Home >> Saws >> Miter Saws
Home >> Saws
Home >> Construction Tools
Bosch 3912 12-Inch Compound Miter saw, with Dust Bag and Work Clamp | List Price: $590.00
Discount Price: $299.95
 |
|
Brand: Bosch
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Powerful 15 Amp motor, 3.3 max. tool HP
- Crown miting detents - 31.6° Miter and 33.9° Bevel detents for quick, accurate, crown cuts
- Large 25" aluminum base with 3-1/4" sliding extension for 28-1/4" total length - Provides extra support
- Speed-track sliding fence system - base and fence slide independently
- Tall 3-1/2" sliding fence - For easy bevel setups and increased crown molding cutting capacities
Amateur Woodworker [Posted on 2007-10-26]
This saw performs wonderfully. I have used it for floor molding, hardwood flooring, crown molding, small construction/framing projects, and now I am using it for some cabinetry projects.
The detent angle settings work great for the majority of the project. For the finer projects like cabinetry (or picture frames like another reviewer complained about) you will have to use a square to make sure the blade is at the exact angle desired in relation to the fence and table. Doing a quick check with a square or 45 before you do the critical cuts would be necessary on any saw and I have found that, now that I have made a few tweaks to the hard stops, adjustments are rarely needed. The blade is very decent and the saw has plenty of power.
I have not found a use for the work clamp other than using it to wrap the cord around when the saw is not in use. Maybe other people use it but I do not. After a lot of use, there is still no play in the blade bearings or anywhere else on the saw. The only down side about this saw is that it works so well that my Dad keeps borrowing it. He has his own craftsman that no longer gets any use.
Excelent value [Posted on 2007-11-27]
I had searched, and researched for more than three months before making my purchase.
I read reviews, visited models in stores and talked with the guys at the wood working shops.
Finally I had it down to the Bosch 3912 and the Dewalt.
A side by side review, with 7-8 models including the Bosch and the Dewalt in one of my magazines really pushed me to the Bosch.
It is, and was the right choice. If I needed to do it again I would make the same decision.
I make furniture, and do finish work at home, and I have used a radial arm saw for years, and if you never have used a Miter you must have one...but expect to buy an up scale blade. If you want finish quality cuts you must have at least a 60 tooth blade, the more teeth the better. If you buy the saw...buy the blade at the same time unless you are just doing dimensional cuts that you will finish at the table saw. Quality blade = quality cuts. The 40 tooth that comes with the saw is only good for first cuts that will require finishing.
The one thing I would have liked as part of the machine is a laser guide.
Bosch 3912 [Posted on 2008-01-02]
Well made - like better than Dewalt or Makita. Plenty of power. Easy to set up - made no adjustments. Love the right or left handed operation - old school. No laser but I'm old and doing workwork for 40+ yrs. - wouldn't use anyway. Use on Denali Stand - very versatile.
Bosch 3912 compound miter saw [Posted on 2008-03-25]
The saw seems to be of rugged construction and needed only slight adjustments. My first test cuts were very disappointing using the blade supplied. After borrowing a much better blade from a friend and professional hardwood installer the next tests cuts were much, much better. I suggest that Bosch not ship such a cheap blade with the product. That is a disservice to the overall quality of the saw. I only gave a four star rating because I have not had the opportunity to use the saw much yet. I bought it to replace interior railings and trim in my house. Springs projects will start in a month or so.
Bosch 3912 [Posted on 2008-04-22]
I have owned and have regularly used this saw for over three years. As others have pointed out it is almost impossible to get 100 percent accurate cuts from this saw. Tightening the lock down knob does push the blade out of alignment. The only thing you can do to improve this is to not over tighten the knob, but keeping the blade from shifting is still problematic. There is also some play in the blade which allows it to deflect slightly from the work piece, no matter how expensive or stiff a blade you use (worse when cutting hardwoods). But I've discovered that miter saws by their nature aren't accurate enough for fine work. To get extremely accurate crosscuts you need to use an accurately tuned table saw.
Click here for more details and discount information...
|
){kind=link}