Comments on: $600 For New Contractor Saw: Bosch vs. Rigid vs. Grizzly vs. Jet http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/ The #1 source for power tools, power tool reviews and power tool information. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: toolcrib http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-22649 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:06:43 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-22649 Hey Wayne, thanks for stopping by. Glad to hear you like your Rigid... I'll mention you in the next ToolCrib newsletter :D Hey Wayne, thanks for stopping by. Glad to hear you like your Rigid… I’ll mention you in the next ToolCrib newsletter :D

]]> by: Wayne I. http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-22514 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:28:30 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-22514 Hey, just found this blog. I had no idea i was mentioned here. Cool. BTW, I bought the Ridgid saw and I LOVE IT!!! Cheers, Wayne Hey, just found this blog. I had no idea i was mentioned here. Cool.
BTW, I bought the Ridgid saw and I LOVE IT!!!
Cheers,
Wayne

]]> by: k3build http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-18998 Mon, 26 May 2008 19:16:57 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-18998 I am a proffessional user and have two DeWalts. They work fine, though the rip fence needs adjusting frequently. The Bosch is a fine saw as well, probably a half step better than the DeWalt, though I don't own one. As for the stand, you just can't beat the Kwikstand. It features an integral out feed support, none of the others offer such a feature. If you have ever used a table saw, you know just how important this is. http://www.kwikstand.net/KwikStand-Portable-Table-Saw-Stand-P185C3_product1.aspx As for the cabinet saws, they are meant for the shop. You need to compare apples to apples. Cabinet saws will give better performance and much better longevity at the sacrifice of portability. You realyy can't compare portable saws to the cabinet saws. It is like comparing apples to oranges. I am a proffessional user and have two DeWalts. They work fine, though the rip fence needs adjusting frequently. The Bosch is a fine saw as well, probably a half step better than the DeWalt, though I don’t own one. As for the stand, you just can’t beat the Kwikstand. It features an integral out feed support, none of the others offer such a feature. If you have ever used a table saw, you know just how important this is.
http://www.kwikstand.net/KwikStand-Portable-Table-Saw-Stand-P185C3_product1.aspx

As for the cabinet saws, they are meant for the shop. You need to compare apples to apples. Cabinet saws will give better performance and much better longevity at the sacrifice of portability. You realyy can’t compare portable saws to the cabinet saws. It is like comparing apples to oranges.

]]> by: Nate http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-6150 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:37:18 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-6150 The results are stunning and offer terrible advice. There are more tool accidents from table saws than all other (common) tools combined. Cabinet saws are perhaps the worst; safety mechanisms typically find their way to the consumer/prosumer market first (and both lag behind European safety initiatives). Out of all of the ones listed, the Bosch 4100 is the only one that has made significant changes to address the safety issues. Most table saw accidents are from kick-back. Reduce kickback and you'll reduce accidents. The 4100 has a legit riving knife to do this, plus visibility through the blade guard. All of the other do not. Plus, if you want a contractor saw there is no better device than Bosch's gravity rise stand that comes with the 4100. To me, this is no contest. I have owned a dewalt, ryobi, and bosch and have tried the old bosch (4000-09) and ridgid. The 4100 is a stand-out. For $600 you can easily get it with free shipping from a number of places and have enough left for a spare blade (I'm _actually_ quite happy with the stock blade so far...) The results are stunning and offer terrible advice. There are more tool accidents from table saws than all other (common) tools combined. Cabinet saws are perhaps the worst; safety mechanisms typically find their way to the consumer/prosumer market first (and both lag behind European safety initiatives). Out of all of the ones listed, the Bosch 4100 is the only one that has made significant changes to address the safety issues. Most table saw accidents are from kick-back. Reduce kickback and you’ll reduce accidents. The 4100 has a legit riving knife to do this, plus visibility through the blade guard. All of the other do not. Plus, if you want a contractor saw there is no better device than Bosch’s gravity rise stand that comes with the 4100.

To me, this is no contest. I have owned a dewalt, ryobi, and bosch and have tried the old bosch (4000-09) and ridgid. The 4100 is a stand-out. For $600 you can easily get it with free shipping from a number of places and have enough left for a spare blade (I’m _actually_ quite happy with the stock blade so far…)

]]> by: Revkopp http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-6036 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:29:41 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/10/26/600-for-new-contractor-saw-bosch-vs-rigid-vs-grizzly-vs-jet/#comment-6036 I have a rigid job site saw and LOVE it. I us it for home remodeling, but the ripfence is quality enough to make several pieces of furniture in the past several months that I have owned it. Plus if you don't have a huge shop to leave it set up you can just roll it outside to do your cutting (my problem). Wouldn't buy anything else. I have a rigid job site saw and LOVE it. I us it for home remodeling, but the ripfence is quality enough to make several pieces of furniture in the past several months that I have owned it. Plus if you don’t have a huge shop to leave it set up you can just roll it outside to do your cutting (my problem). Wouldn’t buy anything else.

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