If you do, what do you think of it.
A search on here shows up no results (that I can find anyway), so maybe nobody has one?
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If you do, what do you think of it.
A search on here shows up no results (that I can find anyway), so maybe nobody has one?
You mean like this thread from May 2012. https://www.woodworkforums.com/f153/b...c-stand-152242
Probably still does not answer your question of what people think of it though.
Thanks Kevin. Well I'll be blowed eh? I should have misspelt it (according to Bosch et al) and left out the spaces when I searched on here - thought I did actually). As far as I can see the GTS10XC (ahem!) must have lifted its game since then. I will be having a look at Contractors Saw as well, and also the DeWalt and the Metabo (which I read is a new entry here in Oz). They all get good reviews, especially from those with a vested interest......
Bosch don't bring in the gravity rise stand here, and I think it would be a giant PITA to work around the legs or wheels without falling over. The DeWalt stand looks ok, but the Metabo legs......they just look like a few sticks, and I've seen the saw move in a vid just while the guy looked at it crossly :C at exactly the same time as he said how solid it all was :doh:
However, they do make another universal stand which looks a lot more promising:
https://www.vektools.com.au/metabo-u...saw-stand.html
Looks like another spreadsheet for comparison coming up......:U (that'll please Ian - he loves my analysis paralysis).
The really surprising thing is that some of those saws are left tilting.
Hi Brett
what are you looking to do with that saw?
It's a bit hard to tell from this distance, but the basic Bosch 10 J from Sydney Tools looks a lot like this saw
https://images.lowes.ca/img/i/6939/000346423914_ca.jpg
Which normally retails here for around $450 Canadian.
I think the GTS 10XC is equivalent to this one
https://images.lowes.ca/img/i/6939/4100-09.jpg without the gravity stand.
Here this is known as the Bosch 4100-09 and it normally retails for CAD $699 with the gravity stand.
I seriously looked at one of these about a month ago. The 4100-09 is a reasonably solid saw which has some table wobble due to the gravity stand. Mounted on a braced table it should be OK. What was attractive to me was the portability.
I think I would have bought one, but another project intervened and consumed my shop space -- but that's another story.
The saw I was comparing the Bosch to was one from DeWalt, I think the 7491 -- I get a bit confused by DW's model numbering -- which here includes a wheeled stand and retails for CAD $849.
https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/hom...g?$plpProduct$
What was nice about this saw was the fence adjustment.
The fit-out contractor who was working next door had one and really liked it, especially for the fence and portability.
But the attractiveness of these saws is their portability. Here there are better similarly priced options if you don't need portability. Such as these two
https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/hom...g?$plpProduct$ and https://images.lowes.ca/img/i/19255/847962005137.jpg
which both retail for CAD $749
Have a look at this link, and try not to get too grumpy The Best Table Saws of 2016 | Top Ten Reviews
Thanks for that Ian.
The saw would be a temporary replacement for the CMS unit I have now, until the shed extension is done and I can put in a big boy's saw. I may well have a buyer for the complete CMS unit in total right now (extension tables, sliding table etc) and that would free up some more cash you see, and I'd be keen to take advantage of the "now" aspect of the potential buyer. If one of these saws performs satisfactorily then there should be a market for it later on when i want to change up to a proper table saw.
In that interim period it still has to be a compact saw without long rails for the fence.
That means that its duties would not be particularly onerous, mostly ripping down shorter pieces up to perhaps 1.5m, and usually not particularly thick stock (up to 25-30mm). Of course there will be some tougher demands made of it, particularly during the shed build, but by going to one of these saws from the CMS I won't lose any capability that I have now. In fact I think I would gain capability. Right now to rip anything wider than 100mm or so (blade to fence) I have to add the extension side and it all becomes very time consuming. That would not be the case with any of these saws.
Sydney show is coming up so I expect at least some of them will be on special.
I have a Bosch GTS 10J, haven't used it about 2 years since I gave up the carpentology career.
I only used it on reno work onsite just for ripping down pine arc's, skirting jambs etc.
As for how accurate it is...dunno...it did the job well and still on the original blade.That's how much work it has done. Ohhh it was always hooked up to a CT 26 too excellent lil units both of them.
All in all a great lil saw for the money. Can't go wrong with Bosch.
Thanks Glenn. So how good was the DE? Did you use a hose on top and below?
in that case you might like to consider a saw without the stand -- and build your own stand/table.Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
although many of the saws reviewed in the link I posted earlier are not available in Australia, in your specific situation a portable saw in a permanent stand may be your best long term option.
and there is always the Rousseau option to investigate
http://rousseauco.com/wp-content/upl...0_rousseau.jpg
which basicly converts a portable saw into fixed table saw
full link Table Saw Stands - Rousseau Company
then there is always a Triton workcentre which, if the intention is to sell after the shed build, might be the best option in terms of retained value on resale.
Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
...naawww.. saw was always outside and DE connected to the saw's outlet, not great but it's a worksite
Show me a good DE on a table saw an i'll show you....$$$$ time an effort .
For next to nothing ( flame on) Put a small fan behind you and that's about the best us small operators can do.
Let's not pussy foot around, after all in a perfect world...just do the best you can
I Have the Bosh GTS 10 J which came with a stand. I have been using it now for about 12 months without a problem, a great saw for the money. I didn't get it from Sydney Tools, but here's a link to it https://sydneytools.com.au/bosch-gts...saw-with-stand
Hey Brett, I just found this thread and thought I should tell you I have one which I bought from Andy a few years back...good saw for all my requirements... Cheers, Peter
A couple of years late with the reply, but I have had a GTS10XC for about 5 years. As a saw it's great imo, plenty of power for my needs, and I really like the soft start. Most things operate well. The exceptions are the fence, which you need to push with both thumbs from the front to make sure it is seated on the front slide & square to the blade before locking it, as the rear clamp will not pull it into alignment. The other niggly-naggly bit is the riving knife, which will not depress quite down to the height of the blade when I am making dado cuts. I can solve this "issue' by swapping the blade out for a Flat Top Grind which I had made especially for the job, its just a bit of a pain.
I dont use the Bosch stand. It just sits packed away, I made up stand out of pallet timber which does the job better, it is very solid and convenient and stores a few jigs and knick-knacks conveniently under it