Customer Reviews

Bosch 4000-09 Worksite 15 Amp 10-Inch Benchtop Table Saw with Gravity Rise Wheeled Stand

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I have never written a review before but this saw is so good I felt I had to share the news. Everything about this saw is well thought out. Right of the box it was ready to go. The fence is good. The miter gauge is good. The clever built in extension of the right table is very nice. Everything stows on the saw when you put it away. Don't get me wrong, this is no Unisaw, and like all portable saws, it's noisy. But it's a great saw for the jobsite or small shop. Combine this with a good miter saw, and you can do most anything. As good as this saw is, I was even more impressed with the new gravity-rise stand. I have a good fold-up-and-wheel-away stand for my miter saw, but this stand is just amazing. It is very solid, beautifuly built, and folds and unfolds easier than anything I have ever seen. If you want a good basic table saw that will stow away easily, I don't think there is anything out there that comes close. I love it!

I was looking for a good quality portable table saw for my small shop. Several years ago I had purchased a Hitachi table saw (C10RA2) believing that this was the best saw on the market to fulfill my needs. I was wrong. It was a piece of junk that I wasted $300.00 on. It was not portable. The miter gauge had so much slop in it that it was useless. The miter track was an unusual size. And the fence was horrible. While the saw packed a lot of power, it lacked the overall accessories that I was looking for. It is now sitting in a landfill somewhere.

The bread and butter of any shop is a good table saw. And I found one great replacement in the Bosch 4000-09. It has a soft start motor, a good fitting miter gauge with very little slop, a good quality fence that can be easily expanded to cut twenty plus inches, a large table surface, and blade guard that is easy to put on and take off. The people who designed this saw must have received a lot of input from carpenters, woodworkers, and home improvement enthusiasts. There is a lot of detail in this saw that was simply not in the Hitachi. When the miter gauge is not in use, it is stored at the base in a specially designed slot with a catch to keep the miter gauge in place when the saw is moved. There also is a specially designed place to put the rip fence on the side of the saw when it is not in use. In the back of the saw there is place to wrap the cord. And there is a place where you can put extra blades. The allen head screws on the saw are the same size, and you guessed it, Bosch even has a specially designed slot for the allen wrench.

When I first purchased the saw and put to work in my shop, I was amazed how easy it was to get to the on board accessories. Everything flowed so well when I had to switch from miter gauge, rip fence, and removing the blade guard. No twisting, bending, or fighting to put things on or take things off. This saw had just as much power as the Hitachi, but it was quieter. The blade that comes with the saw is of high quality, I ripped through Oak and Cherry like a hot knife through butter. The gravity rise stand is heavy duty, easy to assemble, and easy to fold. While the stand looks big, heavy, and cumbersome, it is surprisingly nimble and easy to move.

You can learn from my mistake; Buy a cheap saw and you will find out real quickly that you just made a $300.00 mistake. Or you can invest wisely, spend a few more bucks, and buy a quality machine that can make you're job easier or hobby that much more enjoyable. The Bosch 4000-9 is simply the alpha male of the pack !!!!

I purchased this saw to do some light cabinet work. The purchase was driven by space and portability but I also wanted a high degree of accuracy from the saw. And, I'm generally pleased. The motor has sufficient power to plow through 12/4 hard maple and, after initial tuning, the fence and top have remained in alignment after a year of use. I like the blade carrier since I use multiple blades. It has save several blades from chips due to dropping. I did purchase the outfeed/left side supports and these are very useful. I did not initially purchase the gravity-rise stand because of availability but did upgrade a few months later to save wear and tear on my back. I've made several other upgrades to the table that have increased its accuracy for woodworking:

- Upgrade the blade for woodworking: A Forrest or other quality blade blade really improves the cut
- Upgrade the miter: I now use a Jessem Mite-R-Excel which is smooth in the slot and dead-on accurate in both the angle and stop.
- Use a zero-clearance insert: The insert that comes with the saw tends to deflect downward under minor pressure (such as cutting tenons)
- Use a dust collector indoors: Sawdust will still collect under the table, just not as much.

