Bosch Power Tools Garden & Power Tools

Not happy with performance – I bought the above and took it back shortly after regarding the chuck dumping the bits.The drill was changed without question.Now around 3 years… Read more

later and home handyman use I find that nothing happens when the trigger is pulled regardless that both batteries are fully charged.The only way to make it sort of work is to slide out the battery and reattach with the trigger partially pulled.If I let the trigger go it will not work again until I go through the same procedure.As a consequence I dont get any work done and the drill is in effect useless.Has anyone else had this problem. Graham

I got mine from hard rubbish side of the road. Got it home and it wouldn't turn on , pulled it apart and the switch had come apart and seems to be… Read more

useless evan when workingproperly. So i held both switches down with zip ties so they stay on and sum duck tape. Motor sounds great .just has no longer got a safety cut off. So my not use it.

Orbital sander PEX 400 AE - dust box fail – Huge dust box issues. Falls off easily. Nothing really holding it on. Heatlh hazzard. Plus, very hard to open it to remove dust, and then hard to… Read more

close it again. Major fail and for that reason, as it is a health hazzard, I do not recommend you buy it despite the sander working fine.

Great machine as the conical shaped open bladed both cuts, drags and also shears against the stationary blade. Its conical shape results in the… Read more

clearing of the rotor. As a plastic recycler once, I had many cutters and the design of the Bosch 23 is very clever and its blade endurance has been terrific. The stationary blade can be adjusted easily by just turning a black knob. I have had my unit for over 10 years, and the blades are as good as new. But it will build up with soft leaves so keep woodier bits ready to pull the softer stuff through. Big flowers won't get pulled through - and heavy leaves also will not get through. They'll build up and block the hopper, and you'll have to open up the hopper and free things. Reversing also assists. It is safe due to only working when the feed hopper is closed. For hedges and tree branches this unit is incredible. It mostly self feeds. I had an Ozito mulcher which wore out quite quickly. However I dropped the Bosch removing from an SUV to do my father in law's large hedge, and the Bosch fell onto the road, and cracked an internal part of the housing. One has to be careful that it is not designed to handle a fall! Bosch in Australia had it repaired (it was 5 years old and I paid for the repair) but they could not source part, so they made up a part from timber, which eventually failed. The machine still works fine mechanically but the safety switch can not always connect, so I am having to buyer another one. Its price has been maintained over the years as i paid over $Au700 ten or more years ago. If one is moving it - remove the top completely, do not bundle it as a single unit. The top can be stored in its mulch container, which makes its compact, but also, that is the way to transport it, in separate bits. The rest of the mulchers are much lower in quality or very expensive (ie petrol units). The main benefit of the Bosch 23 is that it self feeds, so while its pulling an item through by itself one can be getting the next stuff ready. But if its all soft and leafy, and you have no harder bits to pull the soft stuff through - one would be better off with a high speed rotating blade and noisy shredder that you'll have to push most of the greenery through. If you have a decent volume of hard material then the Bosch is an outstanding unit.

This mower works well while it lasts. Although mine has had only minor usage a small plastic spindle inside the wheel which drives the blades has… Read more

failed. It should not be made of plastic. What’s worse is that Bosch doesn’t have any of these spindles in stock and don’t respond to emails about when they may become available. Not recommended to buy.

Great tool for gardeners with arthritis – It is a very useful tool for trimming camellias, rhodos and smallpox shrubs and trees. Makes pruning a breeze. I used it to help out my elderly… Read more

neighbour and my sister-in-law decided that dhe had to buy her own after using mine.i also bought the Bosch edhrr and trimmer to ho with it.

A solid drill, even drilling holes in bricks and harder materials like tiles, etc – For the retired who wish they were a pro handyman! Great for timber and the battery holds the charge for two hours of solid work. The battery needs a… Read more

good 12 hour charge even if the green light stays on. The secret is to buy high quality drill bits. I am happy with this product from Bunnings!

Outstanding – I've owned this cordless screwdriver for over a year now and it has absolutely excellent. It is amazingly powerful considering its size. The battery… Read more

lasts very long and is quick to charge to full. The build quality is outstanding (as you would expect from Bosch) and will easily withstand a few accidental drops. The 'bit selector' is very intuitive and you can swap or replace the bits easily. The included case is also excellent. I would thoroughly recommend this product to anyone looking for an excellent all-rounder electric screwdriver for around the house.

