Bosch PHO 1

Featherweight! – Thought upgrading from the fifty dollar Ozito would be a good idea - this ninety-nine dollar alternative turned out to be a mistake! Probably capable of effectively planing balsa wood, it bounced around like a jackhammer on the hardwood board, which it was frustratingly unable to demonstrably plane. If a woodworking tool is limited to soft woods and styrofoam, this should be evident on the packaging. Rubbish.

OK – Not a bad planer but for the DIY home user. It works well on small jobs but is soon as you get into bigger jobs try a planer with more power. It could do with at least another 300 watts. Not a bad price though. The price is ok for this ok planer. It does give a good quality cut as long as you have soft timber to plane. When you get into bigger,… Read more

thicker timber try another planer. this won't cut the mustard! It is a waste of money if you want to power plane thick hard timber like a door for instance.

Bad – I did 20m fence planing and bosch bearings is jumping, have to return it, so disappointing. I don't buy it again, probably I pay 2x to get blue bosch or makita. maybe price - 99$ - just 1 blade - it is not enough - really buy more Watts and 2 blade planer - your hand get tired, no place to put left hand