Bosch PHO 1500 Planer
Bosch PHO 1500 Electric Planer
The Bosch PHO 1500 is a powerful and compact planer. It offers a high material removal rate and superb finish quality, making it ideal for demanding DIY tasks. The PHO 1500 integrates a wide range of useful features, such as a patented WoodRazer blade system for smooth surface quality and extended life span, guide and planning depth adjustment and a dust extraction port for the option of connecting a dust box, dust bag or vacuum. Whether it’s planning wooden beams or door frames, the PHO 1500 will make easy work of it.
Features
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Patented WoodRazor SystemThe electronically balanced blade drum provides users with a higher cutting speed and a higher planing quality. The included blade is a high quality tungsten carbide blade, which lasts twice as long as a two-blade system as friction is reduced. Users are able to change the knife of the blade quickly and easily by loosening only two Allen screws. | Clean Working with Little Clean-up TimeThe dust extraction capability is via the integrated dust spout at the side of the tool. Simply connect a suitable vacuum cleaner or a dust bag (optional accessory) for effective dust management and a cleaner working environment at all times. | Controlled Handling at All TimesThe adjustable auxiliary handle has two functions. It’s first function provides safe handling of the planer. It’s second function enables it to be used to set the cutting depth step-by-step, even during planing. | Easy to Use, Safe to OperateThe PHO 1500 features a lock off button to prevent accidental start-up of the tool, while the ergonomic design allows the on/off switch to be easily reached and operated with only one finger. |
| Weight: | 2.4 kg |
| Dimensions: | 18.2 x 37.2 x 19.4 cm; 2.4 Kilograms |
| Model: | 06032A4070 |
| Manufacture: | Bosch |
Great Plane
Bosch delivers again with a good quality planer, I had a number of internal doors to fit and this made the job a lot quicker.
great produc
Never used a planer before and was very pleased on how easy it was to plane a few doors. This product paid itself off. Be careful to check there are no metal bits in the surface you want to plane or you’ll ruin the blade!
Great produc
Bought this to plane down 5 doors following fitting of new floors/carpets. The plane made the job very easy and adjusted all the doors in a couple of hours. If I had done by hand it would have taken a day or more as in some cases needed to remove 6 to 7 millimetres. The plane is heavy but once you get used to the planning action it is easy to use
Good tool
Nice wee compact planner, haven’t used it yet so hopefully it’ll do what I need
Easy to use
Very smooth nice and wide cut lots better than my old planner, but that’s what you get with a bosch quality.
Fantastic
Great plainer I had one before .for years …I really like this one ..
Don’t usually write reviews but felt this deserved it.
I had 4 sticking doors in my house, wasn’t going to pay someone silly money to fix them so went and bought this. Got to say it rips through wood with ease, I do recommend doing 0.5mm a time it just gives a flawless finish, no pressure needed just hold and push away. Also no need to sand after leaves a pretty smooth finish. Fantastic bit of kit, would recommend to anyone.
Edit ….
Few weeks later stopped working under any pressure. Sent back for a refund.
As with any Bosch power tool, this doesn’t disappoint, made short work of hanging doors, needs hoover attaching or a bag on, bag not included and is a rip off to buy it, use outside if you’re not having anything to catch shavings, otherwise you’ll have a mountain of mess in your home, wouldn’t recommend using if you’re not a competent DIYer as it eats through wood with ease and could ruin a new door in seconds
Bought this as a present but I’ve had one for about twenty years. A very useful addition to my hand planes for removing wood smoothly and quickly. The blades do not need sharpening as a much. Very pleased with the planer and would recommend it.
Only so much you can say about this as it is what it is. I have a manual wood plane which I was really struggling to get set up right and use. After having new carpets fitted I needed to take off all our doors and take some off the bottom of each so decided to buy one of these. It is virtually nothing to start using it, just dial in how much you want the rotating blade to take off and then get on with it. The hard part is taking the doors off and re-hanging them, planing took about a minute if that. Not sure I’ll need to use this much again but it was worth it just for that.
Good at what it does
I love this plane. Easy to adjust planing depth, Nice to handle and easy to control switch. Blade guard to protect blade, not to noisy but probably should wear ear defenders. Shame its not in a case but would probably cost more if was.
