Bosch Table Saw - A Great Choice For the Do-It-Yourselfer

If you are thinking about tackling some of those do-it-yourself projects where you will be working with wood, or if you are already a master home wood worker and are looking for a great table saw that will meet most of your needs, then a Bosch table saw just might be what you are looking for.

A Bit About Table Saws:

Bench top table saws are the first and most purchased big piece of equipment for the home do-it-yourselfer's work shop. These saws are made to cut through large sheets of wood such as plywood and even hardwoods such as cherry and oak. They are used in a number of building projects and can make short work of major wood cutting jobs.

Table saws consist of a circular blade that is mounted on an arbor and run by electricity. These saws are very powerful and can be dangerous when proper care is not taken. Although most table saws have some built in safety features, these features can vary a great deal from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some saws give up safety for performance while others may stress safety and perform poorly. That is what makes Bosch table saws great. From amateur wood workers to skilled professional critics Bosch table saws win high marks for both performance and safety. Here is a look at just some of things that makes these saws better than most other table saws.

The Bosch 4100 series

Bosch has been making table saws for years. Called "the best table saws ever" by consumer reports, the 4100 series has everything a benchsaw needs and more. For that reason, this article will discuss the features of the 4100-09 Bosch saw to give you a clear understanding of the features these saws posses. This is a 15 amp 10 inch bench saw.

The Gravity rise stand makes setting up and taking down this saw a breeze. Although this stand looks heavy and is extremely sturdy, it moves easily and the 8 inch wheels makes it easier to move across difficult terrains than ever before. This stand also stands about 3 inches taller than other stands which may take a little getting used to, but once you do, you can literally spend hours sawing without the back strain lower saws cause.

There is also a tool storage for the saw guard, fence miter, and push stick making them not only easy to keep track of but keeps them right at your fingertips for easy use while the collapsible design of the stand allows the Bosch table saw to store in a smaller space than most other models.

Function Enhancing Features

The Bosch table saw has a 4 horse power motor that runs at 3,650 RPM's and is surprisingly quiet for a benchsaw. It has a working length of 29 inches, and cuts exceptionally clean. This saw has a soft start feature, and a Rip fence designed for maximum accuracy by the use of an easy to read digital display.

This saw can bevel cut at an angle from minus 2 degrees to 47 degrees. It also does dardo cuts up to 13/16 of an inch. There is also a magnifying lens on the viewer to make lining up easy. There is also a dust port on this saw that plugs directly into your shop vacuum which helps to remove the dust as you saw.

Safety Enhancing Features

The Bosch table saw uses Bosch's "Smart guard system", which offers you more control over the material you are cutting. This improved guard system includes a riving knife to help prevent kickback as do the anti kickback prawls. and easy to put on and take off blade guards as well as a sturdy miter gauge.

Reviews

Looking at both professional and user reviews of this series of saws show that this saw more than lives up to it's reputation. Most reviews make a point of mentioning this saws ease of use, safety features and the accuracy of cutting. Specific comments mentioned such things as the ease of raising and lowering the saw blade, that anti kickback prawls, the magnifier on the fence guide, and how easy it is to load to take from site to site.

Normally priced at around $800.00 this isn't the cheapest saw on the market but consumers agree when you consider the ease of storage and set up, the highly accurate cuts and the added safety features that this saw is worth every penny.