Bosch 4100DG-09 10-Inch Worksite Table Saw with Gravity-Rise Stand and Digital Rip Fence
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November 29th, 2011
by Alan
Bosch 4100DG-09 10-Inch Worksite Table Saw with Gravity-Rise Stand and Digital Rip Fence
- Digital rip fence measures for accurate cuts
- Modular wise guard program
- Rip fence engineered for maximum trueness
- Durable sub-base
- Integrated carry handles
The Bosch 4100 Table saw gives radical new features and enhancements that make the 4100-series the most precise, durable and high-performing table saw in the category. The 4100 features the industry’s 1st-ever Modular Wise Guard Technique. Innovations incorporate a super-durable sub-base with carry handles, Bosch-exclusive SquareLock Rip Fence with auxiliary fence slots and a t-slot miter gauge. With all these capabilities, the new 4100-Series 10-inch Portable Table Saw will preserve Bosch at the best of th
List Value: $ 1,388.00
Price: $ 739.99
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Good saw questionable digital fence,
Bosch 4100DG-09 10-Inch Worksite Table Saw with Gravity-Rise Stand and Digital Rip Fence
I bought this tool as my first table saw. I have been quite happy with the saw, but I question the value of the digital rip fence, especially at a $100 premium. My experience has been that it needs frequent calibration to the blade and turns itself off too soon. I find that the optical scale works better for me. I also find the aluminum table top sometimes marks the pieces being cut and precludes the use of magnetic feather boards or jigs. Overall a good saw for the price if you don’t spring for the digital fence.
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This is one heck of a saw. Everything is thought out. Everything is right there where you need it. Everything screws down tight and it’s obvious that the people who designed the saw thought long and hard about how people work and put everything on the saw and in an easily accessible place to help them work. Using it is a joy. Yes, you pay about $200 more than the Rigid jobsite saw to get that experience, but it’s one heck of a pleasant experience. The whole saw makes sense and works well.
The riving knife is great, and the blade guard makes complete sense. It takes about 15 minutes of practice to be able to whip the guards on and off, but once you’re really got it it’s astoundingly easy. It is also VERY easy to work with this saw with all the guards in place, and that’s important.
A shopvac easily plugs into the back of the saw, and it does reduce dust significantly. You’re still getting out the broom and dust plan, though.
It takes a bit of muscle to get this across a lawn and into a pickup truck, but it’s not that bad. The stand is not wobbly at all once it’s up and ready to work.
One problem I had was the fence would chatter as I tried to slide it back and forth. Quite annoying for a $700 saw. I smeared some paste wax on the rails, though, and the problem totally disappeared. I can now slide the fence back and forth with one finger, and it glides–almost–like a puck across an air hockey table. Cool.
I bought this back in February 2008, and I also purchased the outfeed extension, an excellent accessory (as is the left side extension). The long rails on the outfeed extension banged the digital box, but a call to Bosch customer service had them overnighting a new, shorter set of rails to me. Wow. That’s customer service.
If you have a wife how demands to put a car in the garage (“It’s my workshop, honey! Why do you keep calling it a garage?”) or a need to take a saw around to different places or if you want to do your cutting in the driveway so you can clean up the sawdust with a leaf blower (and with MDF, this is a great way to do it), this saw is the cat’s pajamas. I love it.
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