed that for sanding, additional cost just building up, such as special sandpaper, and the replacement delta pad. For replacement sandpaper, you can use any generic type. This machine's most useful point is precision cutting along with wall, etc. We use this to cut the thin veneer floor that is on the top of proper timbers in the original floor, along with wall. As you can see, to cut heavy and thick item, you need proper saw (electric), this machine is meant to touch up, or small job need to be done precisely. As for sanding, also, this machine is most effective to do small, compact places. For the entire floor, you need another bigger sanding machine. Overall, if you were careful and not overload with continuous work (that heats up machine too much), or cut thick materials that is not meant to this type of machine, PMF190 provides excellent handy tool for not only professional renovators, but DIY persons who want to rather save money. Kind of work that this machine does, if you ask professional builders, they will charge a lot for relatively simple work. As always, read instruction manual before using, and check out Youtube to see how other people are doing with this handy machine,.

Now although the first one that got delivered was faulty and had to be returned - a process that was truly a piece of cake - online chat direct with Amazon on a Sunday night, the replacement arrived Tuesday morning and then I had to send the faulty one back (at Amazons cost) I cant even get annoyed about having received a faulty item! Well done Amazon. On to the item....absolutely amazing. Used for the first time (properly) yesterday to removed 4 panels from a wooden gate as they had gone rotten and it was a pleasure to do....the multi tool made easy use of cutting the panels off, then cutting through the rusty nails, sanding down the gate....the only thing it couldn't do was nail the new panels to the gate! lol Would highly recommend this tool to anyone and for the price at £79 even better....especially with the amount of extra bits you get with it.

This machine is much more useful than I expected. It is surprisingly good quality for the price. Some parts at least are made in Switzerland which perhaps explains this. It worked well. I was able to do some much neater work than I would have done with a circular saw, and it enabled me to avoid sawing by hand in some awkward places. The case is very nice with the drawer for accessories. You need to wear goggles as the motor fan blows the dust in your face in certain angles. I am very pleased with it, however I have only used it on wood so far. My only gripe is that the carrying handle is in the top rather than the edge like a briefcase so it is a tad more awkward to carry than necessary.

Nice tool to have was able to cut some wood which you cannot cut with any other tool, did not have a chance with the first one I have received.. died after 2 days or use ping amazon and received a new one which never have any issue with it. colleague borrow it and use it decide to buy the more professional version (blue), went to this place just play with it but in fairness did not see any difference.... I think it might just be more robust for professional usage. So I will say depending on your usage this one can be great for the price. The blade coming with it or good enough to start with.

Gerät entspricht meinen Erwartungen. Allerdings wurde es mit einem 3poligen Stecker geliefert, der nicht in unsere Steckdosen passt. Vermutlich im Ausland, nicht für Deutschland hergestellt. In der Beschreibung zum Kauf stand davon nichts.