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Bosch 4100DG-09

*Est. $820

Bosch 4100DG-09

Best portable table saw

pros
  • Precision
  • Soft-start motor
  • Gravity-rise stand
  • Blade guard system
cons
  • Price
  • Blade-lock lever
  • Warranty only one-year
  • Can't match SawStop for safety
 
 
Where to Buy
  • Amazon

    for $699.99

  • CPO Bosch

    for $729.99

  • Tyler Tool

    for $739.95

 
 
 

Reviews give Bosch the lead among portable table saws, and say the newer Bosch 4100 saws are the best ever, with an improved blade guard system plus a true riving knife to prevent kickback. The most full-featured table saw in the line, the Bosch 4100DG-09, adds a digital rip fence for extra precision. Reviews praise the Bosch 4100 table saws for accuracy, convenient scales, easy blade changes, onboard storage and dust control. The soft-start 15-amp motor has electronic torque control to regulate the output to match the workload. Owners love the wheeled "gravity rise" stand that snaps open or folds flat in a single, lever-activated motion. The only safety feature missing on this portable saw is the flesh-sensing blade brake found on the more expensive SawStop Contractor Saw CNS175-SFA30 (*est. $1,600), but SawStop is the only company that offers this, and its contractor saw costs twice as much.

Fine Woodworking contributor Gary Katz provides the most detailed review of the Bosch 4100DG-09 contractor table saw, including photos that show how the new blade guard system works. Popular Woodworking, a publication with several articles about table saw safety, also tests the Bosch table saw. At Amazon.com, owners review and rate the Bosch 4100DG-09 as well as the less expensive Bosch 4100 and Bosch 4000-09 table saws. Earlier reviews at Consumer Reports and Fine Homebuilding cover the Bosch 4000-09, which lacks the improved blade guard.

Where To Buy
 
 
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AmazonAmazon rated 3.50 (1651 reviews)1651 store reviewsIn Stock. Get free shipping on orders over $25!$699.99
CPO BoschCPO Bosch rated 5.00 (4 reviews)4 store reviewsIn Stock. $729.99
Tyler ToolTyler Tool rated 4.50 (705 reviews)705 store reviewsIn Stock. Free Shipping$739.95
 
 
 

Our Sources

1. GaryMKatz.com

This detailed single-product review by a frequent contributor to Fine Woodworking magazine includes photos of the new blade guard system on the Bosch 4100 series, as well as of the digital rip fence.

Review: Bosch 4100 Table Saw, Gary M. Katz

2. Fine Woodworking

This brief review reports that the Bosch 4100DG-09 contractor saw handles 1.75-inch hard maple nearly as well as 0.75-inch plywood, and praises the saw for easy blade changes and an exceptional blade guard system that includes a riving knife. The only drawback is the "sticky, somewhat clunky" blade-lock lever.

Review: Portable Saw Fits the Bill in a Small Woodworking Shop, Anissa Kapsales, April 2008

3. Popular Woodworking

Editors name the Bosch 4100 table saw one of the best new tools for 2007, noting that it's "powerful enough for most woodworking tasks" and praising the European-style blade guard system as "a vast improvement over standard U.S. guards."

Review: 2007 Best New Tools, Editors of Popular Woodworking, Dec. 2007

4. Amazon.com

The handful of owners reviewing the Bosch 4100DG-09 portable table saw here give it rave reviews - rating it higher, on average, than the less expensive Bosch 4100 and Bosch 4000 models.

Review: Bosch 4100DG-09 10-Inch Worksite Table Saw Reviews, Contributors to Amazon.com

5. Taunton Tool Guide 2007

This review, based on earlier comparison tests in Fine Homebuilding, is too old to cover the Bosch 4100 but gives top ranking to the earlier Bosch 4000-09 that lacks the new blade guard system. Readers of Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding agree.

Review: Portable Table Saws, Daniel Morrison and Roland Johnson, Oct. 2006

6. ConsumerReports.org

This review doesn't cover any saws in the Bosch 4100 series, but compares the Bosch 4000-09 (the forerunner to the 4100DG-09) with nine other portable table saws. All ten saws are rated for accuracy, speed, ease of use, rip precision and edge finish, but not for safety features.

Review: Miter & Table Saws, Editors of Consumer Reports, June 2007

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