Customer Reviews

Bosch 4410 10-Inch Dual-Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

First, I purchased this saw as a woodworking tool, rather than a carpentry or jobsite tool, so keep that in mind.

This is a big saw. I intend to mount it permanently in my shop, so that is not an issue. But if you need mobility, the weight and girth would be problematic. That is the only negative thing I have to say at this point about this saw.

Cut Quality:
This saw cut through red oak 2 1/2 inches thick and 9 inches wide literally like butter, leaving a cut so smooth I was shocked (it was superior to my contractors saw with a Forrest WWII blade). Thus, the saw is more than adequately powered and has an excellent blade. Consider that if you balk at the price tag - you do not need to go out and replace the blade. Also, because the saw has adjustable kerf inserts, tearout is minimal (usually none at all). The kerf inserts are well designed and will not damage the saw if you cut one at an extreme bevel angle. Though not as good as a shop made zero clearance insert, it is effective enough that I am not going to spend time making one. The bottom line - perfect cuts that you make you smile as you run your fingers over the end grain.

Construction and Use:
Slider and Hold down: The slider action is extremely smooth. You can get through boards almost 13 inches in width effortlessly. The saw is extremely safe while doing this due to the excellent (and sturdy) blade guard and the very effective hold down clamp. The fence and hold down are sturdy enough that you need not touch the piece or have hands anywhere near the blade.
Adjustments: All controls are way out front - you never have to reach behind the saw! All adjustments are easy to make and I found the saw to be pretty much dead accurate. I like the microadjust feature, which I have never seen before on a miter saw. However, I must admit that I'm just too used to "knocking" the saw into place for miter cuts to actually ever use the microadjust.
Fit & Finish: This saw is heavy for a reason - it is solid. There is no cheapness about this saw. Also, it looks good. In all honesty, it makes all other tools in my shop look bad.

Other tidbits include an easy to use depth stop for cutting grooves, pullout extension slides for the table, and a 3 way adjustable handle for comfort on all cuts. I just don't see how a miter saw can get any better than this. It is a joy to use and makes my shop play time even more fun. Beats the heck out of pushing a six foot piece of oak over my table saw blade at a 45 any day!

This saw has some great features, but falls far short of the mark.

Out of the box I was impressed by the ease of use of the saw's controls. It looked complicated, but was actually rather intuitive. The front located tilt lever is the best thing ever in a slider saw. The mico-adjust feature was rather cumbersome to use. I found it far faster and easier to just move the turntable to the desired fraction of a degree and then lock the table. I install trim in high end houses for a living and trust me, NOTHING is ever square. The micro adjust feature could have been a good thing. The lock on this saw is flawless by the way. The best I have used requiring just a light twist and having no creep. The saw has plenty of power and a good slide range, cutting stock in excess of 12" at 90 degrees.

The features are great, but the overall performance is very lacking. When I went to check the saw for trueness I was suprised to find the fence was out of square by in excess of 3 degrees. No big deal I trued the fence and the saw cut great as long as I was at 90 degrees to the edge of the workpiece. This is where the problems started. I checked the tilt detents and they were spot on. The problem was that while cutting compound miters on wide stock the slide action did not seem to be in line with the blade. This caused severe binding and burning resulting in a "stepped" cut. Left tilted miters were much better than right tilted miters, but neither was acceptable. The binding/burning seemed to be a by product of two things.

1) The slide action was not in line with the blade for some reason while the saw was tilted.
2) There was a great deal of play (read;slop) in both the main arbor bearings and the main up and down pivot (knuckle) located directly behind the saw head. (The slide rod bearings had NO detectable play however)

The slop caused the blade to be able to hunt for a path of least resistence as it sliced through a cut. So the blade would wander causing a wavy cut.

This a great idea in a saw and has some great features, but it is not nearly up the standard it needs to be at. I used to do all the machine set ups and tuning for a large volume cabinet shop. Even with this experience and a Forrest blade installed I could not coax this saw to cut a straight line. I lost 6 billable hours over the course of 2 weeks trying to tune this saw. If you are a framer the front tilt feature alone would make this a great saw for you. For any finer work look elsewhere. I own a dozen or so other Bosch tools and they are all top notch and very durable, this saw misses the mark by a wide margin. I returned my saw to tool crib. Their customer service is second to none.

I just received my Bosch 4410 dual compound sliding miter saw from UPS today. I used the Dewalt 12" sliding compound miter saw to build a Decorator's Showhouse style home. All I can say is that the Bosch 4410 is far superior. It is smoother, quieter, prettier, easier to carry, and seems far more powerful. I am a carpenter who's work consists mainly of decks and rough work. I have also built furniture in the past and know that dead on accuracy and precision is a must in one's tools and this saw is right on the mark. When I opened the box, I nearly cried at beauty of this machine. The saw was dead on accurate right out of the box. The upfront controls are stout and simple to use, making the saw such a pleasure to work with. The saw is by far the finest tool I own. I own the complete line of Bosch 18v cordless tools, and some of their 24v tools all of which I have found to be the best cordless tools available after many hours of research and testing. I cannot say enough about this saw and no words could do it justice. My final words to anyone looking for a 10" sliding compound miter saw are; if you are worried about the few extra dollars you might spend on this saw, don't be. It is one of those things that is more than worth the extra bucks. You will not be dissappoined and will be blown away by the quality and beauty of this saw.

If you are like me, the first thing that runs through your mind when looking at an expensive tool is 'Wow! But is it worth the money.' Since I'm in the middle of remodeling a kitchen and fixing up a house, I decided to take no chances and make the investment on the assumption that I would eventually use most of this saws features. And I have.

