Views on Mirka Deros ROS / Ceros

[deema]

I would welcome any feedback from anyone who has the Mirka Deros and or the Ceros ROS, I was initially all set to buy the Ceros, when I came across the Deros. Any pointers to the good buts, bad bits and also the down right ugly bits of both. Given your time again would you buy differently.

Thanks for your feedback

 

[RossJarvis]

I've got the Ceros 625 with 5mm orbit. On the whole I'm very impressed. Extraction of dust is very good, it is good across the board from rough to fine sanding. It's light and compact and much easier to use on walls or upside down than larger/heavier sanders. The paddle handle is good to use but you must remember to turn the thing off when changing discs as It's common to get a surprise by starting it up mid change. The transformer is dual voltage so can be used with both 110 and 240v, just get different "kettle" leads. Having to set up the transformer each time you move it around can be a bit of a faff and you can't really bung many abrasives and spare pads in the systainer case if you get that. I'd recommend getting the bundles on offer with multiple boxes of abrasive. It can be hard to get small quantities of abrasive but the Abranet is brilliant and miles better than anything else, particularly for hand sanding too.

I'd thoroughly recommend one, the downsides being cost and the faff of the transformer.

 

[deema]

Thanks Ross,

Anyone got the Deros?

 

[deema]

Well, after much umming and arring I bought the Deros. It comes with a 125 and 150 head which you can flip between and the offer I got included the Systainer, hose and a few boxes of 150 discs.

The weight of the unit is very little different to the Ceros and doesn't have an external power supply which makes it far more versatile and orca tick to use. Variable speed is great and before I had the feature couldn't really work out why is was beneficial, I've found that if any dust does not get sucked up because the media is easy to sand, slowing the speed and hence the cutting rate allows completely dust free sanding. (There are times when hogging material off with a low grit is a big advantage such as filler etc.)

Overall impression, the best sander by a long way of any I have ever tried before. Expensive, (Festool price level) but in my opinion there isn't anything better on the market.

 

[jimmer]

thought i'd resurect this thread as i was wandeing the same things.
i like the idea of the dc motor in the ceros. i imagine it being grunty at low revs like a cordless drill, or a deisel engine, but what's tha point in lugging that power pack around if you're only saving 80g (according to their website) at the machine. more compact i suppose but the Deros is already pretty compact compared to anything else. Unless the way the motor behaves on DC is just better? i guess the dual voltage option is usful on sites in the uk. not an issue for me.
care to give us an update deema if you're about?

anyone else tried both?

 

[deema]

Having used the Deros for sometime, I'm still very very happy with it. The Ceros has a power supply box that for me would have got in the way, not a problem I don't think if you are making small stuff and don't need to move around the piece being worked on, but as soon as you do, for me anything dragging on the floor is a pain and a guaranteed trip hazard.

After almost a year, I would't buy anything else is I had my time again. The only thing I would welcome as an improvement would be the option to have a bag rather than a hose. On occasions you don't want to drag about an extractor, and without it the media soon clogs up as their is no suction. For these times I use a cheap Bosh ROS sander.