 [Larger view] | Bosch 3915 10" Slide Compound Miter Saw includes Dust Bag and Work Clamp
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| Bosch rocks | |
| Personally, I think woodworkers around the country should trade in their power tools for credit and replace them all with Bosch.
I started using bosch tools over 12 years ago in a furniture shop, and my first experience with their tools was a jigsaw, which apparently has since reached legendary status. This particular jigsaw was thoroughly abused every day for years. We'd burn through all the sears brand stuff, replacing them every few months, but the Bosch tools only needed the occasional cleaning and replacement blade. I saw first hand the kind of torture Bosch tools could withstand and have been a devoted fan ever since. In addtionl to the durabiltiy inherent in nearly ALL their tools, i've also found them to be highly ACCURATE, which is absolutely required when crafting furniture. This particular tool carries on the long tradition of high quality, tough, accurate and well designed tools from bosch. I'd give their tools 6 stars if i could. | |
| You won't beat this deal! | |
| I must admit I was worried about purchasing this saw, because it seemed to cheap (price) compared to comparable Dewalt, Porter Cable, makita saws. However, bosch makes great equipment, and they came through with this one as well.
After setting this up and testing it, I have to give it 5 stars simply because the price is unbelievable, and the saw performs flawlessly. There are a few minor things I would change if I could, but they are minimal and not very important, only matters of design, convenience, etc. see below. One negative reviewer stated that the detents weren't adjustable, and couldn't believe Bosch would build a saw without adjustments. This is incorrect. In order to adjust the angles on a miter saw, you need to change the relative position of the detents to the fence. On some saws, like the Porter cable, you can move the detents. On others, such as this, you move the fence. (The detents are cast in position and can't be moved). My saw wasn't correct out of the box, so I followed the instructions and loosed the fence and squared it to the blade with a combination square. However, this was difficult to do, and it still ended up slightly out of adjustment when tested on a board. My advice, which made it a piece of cake: Pick a 12" piece of wood with a perfectly straight edge (I used MDF), make a cut, check the square, adjust the fence and retighten, make another cut, and continue until you are dead on square at 90 degrees. This method wasted a little bit of wood, but I got it adjusted dead on accurate in about 5 minutes, and no fumbling around with a square against the blade. Once I got the 90 degree detent in position, I checked the others making 45 degree cuts in both directions on 6 inch material and the results were PERFECT. I mean dead on perfect. I can't imagine better miters. Another reviewer said there was play in the detents of 1 degree or so. If you put it in a detent and don't tighten the knob, there is some play, but only like 1/4 degree or so, and if you tighten the knob as you are supposed to, the play is taken up and the blade centers on the detent dead on in the middle, same place everytime I try it. If used correctly, there is no play. Other positive's: -Comes with a quality 40 tooth blade. You don't have to buy a new blade to get good results with this saw. Most of the others come with a cheap blade that will cause tear out on your trim. -Wrenches included for fence and blade, and mounted on the rear of the saw in convenient places. you'll never find yourself without the wrench you need. -Adjustable slide on left end of saw gives you a little bit of extension in the table, about 4-5 inches. -No upward kick with startup like my old delta saw, and what I hear from dewalt. I hated my old saw for that. I would line up the cut, and then when I hit start, the saw would kick and make my board jump, and I'd have to line it up again with the blade spinning. This saw doesn't do that, I'm happy to say. Negatives: -Dust collection isn't very effective, but I've never seen a miter saw that is. Seems average to me. -Handle is vertical position. I would prefer horizontal like the dewalt, but I don't think it's worth paying the extra money. Then again, I don't make miter cuts all day everyday. -Blade guard is a little too cautious in my opinion, and not adjustable. Guard stays pretty low to the table, so when you are lining up the cut, you have to have your eyes nearly level with the board to see your mark. In other words, the guard obstructs your view if you are looking from above the saw at all. Easy fix is to mount the saw in a high position, as most people do with miters anyway. However, if you put the saw on the floor temporarily to do a few quick cuts, this can be a real pain. Overall, a lot of thought went into the design of this saw. It is well constructed, the quality you'd expect from bosch, and dead-on accurate. It does everything I would expect it to do and more, and at a price that I still can't believe. I had reservations before I bought it, but now I'm thrilled that I did. Thanks Bosch! | |
| great blade | |
| It's great for slicing wood (walnut,maple,redwood,and mahagony) very clean and precise.It can slice just about anything.I have read that the Makita has a nice blade included with their model and the Hitachi with the LAZER sounds cool ($500.00) but this saw was excellent for the price. |
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