Thread: Bosch Professional Table Saw GTS10XC and Stand

Honestly I had something similar it was ok but would never do it again iand it was a lot cheaper about a thirp of the price if your going to spend that kind of money why not have a look at the contractors saw or even a mobile base for a SB-12 table like these link

if your moving just either hire a truck with a tailgate lifter or most movers these days can handle something like this quite easy as long a it has wheels and you tell them.

Sorry to be negative just been down this route in the past myself and wish I had spent the $$$ on something decent and that's what I am looking at now.

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That sort of saw is perhaps best if you are on the move and when properly set up will do a reasonable job. A full size table saw is better as it will be more solid. The fence will be more rigid and less hastle to set and it is easier to handle large work. You just cant lob it in the back of the car without a forklift or taking the whole thing apart.
Makita have a similar saw to the Bosch for a bit less $ so look around first.
MLT100 - Makita Table Saw
Regards
John

Never used one but - SYDNEY TOOLS - Bosch GTS 10 J 1800W Professional Table Saw

The fence seems sturdy on the display model in my local Mitre 10.

Also what about a Triton set up carefully set up you can get a lot of work out of them should have never sold mine.
Maybe if you can tell the guys your aims they might be able to help even more.

The Makita looks good and Sydney tools have them for $500 so see if gasweld will move on the price.
SYDNEY TOOLS - Makita MLT100 260mm Table Saw

Thanks guys..
main reason for looking into those table saws is the requirement of tilting the blade...
I've got triton table saw.. unfortunately with triton table saw I can't set the angle.
One of the project require making octagonal box .... so I need to cut stock at 22.5 degrees.
Looked at purchasing router bits.. bit pricey and no flexibility...
by setting the angle of the blade on the saw table I can do unlimited number of sides.
The SB-12 table seems nice but at 133kg there is no way I can move it by myself while moving house or while moving it accross the current shed...
I am open to alternatives...
Need something solid, that will rip at angles (min depth of cut 70mm @ 90deg), good fence (seems like suggested makita MLT-100 has a bit of an issue with fence) and be reasonably light ie one person can move it or male / female tandem moving (hoping missus may give me a hand.. which might be pushing it but worth a try)
Thus my question about the bosch.. since it seems to have quite sturdy fence ... again this was just a visual look... and being approx 30 something kg.. it is easy to move around.
I was looking at jighs for triton but couldnt find anything that will let me rip at angle .... had some ideas but whatever jig I was thinking of making.. I would be loosing at least 12 mm of saw blade... being triton.. current cut depth @90 deg is 60mm... so not much left..
and whichever solution i think of it just doesn't look safe enough for me to utilise it..
Also sort of needs to run on an 10A safety switch...
so very limited options

for beveled rips, the Triton come with this Triton® Bevel Ripping Guide : CARBA-TEC

Originally Posted by ian

for beveled rips, the Triton come with this Triton® Bevel Ripping Guide : CARBA-TEC

heya Ian.. thought about that... but it cant do all angles.. it goes from 15 to 90 deg.. so can't do 11 deg cut.. also I'm not that confident in safety when cutting narrow pieces on it... (100mm wide pieces) or 50mm wide... fingers might be a bit too close to the blade...

Originally Posted by Prle77

also I'm not that confident in safety when cutting narrow pieces on it... (100mm wide pieces) or 50mm wide... fingers might be a bit too close to the blade...

it would have to be push blocks, never fingers for narrow stuff

also, why do you need to be able to do 11° rip cuts?
For those, maybe it's a hand plane you need, look at this video
Veritas Iron Edge Plane

Originally Posted by ian

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also, why do you need to be able to do 11° rip cuts?
For those, maybe it's a hand plane you need, look at this video
Veritas Iron Edge Plane

to make 16 sides box.. i need to trim each side at 11.25 deg angle
http://www.rockler.com/articles/woodworking-math-polygon-calculator-formula.cfm

That iron edge plane looks nice.. but again i need to cut perfect angle to mount onto the plane to get those angles... so its catch 22..

Originally Posted by Prle77

to make 16 sides box.. i need to trim each side at 11.25 deg angle

That iron edge plane looks nice.. but again i need to cut perfect angle to mount onto the plane to get those angles... so its catch 22..

Nope

mark both ends of a short board with the angle you need using a sliding bevel
plane the long edge to match the angle marked
saw off the guide and attach to the edge plane

There appear to be several reasonably portable contractors site saws that all look similar, the Makita MLT100, a deWalt and a series of Bosch GTS10s . Closer inspection, however, shows that the cheaper (read c.$500) have pressed metal tables and plastic structural bits and motors around 1500/1800W. The GTS10XC is almost double the cost but has a cast aluminium table, a much stronger rip fence and a 2kW motor. It's still not as rigid as cast iron but for its stated purpose, probably as good as you'd get in the physical size.

From US reviews, the Bosch bench top 10" saw is best of its class. It has a proper rise and fall riving knife not just a splitter like most of the others, it has a useful portable stand with wheels and a leveraged lifting mechanism. Even the fence is supposed to be OK.

But it is not really a table saw replacement. IIRC the mitre guage slots are non standard, no dado blades due to the wrap round dust collection shroud on the blade. The table is quite small even with the outriggers, so not much support for wide or long cuts.

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Table saw is not as bad as you make out for weight. They disasemble, for the few times that you will move house. Once the wings, legs and motor come off you are just left with the main unit, it is about as big as a medium size carton and weighs maybe 50 or 60kg.

In the workshop, you have it on a mobile base to move around. It is practical.

Tablesaw is much better than that portable 10" saw, especially if you are trying to accurately cut for octagonal frames, that has to be absolutely spot on. You want a better saw, not a flimsy one, if that is what you want to do. You can make (or buy) all sorts of accessories for a contractor's type tablesaw, really it is a much better option if you intend to get into woodwork.

Originally Posted by Gunnaduit

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