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Bosch GTM 12 Miter-Table Saw Combo Announcement

by Marc on April 1, 2012

Photo - TEAMS Design

Bosch is a company that has a reputation for thinking outside the box. One of the most obvious examples in Bosch’s revolutionary Axial Glide Miter Saw we reviewed last year. While that design was a dramatic leap from conventional design, it seems Bosch has something even more revolutionary up their sleeves. Not content to dramatically reinvent miter saw slide design, Bosch is flexing all their outside-the-box design muscle with their Miter-Table Saw Combo, the GTM 12. And HomeFixated.com just landed exclusive distribution rights in North America. [click to continue…]

New Pocket-Sized Bosch GTS1031 Portable Table Saw

by Marc on April 26, 2011

in Bosch, Tools, Videos, Woodworking

OK, so maybe “pocket-sized” is a stretch, but the new Bosch GTS1031 10″ jobsite table saw looks incredibly compact. Sometimes companies throw around the word “portable” with loose abandon. Case in point: “Portable” Buildings. Sure they’re portable, if you have an 18 wheeler handy. There’s no marketing hyperbole in the Bosch’s use of portable here though. This is one compact and highly portable table saw. [click to continue…]

Table Saw Safety, Tips to Keep Your Fingers

by Ty on March 4, 2010

in How To, Safety, Tools

Photo Credit: John Loo

Having a table saw is like having a Ferrari. You are the envy of your friends and neighbors. You have prestige and power beyond your wildest dreams–and you are also one Billy Joel Driving School moment away from losing those beautifully manicured digits.

In the right hands a table saw is a time saving, project finishing, accuracy machine. In the wrong hands it can become a demon of a tool capable of spitting material out at impaling rates of speed, lopping off digits, and poking out eyes. So—when using a table saw, use these tips and as always remember what your mother said about losing an eye. (Safety eyewear). [click to continue…]