Warranty repair – The saw itself is ok, until it broke, lucky for me it was still under warranty.that has now been over 10 weeks since I took it in for repairs. What a… Read more

joke, ever time I ring they say it should be done in a couple of days!! Let’s see if it back after 11 weeks. This has put me off buying Bosch in the future. Very poor service.

DIY Sander – This is a pretty good sander, aimed at DIY use. It only costs around $155, which is pretty good for a belt sander for smallish jobs and/or occasional… Read more

use. It is probably unfair to compare with a bigger, more powerful sander, aimed at tradie, professional use.

I have used it for plenty of big and small jobs and it works well. Just make sure you have the right grit sandpaper for the job, and let the sander do the work. Don't push down too hard and if you see the paper sliding off to one side just back off the pressure a little. Be a little patient and it will get the job done well. Beware pushing down or applying too much pressure, you can take off too much very quickly.

One thing I really like is that the top has 2 screw holes. Screw a board onto the top, tip it over, clamp the board to your bench and you have a small linisher. I use it in this position to sharpen mower blades, old chisels, knives etc. Does an awesome job.

It hooks up to my shopvac, and very little dust is released into the air. Much better than the dust collector it comes with. Belts are readily available, and reasonably priced, especially on Ebay.

Great for DIY usage. If you plan on using regularly, invest in a Bosch Blue, or similar.

Would buy another, it has never let me down.

Practical heavy duty rotary hammer, Bosch GBH 4-32 DFR – So, I am often amused by the fact that Bosch use the letters GBH as an entry for their rotary hammer descriptions. If ever grievous bodily harm,… Read more

could be inflicted on bricks, some concrete and then the Bosch 4-32 is guilty. Light enough for the average bloke or person to manage with a good safety margin the capability of this machine is very wide indeed, and more importantly it comes as a kit, with a standard chuck included as well as the SDS + chuck, lubrication grease for the drill bits, and assortment of SDS plus bits of high-quality as well as a number of other extras. As of July 2022, pretty typical price is around $700 Australian. It is a 240 V tool, which to my mind still has an advantage in terms of being able to run literally all day without interruption and provides maximum power output consistently all the time. I have a Bosch 18 V rotary hammer as well, a small capacity one which is fantastic, but when really heavy hitting Is required the 432 is always ready. It fits my hand well, extremely well balanced, easy to use, very little vibration particularly when using Bosch 4 Cutterhead masonry bits, which are my favourite for drilling into masonry and concrete, it is not hard to go up the ladder with it takes no effort to drill a hole typically it’s using my hands is from 8 mm to 22 mm holes and in all these cases it is an effortless quick and comfortable tool to use. It is now a couple of years old and I am satisfied that its performance, reliability and capability genuinely warrant a five star rating and comments made in public reflecting my user experience.

I have a number of Bosch corded rotary hammers, I personally feel based on 20 years of use of them, that bunch really do make outstanding corded rotary hammers and as the inventors of the SDS system their Rotary hammer drills are just brilliant precision instruments which are complimented By the outstanding development if it’s the Bosch put into their SDS plus drill bits. I find of the combination outstanding and I also find and believe the value for money proposition with the 432 and its supporting gear is excellent, are you truly robust reliable capable machine which if anything the advertising for it sells it short, it is an outstanding machine that performs to the maximum not consistently all day. Anyone who buys this unit will The extremely satisfied with it

Disappointing – Began stalling after limited use. Returning after one month. Chain protection at end of saw is a nuisance.

Instructions the worse ever – It has three nozzles, two will damage your car, and one won't, but from the "pictures" they give you you are meant to work out which one it is on… Read more

your own. According to the pictures they all look the same. Drawings for instructions are useless. How are you meant to work it out?

Why is it so hard to provide decent instructions? Why do you have to go to YouTube to find out from others how your new appliance works?

I bought Bosch because I have a number of their appliances, but after this, I might be looking elsewhere.

Ideal handyman drill / driver – I've had mine now for a few years. Was a bit worried about the low voltage (10.8 v) but have had no trouble at all. Feels very good and well made and with 2 batteries there is no problem. Show details

good drill, not for professional use – this drill is great for occasional handyman work around the house, has plenty of torque and is easy to use, but don't use it for hours at a time,… Read more

gets hot to touch which can't be good for electronics, carry case is useful too, it would be an awesome gift idea for the diy crowd!