Very easy to use and I saved a lot of money not having to call a chippy to trim my doors. 1.5mm is the maximum cut so I just went over the door a couple of times as I needed to take off about 3mm. 4 stars overall because this should really come with a dust bag. The plastic bag in my video didn’t work, therefore I had to duck tape my Dyson vacuum cleaner to the outlet – which works but the vacuum fills up fast! Great product otherwise.
Bosch Quality
A simple low cost product. If you have limited use for a plain, it’s ideal, does what it says on the tin. If you need something more heavy duty,,, spend more money
Impressive speed compared with manual planing
I am impressed with the relative speed which can be achieved with this plane.
If care is taken setting the depth, great accuracy is also achievable.
The bit of plastic on the rear of the plane seems unnecessary. It’s purpose is to elevate the plane to protect the surface when it is placed down but if you ensure the instrument has switched off before you put it down then I found it was fine without it. Happily it is easily removed and can be easily refitted for the inexperienced user. Otherwise, full marks again to Bosch.
Energy save
I had never used one of these before but it certainly saved me time an energy. Removed a couple of mm from the edge of 18mm plywood in a jiffy. Something that using an ordinary plane would have taken considerably longer. I would advise wearing a mask and the next time I will investigate to see if my vacuum will fit. Unfortunately it does not come with a carrying case but I have purchased a Stanley 16″ toolbag approx 16 which does the job nicely as well as some extra pockets for other things.
Takes a little practice
Needs a little practice but basically easy to use, and effective.
Previously opened item delivered.
Previously opened item delivered, box damaged and repaired with white labels, security seals broken, all parts there and working ok
Seems a good plane
I have used it a few times now and can say that it makes things a lot easier. Just be careful to follow the instructions to the letter and plane off a little at a time.
Good item
Good item but box was all beaten up.. was expecting better service
Does what it says on the tin!
Typical Bosch quality, well made, sturdy to use and makes light work of basic planing, like trimming doors etc.
Good deal
Great tool does the job well, It would have got 5 star if it came with a dust bag why they do not include one is beyond me
Does the job
Great little plane. Love it, does the job it is meant to do with no fuss. Make sure you use something to catch all the sawdust though!
Seamless transition!
I bought the PHO 1500 as a necessary replacement for my previous Bosch planer that was so old I couldn’t get spares for it. Having outlived the old one, I suspect this one will outlive me! Very good tool – I like the quality.
Bosch standard
This product works as expected and is well made should last the test of time if looked afte
Great tool, especially when discounted
Needed to plane a few doors after carpets were replaced.
Don’t think twice if this is on a promotion/discounted (under 50), easy to use, even for a first time planer.
Just make sure to practice on a random piece of wood and always work from the outside inwards.
Typically Bosch
Good piece of kit. Great price. Only downside is no blow moulded case.
Great little tool
Got it in offer so I really cant complain, however a dust bag would be nice..!
You cant go wrong with a Bosch
This planer is amazing! I feel like an expert now at planing the doors to fit. One thing buy a bag to collect shavings or you will get covered!
Amazing for the price
I trimed 5 doors at home. Easy to use perfect for DIY
Quality Plaine
Has performed well on a dozen jobs, very happy with it.
Makes light work
Should have bought this earlier was using a hand held planer which took ages. I then bought this with a couple of planes the job was done!
Will come in handy when I get all the carpets replaced.
Brilliant planer for DIY jobs
Needed a planer to redo all the doors after getting new carpets. This tool was super easy to use and saved me loads of time and effort. My tip would be to take off just a little at a time..
When on a deal best Planer for the money
I have owned a few cheap Planer like the above and this one has topped them all. Takes the wood away with ease. Just be careful you don’t get Plane happy and take to much off, it eats it away fast. While still nosey as you would expect, it’s actually the quietest one I have used.
Pretty straight forward
Just had new doors fitted and then went and decided to get new carpets in two bedrooms – hence having to buy this. Very pleased I did, saved getting a joiner out to trim the doors. Tested out on scrap wood first and took 1mm at a time off the doors and then 1.5mm as confidence grew – total of about 10mm taken off doors “almost” perfectly (went on a slight angle but cant tell at all once the doors were hung. Definitely needs an extractor fitted otherwise you’ll be picking up wood shavings for years to come !! I had an old vacuum cleaner and so just connected the hose up to it and hey presto – no mess.