This is the most well thought out miter saw I have ever used. Whether you need to chop, slide, miter, bevel, cut grooves, or make compound cuts, it just simply does the job with a minimum of fuss. If you don't like the angle of the grip, change it. Make gross and fine adjustments. And the carbide blade is incredible as well. And it is built like a rock, a very well oiled rock - if you take care of it it will last forever.

Based on what you do you may want to pick up a second quick clamp, a crown molding support stop, or the extra long base rod kit. There are a few other nifty widgets as well. As I said, Bosch has spent considerable thought in making this a truly professional piece of equipment.

The 4410 is an outstanding piece of machinery! I received it two weeks ago and have used it to trim out the base cabinet in which it will be permanently installed. Miters were perfect right out of the box. Ergonomics are excellent. If the unit is to be permanently installed in a cabinet against the wall, please be aware that it will require 34" from the wall to the front of its base to fully operate the sliding mechanism. A lot of money but worth it!

Let me start out by saying that this saw has some very neat features. That is why I gave it 2 stars. The miter scale has such fat lines that is near impossible to tell exactly where dead center on the angle is.(Dewalts vernier scale is much better as you can see 1/4 of a degree). The micro-adjust feature sounds good, but is cumbersome to use. The blade is garbage. It does leave a real smooth feel, but try cutting a 3 X 3 piece of oak or brazilian cherry and laying a straightedge corner to corner to see that it is not a straight cut. My biggest problem with this saw is "head flex". Even with the slide adjustments so tight that the head will not slide, I can get the blade to move side to side a full 1/16". My old Dewalt DW708, which this saw replaced after five years of daily use, does not have that much head flex even now. I do like the upfront bevel lock, and the 33.9 degree bevel lock(not detent). But all the neat features in the world will not make a good saw out of one that will not cut straight. The average person may not notice some of this saw's deficeincies cutting through 3/4" base molding, but I am a exacting professional, and when the quality of my work is compromised, such as when cutting a stair rail easement to fit into a gooseneck, I cannot tolerate sloppiness. All my work is stain grade, so there is no caulk and paint to cover poor cuts. In my opinion, Bosch should never even have marketed this saw. I know several major woodworking magazines loved both the 4410 and the 4412, but I will never again trust some idiot writer's opinion, nor will I ever buy tools sight unseen( try finding a store that stocks Bosch saws) again. Tomorrow morning I will be purchasing a new DW708 and this Bosch will be in the trash.
P.S. I am keeping my 1587 AVS jigsaw! Bosh at least makes them well.

Every once in a while a piece of machinery comes out and changes the industry forever, the sliding dual bevel miter saw is one of these remarkable inventions. Hitachi introduced the sliding miter saw a few years back and ever since it's inception all the other manufacturers continue to add features to justify the large pricetag.

Bosche has truly separated themselves with the 4410 and 4412. The '04 saws are in a class by themselves. Just looking at them out of the box you can see the great care that was given to bridge functionality and aethsetics - if that matters, but if you are as big a tool-hound as I am, a nicely designed machine is as nice to look at as any classic car. But it is with the ease of which the compound mitering controls can be adjusted that places this machine head and shoulders above the rest. Everything is at the front- where you want them.

Perfomance is superb - capable of plowing through dense material with out bogging down and the finish of cut is quite good but of course that depends on the blade you use. The stock blade is better than most and if you really know what you're doing you'll have your own personal choice of blades.

The 4410 is good-to-go right out of the box and the factory settings were dead-on.

You'll need a dedicated stand or table for this saw as it really isn't the portable it claims to be but thats fine as it really deserves a stable home.

More to come in the next few weeks.

Hope this review was helpful

I've owned lots of Bosch tools over the years and this one really pisses me off. Top of the line tool? Yeah. Micro adjuster? useless. Front bevel adjust? love it. Lock out for miter stops, love it too. But, it doesn't cut properly when beveled. I have to work the saw to get a perfect cut. It won't cut a straight line when beveled. I am a finish trim carpenter and work with stain grade wood on high end homes all the time and thought a 10" might have more precision, not in this case. Fence would come out of square. The slide bar for the gaurd would bind too right at the ball bearing so, it would be difficult to bring the saw down to cut. And under one month out of warrenty the two aluminum pieces that rotate against each other for the bevel, yeah there chewed to hell. It developed an imperfection in two places and it wasn't more than 4 swings of the bevel and now it's junk! I'd need to preplace the barrel slide holder and the miter arm that it attaches to. Can fix this one for over half what it cost just over 1 year ago! I don't think so. So, now I'm in the market for a new saw...

I have just about completed remodelling an old home, and over this time got to use the Bosch 10" slider compound - my own - and the Dewalt owned by my carpenter. Over this time we got to do an awful lot of cutting.

I am now into doing the trim work and really decided to upgrade to the 4410 after doing a Lee Vally seminar on trim carpentry. I realized the value of the double mitre setting and decided to change.

What caught me by surprise was the sheer smoothness and accuracy of this saw. It is amazingly quiet, with much more cutting power than either the old Bosch or the Dewalt. The ease of operation is increased by the thoughtful front placement of the controls. In fact it was amusing to see all the seminar participants struggling to find the bevel adjustments at the back, and the expression on their faces to see everything upfront.

I keep discovering new innovations, and am totally impressed.

This is an excellent toos and a joy to use.

Glen Holloway

I purchased this saw to replace a very old makita chop saw, and I couldn't be happier. UPS did a horrible job shipping it, so it wasn't dead on accurate, but pretty close. I am very happy with it, and would suggest it to anyone in the market for such a saw. Worth the money, and worth having FedEx ship it.