Original price was: £1,298.81.£979.95Current price is: £979.95.
Unmatched cutting smoothness and durable precision
| Weight | 1132.2954 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 30.5 × 3 × 0.24 foot |
| Part Number | |
| Product Dimensions | 30.5 x 3 x 0.24 cm; 32.1 kg |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Item model number | 0601B23670 |
| Colour | Blue |
| Style | GCM 12 GDL 240 V |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Voltage | 230 Volts |
| Wattage | 2000 watts |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Number of Pieces | 1 |
| Blade length | 670 Millimetres |
| Measurement System | Metric |
| Special Features | Brushless |
| Included Components | 3601M23670;Insert plate (0609 B02 375);Internal hexagon (0609 B00 256);Saw blade 305 mm (2 608 642 103);Collet (0609 B02 585);Dust bag (0609 B02 595) |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Item Weight | 32.1 kg |
| ASIN | B01L4P1L9I |
| Date First Available | 1 May 2013 |
| Manufacturer |
Pete –
I have been waiting for almost 2 years to get the Bosch Professional GCM 12 GDL or the Festool Kapex KS120. I wasn’t expecting to buy it through Smile Amazon UK, as it’s heavy, needs a 2 man delivery (that was a pain in the backside, thanks to Amazon support they sorted that out), and the price is spot on very competitively priced. It comes well packed, luckily, because the delivery men put it on its side and seemed to have missed the THIS WAY UP↑ labels around the box. Anyway, straight from the box initial safety checks (making sure everything was tight and the saw blade checked) about 5 minutes, well maybe 10 minutes of drooling, and checking the 45°C etc..! plug it in and quick trigger test, soft start, blade spins, stops quickly (braking system), perfect! I didn’t at first check to see the blade squareness or adjust zero clearance (left if wide open Factory default), eyeballing it looked okay. Set up a 4″ x 4″ post (100 x100mm), the clamp that comes with saw doesn’t clamp as well (bar grip is an issue), but there is a technic I have found is to push down hard on it and then screw the work piece tight, while pushing down, not a great start, BUT it does cut beautifully and clean (as you’d expect being new), it was a whisper out of alignment, set up a 19mm x 250mm board and could see the blade cut towing out slightly and leaning in a bit by less then couple of millimetres at it’s full extension, so adjustments were needed with a good square, alignment can be a little tricky to do so YouTube videos are your friends, as the manual, well it’s like any other manual “a lack of good illustrations and instructions”. The big downside to this mitre saw is the extraction when it’s just fixed to a bench, and shop vac extraction it does get a bit dusty, mask, eye and ear protection is a must, maybe as well as dust covers for anything you don’t want to get covered on saw dust!! It’ll need to be boxed in to it’s permanent position then that’ll should sort out the extraction problem; but there is plenty of custom options people have made using 3D priniting. The accuracy of this saw when you take your time to get it zoned in, it is funomenal, even the laser guide well seen and is spot on, as well as the sliding mechanism is a dream and didn’t need any adjustment (effortless finger touch), this is one very well built mitre saw. Can’t wait to get it mate, the Bosch Professional GTS 10 XC.
Mr Barry Harris –
Item arrived well packaged with it having an additional box as well as the product box for extra protection. This saw is a beast!!! I took a lot of time watching and reading reviews on this saw as I wanted to upgrade my smaller Bosch sliding Mitre saw and this doesn’t disappoint. It’s ready to use and set up straight out of the box. I got out numerous screwdrivers and Allen keys in order to adjust and fettle any adjustments but found I didn’t need to. Test cuts were amazingly accurate with next to no tear out at all. Cutting through a 4” x 4” post was so easy as was cutting through various hard woods. The dust extraction port is adequate on the provisos that you have a half decent shop vac. The saw is heavy and beautifully made and is a pleasure to use. It has many additional features like extending tables that pull out and a clamp for holding down work pieces for safety and has a double laser marking that gives greater accuracy to your cuts.That being said it would be difficult to transport from site to site due to its size and weight. I’m not sure but I think different countries might have slight variations on the same model with one or some of them having a carry handle. (mine doesn’t). On a personal opinion, I am willing to struggle carrying this saw about should I need it elsewhere just for the benefit of having the right tool for the job.I have completed several jobs with this saw now and I’m really pleased with my purchase.
Simon G. Garrett –
I have been reseaeching 12″ mitre saws for a long time and wanted to get something with big capacity, great accuracy and ease of use. I had been eying up this one ever since I saw it and all the reviews it has on YouTube but it gets high lowed a lot by everyone that retails it. I was tracking it a long time and had checked on camelcamelcamel that the price at its lowest ever was £639 or so and a month ago it went down to £646 from £760 so even though I was still looking at other models like the other Bosch which has rails and a larger cross cut I snapped it up. I’m glad I did and I’m really happy with my purchase.I work out of a workshop mainly and the space saved from the arms instead of rails is insane! It makes such an improvement and when it’s all folded away for transport it is incredibly compact and nothing sticks out like the saws with rails do.This is really a workshop saw, I would not like to take this to site every day. I took it to work on a third floor flat recently and it really takes it out of you to carry around and transport.Accuracy is perfect out of the box. I did some test cuts when I got it set up and I didn’t need to adjust anything. The lasers are also great, since there are two of them it’s easy to see where your cut line should be from either side depending on where your waste should be. I prefer the lasers over other saws which are adopting the shadow line as you don’t have to move the saw head to see where the line is. With lasers they are always shining down so you can line up your wood and clamp down if necessary. With the shadow line you need to bring the blade down to make the line appear which isn’t great if you are trying to line up a big lump of timber.Overall a rock solid saw with great accuracy and loads of easy to use features. There are so many videos on YouTube so you can easily see all the details.