Competition is better value – Purchased Sept '19 for domestic use. Never used mason bit...no concrete or bricks. Only for making holes for planting seedlings & young shrubs. Whole… Read more

chuck assembly fell apart and separated from motor. Unfinished job and expensive paperweight. Bosch can do better, surely. Longevity expected in a domestic environment and $349!!

So far so good; it did the boat – Does a good job and seems robust. You can buy either the pre-punched sandpaper that is affixed by velcro or you can clip in the sheet having cut it… Read more

from a normal-sized sheet of sandpaper. If you can't find the template and punch to make the holes in the sandpaper, just use a screwdriver. It's easy,

Dont buy it – The switch cuts in and out cant even drill one hole , i wont be buying bosch ever again the quality of tool has gone out the window . Back to good old Makira never ket me down Show details

Bought from Amazon Australia , product came from Germany, have had trouble in first 12 months of light use with sticking Bosch. Makita, USA & UK… Read more

brand sanding pads as well as Amazon pads to the Velcro. Cannot find a supplier of replacement pads with velcro in Melbourne & dread going back to Amazon. Never again buy Bosch.

Disappointing all round – I bought this saw for accurate mitres and longevity - the mechanism promised to be longer lasting in tough conditions because it should not corrode… Read more

like competitors slide mechanisms.

The saw would not cut an accurate mitre and I spent a weekend trying to tune it. I gave up and returned it to Bosch for tuning (the head was not aligned and the fence was not straight). They turned it around in about a week, but it came back within their "acceptable spec", which was a joke as it left significant gaps on any spans longer than 1 meter. On my table saw I have it tuned to 0.1mm per meter, which is acceptable.

I spent a further day making changes and got it down to 0.25mm per meter. But on hardwood the blade drifts in the cut and you get further randomness, especially on long cuts.

My other complaint is that the laser light is only visible in very dark environments and if you are onsite then you have to erect a shad structure to be able to use the laser light function. Hopeless. The laser light is also difficult to adjust.

This saw now only gets used for framing duties and sleepers, but you could spend $500 less and get something that does this job. This saw was the reason that I gave up on Bosch Professional equipment and have systematically changed all my tooling to other brands. Very disappointing.

The saw is very heavy, and it is difficult to lug around, so if you want something for site work, look elsewhere. The mechanism that attaches it to the stand (GTA 3800) is great, and the stand is adequate, but doe not have wheels so you need to lift the heavy saw off the stand to move it any distance. The overall build quality is good and it has now lasted a few years, but its lack of accuracy, repeatability, and tunability means it is not fit for purpose as a mitre saw for anything other than framing work.

Extremely dissatisfied – DO NOT BUY THESE PRUNERS. Did not used these much before they seized closed, now can't get them to open. (I have seen other reviews since stating… Read more

the same issue. Just been advised by Bosch that because I brought my pruners on ebay (new) the warranty is voided! Extremely poor customer service Bosch, won't be buying any more of your products. Also fair warning, THE SPRING IS NOT A REPLACEABLE PART

Poor quality and certainly not professional – Only used infrequently around home. Now revs up at start and reverts to idle. Poor quality. Show details

I bought Bosch, expecting it to be good quality. Unfortunately after only about 20 hours of use, the spray lance has developed a large hole and… Read more

sprays sideways. I contacted Bosch and they don't care that they are selling dangerous and poor quality goods. I've been buying Bosch for over 40 years and this is the second Bosch failure this year. No more Bosch for me.

Long lasting and comfortable – I bought mine 2nd handed and kept using it for close to a year so far. Perfect for light use especially when quick impact function needed yet not too… Read more

much power to damage tiny screws.

Very comfort handling and runs smooth and quiet. The ring LED keeps minimum shadow which is a high light. Relatively long with today's view - it's longer than most of latest 18v impact drivers in the market. That only becomes to a problem once for me but I get other tools.

Lately it started to develop sparks in the motor and I found out it's because motor brushes are run out. At least it proves how well this tool can last through years of constant use of the previous user (I paid close to nothing for it. He told me it was used in a factory) as it takes long time for brushes to worn out especially for a small tool. Most of tools have no chance to last till brush replacement.

Sadly it's impossible to replace it's RS550-VC 8518 motor brushes without damaging the motor housing - so I bought a new one from eBay for around AUD 12.00. Removing the 15 teeth gear from old motor and mounting to the new motor is a bit challenge but otherwise very easy. Now it works like new again!