There are some things I've learned to live with:

- The machined portion of the arbor is a bit short for a dado set so the outer blade often rides on the threads making the dado uneven.
- The ramp to the blade is shorter than on a contractor/cabinet saw.
- The table is not as dead-flat as a cast iron table. Also, don't count on clamping anything down on the table.
- The rear of the fence has the potential to rack a bit off parallel with the blade so you need to take care when you lock the fence down.
- The fence when stored on the table can get in the way of the on/off switch. Be careful when cutting larger stock.

So, in short I've been able to do more than expected with this table and I'm happy with the results. To go further, I'll just have the figure out how to fit a cabinet saw into my garage...

OK...so I don't normally write reviews, but this saw warrants it's due respect. I purchased this saw out of necessity shortly after returning a Hitachi table saw (used it once...garbage..don't bother). The Hitachi felt like a cheaply made, inaccurate out of the box piece of junk. Therefore, becuase I own many other Bosch tools I decided to give this table saw a try. Everyone had rated it almost perfect. Took advantage of a $75 discount and free shipping provided by amazon. Once the saw arrived via truck freight (not light by any means), I immediately opened the box. Nirvana. First thought was that this thing is hefty and extremely well engineered (unlike the Hitachi). Installation was simple, operation is quiet and powerful, and the gravity-rise stand is awesome. Very minimal calibration out of the box. I use this saw all the time, and enjoy every minute. If you are in the market for a really nice portable table saw that means business, buy this saw. It is truely worth every penny.

When I received the saw, I was surprised that I did not receive manuals. I retrieved electronic versions from Bosch. Assembly and adjustment were well-documented. The splitter, the zero stop and the 45 degree stop all required adjustment. The "fattest" setting on the zero stop was not quite enough to get it to zero, but a couple of pieces of blue tape made it right. The angle adjustment really requires two people if you are carefully checking the angle. The distance from the blade to the fence was a little greater at the rear of the blade than the front, and that is workable. I may adjust it closer to parallel at some point.

The plastic blade guard is not detachable from the splitter. This is not a great design when you want to cut small pieces. If you are ripping a 3/4" inch piece, you would like to ditch the plastic guard but keep the splitter so you can keep your push stick between the fence and the blade, and have room for your hand. If you raise the blade high enough, you can swing the blade guard up and out of the way, but who wants to run their hand that close to the blade?! There is a nice solution to this problem you can find if you search for "Riving Knife Conversion" on the web.

The fence is really pretty good. The miter guage has some slop in the fit with the slot. The miter guage is adjustable for that in the rear, but not in the front. So for crosscuts of longer pieces, the slop comes into play until the adjustable rear of the miter guage engages the slot.

Dust collection is not too bad if you use a heavy duty dust collector. Your shop vac will not do a great job. The included blade is alright for ripping, but most people will want to install an upgraded combination blade.

I expected plastic, but it surprises me Bosch would use plastic for moving parts (the gears to raise and lower blade). I will just have to wait to see how they hold up.

In spite of these limitations, the saw performs pretty well for most work, and has enough horsepower to run through two inch cherry (slow feed, 1/8" replacement blade, but the cherry did not burn). I've even cut coves on it (very slowly).

I typically read these reviews, and take them into consideration when buying a product. I am not a professional woodworker although I have been doing it for myself, friends and family for over 20 years. I recently ran into a space issue and needed to find a table saw that would not take up as much room as my old cabinet saw. I started looking at the portables. The Bosch 4000-09 is one of the best thought out portables out there. Head and shoulders above the Dewalt, Hitachi, Craftsman and any other one you can think of.

What I like:
The large table with its right side expanding wing. Gets even better with the left side table extension.

Soft start and smooth motor. Plenty of power.

Saw is very easy to dial in for perfect cuts, although it required very little adjustment right out of the box.

On-board storage for the fence, miter fence, blades, etc. makes it truly portable if you had to take it to the job site. Nothing worse than getting to the job site and looking for a piece of the saw.