Got another couple of doors to do in a few months so will come in handy for that too.
great for woodworking
due to arthritis i am unable to use my hand held planer so the bosch electric planer is just what i needed for the planing i am doing on my woodworking project. very happy with my purchase
DIY
I had a quote of a guy to fit 6 doors which left me astounded because of how much he quoted. Brought this and saved myself a fortune, it works really well, simple to use straight out the box. The only down side there is no guide for it which is a shame
Great tool, value for money.
Perfect for trimming doors down, very easy to use and planes smoothly and evenly.
Not a bad machine
Been using my trusty hand planes for years. Didn’t realise I needed this, after first use I wondered why I hadn’t bought on earlier.
Does all that it should
Works well on wood and also for removing a composite surface on my boat’s deck, that was the main reason for buying it.
A Beautiful Finish
I bought this plane to replace an earlier model of the same thing that I bought more 12 years ago. I was pleased that it lasted so long. Hope this one will do the same.
Easy to use for a non DIYER
I ordered to shave a bit of garden gate which was rubbing against post every time it opened/closed.
The 1st one arrived but had been used which was replaced very swiftly.
As someone who does no DIY & has never used power tools, i managed to use with ease. It left it very smooth with little effort. Just needs coat of varnish now.
Loads of shavings did fly out all over & covered me head to toe as wind blew them towards me, so i would buy bag to collate shavings.
An excellent piece of equipme
Really easy to use, used it for fitting doors. I have used more expensive and cheaper ones in the future and this is by far the best.
Get this planne
This planner is amazing it’s so good and quick. And putting vacuum cleaner on it makes it mess free ish. Very very good.
Every home should have one!
Been missing an electric plane for years it seems used it for trimming doors that were rubbing but then went on to cleaning up old fence boards for shelving and trimming edges of kitchen units in situ for a new fridge to fit in a gap. Powerful and effective.
Great value for a powerful plane
Easy to use and planed my door like a knife through butter. Can’t wait for an excuse to use it again!
Electric wood plane
Recently I’ve had several really big jobs at home that I’ve done myself to keep the cost down. The last job involved an awful lot of wood planing and I was not getting anywhere quickly with my old hand planers. So my wife and I talked about it and decided to get an electric wood planer.
I decided on the Bosch because you can easily buy spare parts and accessories. Also they make good quality tools.
I started out cautiously as others suggested just to get a feel for how deep it cuts on the lowest setting and then moved to deeper cut settings. It reduced my work time dramatically although it still took a whole day to do the job as there was so much to do.
So I have to say it was worth spending a bit more to get a better quality item. The only caveat is that I have to agree with other that Bosch should have included a collection bag for wood shavings. I was knee deep in the stuff but I’ll let that go and still give the wood planer 5 stars.
Light and easy to use
Easy for me to use as sometimes tools can be awkward for me to use , perfec
Easy to Use Tool
Great addition to my ever expanding tool collection, easy to use, easy to adjust, should have got one years ago.
Bosch planer great value for money
Got this planer to do some some doors. It’s so easy to use also so quick and light.Brilliant value for money
Bosch is generally good quality
Had to cancel my order because there was nobody to receive i
Great product for the price.
So easy to use with extreme accuracy in the plane depth. A little noisy, so ear defenders are recomended but planes so easily and leaves a perfect finish.
Great little tool
I used for some internal doors after new flooring was laid. Quick and easy to use. I bought the dust bag as well which made life a bit easier albeit still had to get the hoover out.
No frills, does the job
Reliable, cheap planer to do the simple jobs. Got this to trim a door, made quick work of it. Limited variation on blade adjustment, but it was under 30 quid on prime day. Doesn’t come with a carry case, just a cardboard box. No frills but reliable. Would give it 10 stars for value for money!!
Excellent value for money
Sharp and clean cuts. Very impressed with the quality and would definitely recommend as a budget planne
Easy to use
Easy to use but no collection bag on waste pipe
Perfect for DIY jobs
Replaced all doors in house and this saved me lots of time and effort. Easily attached shop vac hose with minimal mess. Would not use without vacuum unless you like wooden confetti everywhere
No dust bag
The planer is really good but very disappointed in having to buy a dust bag separately at a ridiculous price which has ruined a good deal. I personally think a dust bag should be part of the m ain’t produc
Very easy
This is very good lightweight and very easy to use, like knife through butte
Good for the price.
Would have been a better deal if the price included a dust bag as most competitors machines do.