Thread: Bosch saw & router

Saws fitted to the Workcentre 2000 are only supposed to operate in table saw mode at 90 degrees. There is no room in the central track to tilt the saw. If you need to do bevel cuts you should use the 45 degree bevel of the fence or purchase the bevel ripping guide.

You can tilt the saw in crosscut mode, you just have to be careful with the table height.

Although I'm not familliar with the Bosh GKS 7 1/4 saw, I have fitted a couple of different brands to my workcentre with no problems. Follow the instructions on the video carefully and you shouldn't have too many problems.

After working with your workcentre for a while you will soon long for a larger saw (especially in crosscut mode). My advice to you would be to opt for a good quality 235mm (9 1/4 inch) saw which you would permanently mount in the table, thereby freeing up your other saw for hand held work.

Regarding the router table, again mounting a router is fairly straightforward. There are many different ways you can place the router to be held securely by the clamping knobs.

If you plan to do lots of table routing I would also recommend the router stand

Originally Posted by DPR

Again I have a Bosch GOF 1300 CE router. Am I likely to experience any difficulties with this set up?

I've got the 1300ACE model and it fits with no problems.

You may also like to have a look at what I did, in regards to dust extraction with that router and the triton table.
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...1749#post91748

Thanks to both of you for your very informative replies. I'm relieved that the router is going to fit and Stephen I checked out your other postings and found them very useful.

John I have read the manual from all angles and studied the video again but I just don't think its possible to SAFELY mount the Bosch. I even got my wife to try tonight - and if she can't do it then nobody can!!!! It also gave me fodder to suggest that I may have to buy a Triton saw sometime (like tomorrow). So I think I'll bite the bullet and maybe sell the Bosch on ebay.

Yes, buy the triton saw - I did and it works like a charm. If you can afford it, keep the Bosch as your handheld. You will enjoy the flexibility of not having to remove the triton saw from your workcentre.

Just out of curiosity, could you possibly post a photo of the Bosch saw and your attempts at mounting ?

Hi David

If you bought the wc after being told that your saw would fit by the retailer then I would take the bosch saw and the triton chassis and tell him to fit it for you. If he cant then give him the whole wc back and get a refund.

This is one area where the triton can become a less than wonderful experience and some areas already seem to have been raised such as the lack of 45degree cuts in table saw mode and the requirement to buy the bevel ripping guide. This trend to have to keep buying more to get the most from the wc continues until it seems that you have the lot.

The triton saw is a wonderful saw but is too heavy for most peoples applications outside of the WC and most seem to just leave them in there. This kind of defeats the purpose of the system of "got a circular saw - get the triton wc and now you have a table saw" idea.

I started out with a ryobi 7 1/4" saw and then found that it didnt allow enough cut so I got rid of it and bought the triton saw and then found that it was too big for general building (and I found needed to be realigned each time it came out) and had to buy a smaller one (makita this time though)

I have now bought everything triton sold except for the superjaws. I am reasonably happy with it however the inaccuracy that I (and I mean I) get sometimes is not acceptable though I have set the wc up a dozen times to check it.

SO in summary perhaps have a stop and think if triton is the way to go seeing as you may (will in the end) need to buy a new saw and perhaps its worth considering a dedicated table saw.

Please note Im not dumping on triton products or the system however you seem to be at the same beginning of the journey that I was once at and I am not sure that if I had my time again that I wouldnt do it differently.

best of luck.

driftwood

Thanks again for your advice. I'm already beginning to think that I will need to buy everything in the Triton range to achieve success!

I have (hopefully) attached a photo of the saw from the Bosch website. I am unable to show a picture of my attempts at fitting it - maybe I need to take driftwood's advice and return the WC and buy a digital camera instead.

The 2 problems are firstly that there are no low points on the base plate (which the video says I need) against which I can locate the clamps and be able to rotate the saw in crosscut position - even with the 'special low clamp' which was included with my set. The guard on the saw seems to be very wide. Secondly on the motor side the only place a clamp could fit is right under the motor and there is only a few mm of a gap.

I bought the WC from Bunnings and although I mentioned which saw I had I suppose there are no real guarantees that every saw will fit.

The only plus to this is that if I do buy the Triton saw at least it will be a 9 1/4 which will be a better size.

Thanks again.

David

Originally Posted by johnmc

Yes, buy the triton saw - I did and it works like a charm. If you can afford it, keep the Bosch as your handheld. You will enjoy the flexibility of not having to remove the triton saw from your workcentre.

I agree. I baught a 190mm Ryobi just for that purpose when I'm dealing with large sheets of MDF (to cut them into more managable sizes). The Triton saw stays setup in the wc and once you've got it aligned, dust bag/extraction etc etc you really don't want to take it out.

David, for the next few years your wife will be able to spoil you in all things orange for xmas, birthdays etc...... enjoy, I have

Originally Posted by stephenmeddings

I agree. I baught a 190mm Ryobi just for that purpose when I'm dealing with large sheets of MDF (to cut them into more managable sizes). The Triton saw stays setup in the wc and once you've got it aligned, dust bag/extraction etc etc you really don't want to take it out.

David, for the next few years your wife will be able to spoil you in all things orange for xmas, birthdays etc...... enjoy, I have

I agree, I started with a Skilsaw in the WC and a Ryobi router in the Router Table and now have Triton Saw and Router permanently mounted in both and the luxury of a second saw and router for freehand work. You really notice the difference stepping up to a larger saw purpose built for the job. Changing blades and router bits is also a lot easier particularly with the router as my Ryobi required two spanners where the Triton is single.

HH.