Bosch 1773AK 5" Concrete Surfacing Grinder  Product Reviews

"I have had this Bosch 1773AK for about 6 months now. It has allowed me to work concrete as if it were hard wood. This tool is a modern miracle, imo. It "planes" down cured concrete, block, masonry, thinset with ease. It is relatively lightweight, totally reliable, safe and easy to use and is modestly priced. It leaves a smooth uniform finish. It has a dust port which I recommend using with a hose since it aggressively cuts concrete and converts it into a fine dust in prodgeous amounts. This baby really works! You will recover the purchase cost in just the first two or three jobs in time savings alone. Amazon delivered mine in short order."

"Based on all of the good reviews I bought this grinder. I had been searching for a tool to help me remove thinset and to grind concrete since I have my own tiling business. I do mostly remodel work so I went to Home Depot and bought the biggest metal scraper that I could find but I had a hard time removing existing floors. I wasted a lot of time and energy. With this grinder the thinset comes off very easily, about 30 minutes for 60 square feet. You can grind concrete with it too so that you don't need to float the whole surface. I agree with one of the comments that it really is a guaranteed dust free tool. I hooked it up to my Ridgid 6.5 vacuum - works awesome. Get a good filter for the vacuum and buy a vacuum adapter ($10 at Home Depot). You can also order a longer hose (20') for your vacuum. This grinder has saved me time and money with my work and is absolutely worth the price! I recommend this to all tile setters! Koszo Tiling, San Diego"

"We used the Bosch 1773AK Grinder, along with the Bosch 3931A Vacuum, to remove deck coatings that were on concrete decks located on the beach here in Southern California. It provided an almost dust free process. Using the same combination, we surfaced concrete in the same enviorment. There were not any problems and the systems worked very well. Its a very good system."

"I needed a solution for the high rough pour in part of my basement prior to tiling. After some research and conversation with some contractors I know, the concrete surface grinder seemed to be the best option. Dust generated from concrete grinding is nasty stuff so the vacuum attachment provided with this product is a must. Setup and use is easy and quick. Note: The connector for the vacuum attachment supplied is for a small hose. If you have a shop vac with the large hoses you need to buy an adapter to use your full size shop vac. I got my hose adapter at Home Depot for about $9. Make sure you have a fine/concrete dust rated filter for your shop vac and tap it clean frequently and you will be quickly rewarded with a smooth surface with little or no dust."