Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 17
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Victoria
    Posts
    1

    Default Bosch GCM 12 GDL Professional

    Now that I am finishing work it is time to do some of the things I have been putting off till now. So I need to buy some new tools. The first big buy I am looking at purchasing is a compound mitre saw. The one that I am looking at is a Bosch GCM 12 GDL Professional. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with one, or have heard any good or bad reports about them. Any feedback would be appreciated thankyou

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Port Macquarie
    Posts
    0

    Default

    I have one, it hasn't had a huge amount of work but is silky smooth in the glide action. It can be positioned closer to a wall( doesn't need tracks behind it) and the tracks don't gum up. Only negative was that my laser failed after a few weeks and the repair was slow. I wish they would provide a longer warranty ( as they have done for the professional range of cordless).

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    0

    Default

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f13/be...re-saw-134313/

    there was quit a bit of discussion about it. I think it is at later pages.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Helensburgh
    Posts
    608

    Default

    Bloody heavy but apart from that a really nice saw, probably overkill for the average woodie in some ways I suppose. Mine has been faultless, BTW but they are made in China if that is an issue for you
    CHRIS

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    7

    Default

    I don't mean to be resurrecting an old thread, but I'm looking to purchase a mitre saw myself and was also looking at this particular model due to the proximity to wall/lack of hindering tube arms/slides issue.

    How has everyone that has used this finding it now?

    Are there any other mitre saws like this (preferably sold in Australia, and even more preferably sold in Melbourne) that has this feature? IE, without the sliding bars, where the arm still "stretches" back and forth?

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Helensburgh
    Posts
    608

    Default

    I think it is unique and Bosch may even have a patent on it but I may be corrected there by others. There are now two models 10" & 12" to choose from and I have never had any issues with mine. They are a heavy saw so if you intend to move it around a lot keep that in mind. The dust control is abysmal and there is a thread on that in the dust extraction forum.
    CHRIS

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    Jervis Bay South Coast NSW
    Posts
    21

    Default

    I have this, works well I cut alot of 45x200 treated pine sleepers for landscaping and also use it for fine trim work https://www.bunnings.com.au/dewalt-2...e-saw_p6260347

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    Jervis Bay South Coast NSW
    Posts
    21

    Default

    I forgot to add it can sit flush to a wall

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    Kew, Vic
    Posts
    123

    Default

    Dust collection on this saw is woeful, even with a dedicated shop vac. We have this saw at our Men's Shed and it gives a great cut. Very powerful but watch for the kickback on startup - best to start it in the 'fully up' position. It's probably much bigger and more powerful than we need, but the ability to push it back against a wall was attractive to us. Overall a good saw and no problems after a year or so of use, but the poor dust collection and the jolt on startup are the downsides.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Southern Highlands
    Posts
    1

    Default

    Hi there,

    Another owner - i'm a DIY guy who bought it in preparation for building my own house.

    Very accurate, very smooth and easy to use - but as homey said, dust extractoin is crap. That said, to me it's great value - I bought mine from Sydney Tools and even with the the mitre stand it came with, was cheaper than the alternatives from Milwaukee and Dewalt.

    One other thing - if I was a tradie who had to bring this to and from jobs daily, I'd definitely give it a second thought. It's bloody big and bloody heavy. But for me, for the most part it will sit in my workshop and never move so that's not an issue. Blade it comes with is also excellent.

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    Kew, Vic
    Posts
    123

    Default

    Sometime in the New Year I plan to build or buy a canopy hood for the saw so all the sawdust that gets thrown to the back and sides will hit the canopy and slide down into a bin. That's the sawdust that the dedicated vac doesn't collect. What I have in mind is something like the FastCap Dust Hood.

    Good point about the weight - we made a rolling box base for the saw so we can store stops, lamps, blades and safety gear right there to hand. Today we rolled it outside to cut a lot of 200x50 cypress pine sleepers for raised garden beds. Wouldn't want to be carrying this monster around!

    cheers,

    Brian

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    1

    Default

    I also have one, bought from Sydney Tools in Fyshwick. The laser in mine also failed within a month of purchase and was repaired under warranty within a few more weeks. I initially mounted mine on top of an old B&D Workmate stand but found that too awkward to maneuver around the garage so ended up buying the portable gravity stand on wheels. So far I am totally happy with the saw after getting use to the initial kickback on startup. The other benefit of the gravity stand is that I can wheel the saw out of the garage and onto the driveway when I want to use it. The poor sawdust collection is then no longer an issue for me.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Lalla, Tasmania
    Posts
    0

    Default

    I've had mine for 18 months now and using it to build my new house which is almost to lock up stage. No, it has not taken me 18 months to build the house but I have been using it extensively over the last 6 months. I got this just for the house build but will now be keeping it in the workshop as it's just too good to sell on. I got mine with the stand at the WWW Show, in Brisbane, and I saved about $200 and got the stand and a new place free at the time. Yes, the dust is a problem but they all got some sort of a dust problem based on my experience of other brands in the past. When I'm finished the house I plan to mount it in a set place in the shed on put some wheels on the stand to move it about, I haven't decided yet. I can live with the dust problem as it's so useful for a quick cut rather than my table saw. I run mine on a generator at the house build and it goes fine and a good blade also. Would I buy it again? Yes, I think so as It does a great job, easy to set and cut, lots of power and robust. My 2 cents worth.

    SB
    Power corrupts, absolute power means we can run a hell of alot of power tools

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    West Gippsland, Vic
    Age
    72
    Posts
    394

    Default

    The laser WILL fail as mine did. Mine was poorly put together and I spent a day dismantling it and tightening everything up. The back rest halves weren't straight such that once the cut was completed the object timber pinched at the back of the cut and splintered it. Dust collection is a word that can't be used in relation to this Saw or the 10". Abysmal!!
    If you're retiring with a decent payout do yourself a favour and get the best, a Festool Kapex. I had one and stupidly sold it. I'm an idiot. Yep, an idiot.
    Just remember the woodies lament, you only get what you pay for, quality is NOT cheap.
    cheers
    If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!


  15. #15
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Helensburgh
    Posts
    608

    Default

    Both the Bosch and the Festool have their critics nearly in equal numbers, you pay your money and take your chances I suppose as both are at the high end of the scale as afar as performance goes. There are even critics of the Festool dust extraction which I find a bit hard to believe, they sure haven't tried the Bosch in comparison.
    CHRIS

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •