Bosch Reaxx saw worst tool I have ever owned in my life.

[keith micinski]

This is the most disappointing realization ever as far as tools goes for me. I really need a nice job site saw and I really can't stand Steve gass or "sawstop guy" so I found a reaxx unopened for a grand. I bought it thinking that's a pretty good value and even if it's not amazing it will still be good enough and be worth it. I was sorely mistaken. After two misfires and running the saw for months in bypass mode because to ship it to Bosch and get it repaired would cost me more then buying a new saw I have decided it's not even worth getting it looked at it. I could list everything that is wrong, or just plain doesn't work but I can sum it up quicker. ALL OF IT!!

There is not a single thing I like, that's not true I like the placement of the push stick, but other then that I'm not exaggerating, there isn't a one. I'm currently trying to decide if I went to give it to the kid that works for me or if I want to run it over repeatedly with my tractor. Pretty sure I would be doing him a favor by destroying it but he doesn't have any table saw at all and that's the only type of tablesaw this piece of crap is better then.

[Robin Dobbie]

I could list everything that is wrong, or just plain doesn't work but I can sum it up quicker. ALL OF IT!!

I'd be very interested in hearing at least a couple of things that plain don't work.

[Randy Heinemann]

Is it possible the saw wasn't as unopened as it was advertised?

[keith micinski]

Is it possible the saw wasn't as unopened as it was advertised?

No, if it was maybe someone would have fixed some the terrible engineering that was done by Bosch in the first place.

[keith micinski]

I'd be very interested in hearing at least a couple of things that plain don't work.

Everytime you move it the fence needs completely reset. Every time you move it both pointers on the scale need reset. There were rumors of them misfiring in the early reviews and I can verify they absolutely do that as a matter of fact this one did it twice. The insert plate is a ridiculous shape and almost impossible to make perfectly flat. The stupid saw vibrates almost like that was what it was intentionally made to do. The stupid motor is a two speed motor so it takes 4-5 seconds of cutting before it actually ramps up into speed which is even worse then it sounds when your in something thick and hard. The stupid gravity rise stand I have heard so much about from other Bosch products is slightly bent in two places from just supporting its own weight. The stupid feet that came with the saw to level it aren't long enough to level completely. The stupid blade storage holds exactly one blade. THE STUPID MITRE GAUGE IS FACING BACKWARDS WHEN IT IS STORED, A PAIN TO GET OUT AND THEN IT HAS A TON OF SLOP WITH NO WAY TO ADJUST IT IN THE SLOT. It weighs about a ton and a half. The cut quality stinks. This one is maybe a bit me more then the saw but I still hate it. The fence locks onto the table and then when you go past 12 3/4 inches you have to start reading a second scale backwards and then you also have to have a second pointer adjusted perfectly to the first pointer which as already mentioned is now not perfect because you have probably looked at the saw to move it and it promptly went out of adjustment. I take it back, the two scales and then reading one the other way is totally ridiculous and there is no way someone is going to say they actually like that. After looking through this post I am for sure running this thing over repeatedly with my tractor.

[Robin Dobbie]

People are saying all the stuff you've mentioned is just any jobsite saw, but I don't know. They may be confusing jobsite saws with benchtop saws. I've not been terribly impressed with benchtop saws. The issues with the fence and miter gauge would certainly not surprise me on a $200 benchtop saw. I've played with some jobsite saws and my impression is that they're very much like contractor saws, just smaller. For example the Ridgid jobsite saw has a nice fence, it's just smaller. But even my old benchtop saw, as terrible as the fence and miter gauge are, vibration wasn't too bad. Oh it's loud, but I never thought about vibration.

Never bothered with the insert plate on my benchtop saw as it too is a weird shape, but maybe that's something you can make a custom replacement for? I think I saw Izzy Swan and a few other's videos about using PVC pipe that had been split, heated, flattened and cut to shape.

motor is a two speed motor so it takes 4-5 seconds of cutting before it actually ramps up into speed

This is the first thing that I'm really surprised about. Reminds me of Hondas where at 5k the VTEC would kick in.

It weighs about a ton and a half.

I suppose it weighs 30+ pounds more than the Ridgid, and that's not nothing, but I don't know if this is as legit a complaint as everything else.

The cut quality stinks.

It's important to find out why this is. Is it the arbor, is it the blade? The motor changing speeds mid-cut?

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you have to start reading a second scale backwards

Stop reading scales. I almost always use a measuring tape, burn 10 inches, then mark my cut with a knife, then line that mark up with a blade tooth, with careful consideration of the offcut side. Then again, that's not the kind of woodworking this saw was even designed for.

After looking through this post I am for sure running this thing over repeatedly with my tractor.

Can I ask why you didn't return it immediately after purchase? Why not sell it? Be completely honest about all the issues you have, but I'm sure someone would buy it.

[Phil Mueller]

Keith, I am very sorry to hear, but I must admit I am lol at your post. Honestly, I didn’t read through all 4 pages of responses, but if you do go at it with your tractor, could you post video? Please!

[John K Jordan]

I'm currently trying to decide if I went to give it to the kid that works for me or if I want to run it over repeatedly with my tractor. ...

I heard there used to be a place in Atlanta where people could shoot fully automatic weapons at appliances and computers and things.

[keith micinski]

Oh, I forgot the cord is about 24" long and Bosch told me to make sure I plugged it directly into an outlet. Also the dust collection sucks and not in a good way. And there is no way to square the fence with top of the saw so I had to take it apart and make my own shim stock to do that when I set it up.

[Jan Carr]

Apparently, you are not alone............ On the Bosch website, they say: "Bosch is not currently selling or marketing the REAXX™ Table Saw

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/more/news-and-extras/specials/reaxx_info/index.html

[Frederick Skelly]

Apparently, you are not alone............ On the Bosch website, they say: "Bosch is not currently selling or marketing the REAXX™ Table Saw

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/more/news-and-extras/specials/reaxx_info/index.html

Hi Jan,
I wouldn't necessarily conclude that the issues Keith is having are what is causing Bosch to stop selling that tool. The notice you flagged could also be due to the first round of lawsuits Bosch lost last year vs sawstop. The gist of that was basically "stop selling that saw in the US". (I am not an attorney. That is what I understood from reading published excerpts of the initial March 2017 ruling.) I
noticed that the site you linked to is the US part of the Bosch website , so to test my theory I checked the Canadian Bosch site - I didn't get the same front page message. Perhaps one of our Canadian friends can clarify whether the Bosch is on sale in Canada.

Fred

[Frederick Skelly]

Keith,
That's a tough break man and I'm sorry to hear it. With that thing unavailable Stateside, are you able to get any significant advice from Bosch Customer Service on the vibration and other "fixable" parts of the tool?

Darn shame you couldn't have set it up and tried it out first to discover the "designed-in" funnies, but if it isn't really on sale here that's hard too. Kind of a "pays your money and takes your chances" thing - and I'd expect a Bosch tool to be a well-designed, high quality machine, so that should have been a reasonable bet/risk to take.

I'd use the tractor on it, or drive from South Bend to Atlanta like John suggests.

Fred

[Jacques Gagnon]

Fred:


A quick search online indicates that one of the "big boxes" (RONA - now owned by Lowe's) is selling the Bosch REAXX for $C2K. The cartridges are also available ($C130).

This would confirm my understanding of the situation, namely the legal dispute between SawStop and Bosch in the US.

[Frederick Skelly]

Thank you Jacques!

[Mike Delyster]

Fred:


A quick search online indicates that one of the "big boxes" (RONA - now owned by Lowe's) is selling the Bosch REAXX for $C2K. The cartridges are also available ($C130).

This would confirm my understanding of the situation, namely the legal dispute between SawStop and Bosch in the US.

It shows up as "temporarily out of stock" for me on Rona's Canadian website.
https://www.rona.ca/en/brand/bosch-reaxx

Maybe Canada is to small of a market for it to be feasible for Bosch.
All so unavailable at Amazon.ca and Elite Tools.
https://www.amazon.ca/Bosch-GTS1041A.../dp/B013UBT4ES
https://www.elitetools.ca/en/product...osch-gts1041a/#