I read reviews where the arbor is too short for dado sets. This was initially a concern for me and I could not believe Bosch would think of everything but that.
Bosch responded with the following instructions for installing dado sets:

"When mounting dado blades on the Bosch 4000 table saw, follow this procedure which was omitted from the owner's manual. This saw will handle up to a 13/16" wide dado blade.
Remove both blade washers from the arbor shaft. Install & use the Outer washer as the Inner washer, then mount your dado blade set, then install the lock nut. An outer washer is not needed for a dado set. This procedure will provide proper spacing of your dado blade set. Changing blades can be a bit tight, but if you insure the blade is elevated to its
maximum height you shouldn't have any problem. The reason for this is because the dust containment shroud is rather close to the blade to contain saw dust from blowing all over the place."
These instructions worked great. Had my dado cuts going in no time.

The positive stops on the blade and miter gauge were dead on from the factory.

Clear instructions to put the stand together. Very easy to follow.

Weight of the overall unit is comfortable to lift if I have to.

The actual foot print of the unit, I figure about 4.5 square feet. Allot less than my big saw at about 21 square feet.

What I don't like:
I know your looking for some criticism but the only thing I would like to see is a place to mount an outfeed table to the saw. I'm not talking about the outfeed rail that you can order for the saw, but a real outfeed table. I guess I'm just used to the one that is attached to my cabinet saw.
Other than that one small thing, this saw is awesome and I am looking forward to turning out more cabinets with it. It cuts just as good as my big saw.

I have owned this saw for approximately 4 years, although I have the older red stand that doesn't have wheels on it. It's perfectly fine. i'm a builder/contractor who uses this saw all the time and I have no regrets, it replaces an old makita saw which was junk.
the only thing that bothers me about this saw, is the dust tends to collect more than other saws, unless you connect it to a collection system, this saw is ment to be on jobsites, not in shops, so they could have made that a little better, so it doesn't clog up.
my makita never clogged, but was a piece of junk in other categories.
one more thing that i've noticed is that the plastic base has slight cracks in it at the bottom, from sliding it in and out of my truck. I would think they could make the frame/base a little stronger. the cracks haven't affected the performance at all.

some of you guys who are complaining about no manuals or the blade that comes with it, must not know a lot about table saws.
NO TOOL ever comes with a really good blade out of the box. they always become my junk blade for something. i didn't need any type of manual to use this saw. i threw the blade guard out the first day, no one really uses those things do they?

overall, it's a great saw and I would buy another one if this one broke tomorrow.

After 15 years my 150 dollar skil saw died in the middle of a deck project! Looking for a replacement I noticed the Bosch saw with the folding legs. I had recently purchased a miter saw stand that folded and have been very impressed so I decided to buy this saw with stand.

Although it took a month to arrive due to free ground shipping it was worth the wait. The stand operates smoothly amd with very little effort, the saw is muuuuuch quieter than my old skil and cuts so smoothly. The controls are well made and work well. The fence adjusts accurately and locks squarely. It is such a pleasure to use!

As a remodeling professional, my tools must be reliable and accurate. After working with other portable saws over the years, I highly scrutinized the saws that were available when I needed to purchase a new one.

The Bosch table saw with the gravity stand is the best there is. I extremely happy with the performance and accuracy of this unit. The only downfall is that I have to beg my crew for chance to use it (and I own it)!

If you want or require the best, don't look any further. Add a dust bag and left side extension and you are set!

I bought this Bosch table saw and portable stand for my small building and renovation business.The single shipping box was well designed and the unit arrived safely.Plan to spend a few hours putting this thing together.The saw and stand are a definite upgrade from my portable 2703 makita table saw.
The stand design works well on stairs,through normal doorways, and a surprisingly wide variety of normal constucion site situations. You can roll it in and out daily on the work site. This unit's weight is a factor when lifting it into the back of a pick-up truck, you'll wish you had some help.
I like: the way the fence can be adjusted to square and the way it locks-the height of the table is a few inches higher han normal making acess to the table easyer. The controles are logical. Overall this seems like a tight little unit. It's always amazing how the tool industry keeps evolving new solutions like this .
Buy the optional run off extension IF YOU LIKE, but I do not recomend the optional left side extension. The two extensions are not compatable with each other. Also, the left side extension bar hits one of the controls. And,the left side extension slides open when the stand is folded upright.
If you can take the time and money to wax the table, order a nice hq blade with it, get to know it, you'll have a great portable, well designed saw.