Bosch Professional GEX 125-1 A Original Instructions Manual page 9

Assembly
Before any work on the machine itself, pull the mains plug.
Selecting the Sanding Sheet
Depending on the material to be worked and the required rate of material removal, different sanding
sheets are available:
Material
– Paint
– Varnish
– Filling compound
– Filler
– All wooden materi-
als (e.g., hard-
wood, softwood,
chipboard, building
board)
– Metal materials
– Masonry, stone
– Marble
– Granite
– Ceramic
– Glass
– Plexiglas
– Automotive paint
– Corian®
– Varicor®
Replacing the Sanding Sheet
(see figure A)
When attaching a new sanding sheet, remove
any dust or debris from the sanding plate 4, e.g.,
with a brush.
The surface of the sanding plate 4 is fitted with
Velcro backing for quick and easy fastening of
sanding sheets with Velcro adhesion.
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Application
For sanding off paint
For sanding primer (e.g., for removing brush
dashes, drops of paint and paint run)
For final sanding of primers before coating
For coarse-sanding, e.g. of rough, unplaned
beams and boards
For face sanding and planing small irregulari-
ties
For finish and fine sanding of wood
For pre-sanding
For shaping and braking edges
For final sanding and forming
For polish-sanding and rounding off edges
Press the sanding sheet 5 firmly against the bot-
tom side of the sanding plate 4.
To ensure optimum dust extraction, pay atten-
tion that the punched holes in the sanding sheet
match with the holes in the sanding plate.
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Grain size
coarse 40
60
medium 80
100
120
fine 180
400
coarse 40
60
medium 80
100
120
fine 180
240
320
400
coarse 60
medium 80
100
120
fine 180
240
320
400
very fine 600
1200
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