Bosch 4100 10-Inch Worksite Table Saw

I have had exactly the same experience with 2 Bosch 4100's: the cheaply made Plastic housed motor, soon after the warranty period expires starts making excessive noise/and or sparks n smokes then dies. dust getting in seems to be a major problemI'm a carpenter/contractor and two years ago my first 4100 died in the middle of a large deadline job. rather than mess about ordering expensive parts I purchased a Second 4100 to finish the job, now again this second saw is useless with another fried motor, this time it got so hot the plastic brush holders melted and drifted out of alignment. (Also on this newer saw the table extension is now cheaply made from folded sheet metal, and blade Angle adjustment handle/lever is now cheap plastic.)Just spent $100 on replacement parts (Brushes, Speed controller, motor housing kit) and reassembled the motor on saw #2 using the best parts from it and my old saw #1.Fired it up and... SPARKS SMOKE NOISENow it would seem I need either a new Feild ($110) and or Armature ($55).... So 4 years two saws @$600, + $100 in parts = over $1300 and I'll need to spend another $165+ on parts and a few hours more Labor then maybe I MIGHT just have one working saw...Once a fan of Bosch, it's been a shame to see the once quality Bosch brand get swallowed up by Skill corporation, have the Exec's do the" dumb it down use cheaper from China production parts" to the point where Bosch can no longer be trusted for even decent quality tools.I've owned Bosch Mitre, Table, Circular and Jig saws, Routers (which now have the same dust and plastic motor housing issues too) , cordless tools (Terrible battery life)My conclusion: Buy a MAKITA,(same price as Bosch) or a SAW STOP for double and still be better off in 4 years time.

This is my first table saw. Or rather it's my third as I had to return the first two. I wanted something to redo my interior trim and then to have around for future projects. My first two attempts were a $130 Harbor Freight cheapo (fence not accurate and just generally a poor design) and a SKIL 3400 which is supposedly a $200 saw but the design/quality of the blade guard/antikickbacks was poor and impossible to adjust to blade. I understand now why most are forced to run the saw with these features removed.After this experience I went to the local big box store which had the Bosch and Hitachi so I could view in person. The fence on the $225 Hitachi would go out of square when tightened. I was blown away by the quality of the Bosch and I wanted a saw with safety features that I wasn't going to be forced to remove.I got this saw from Amazon in 2 days via Prime. I've no idea how much it cost them as it's HEAVY. I opted for the saw without the gravity stand as I'm short on space. The other saws I tried I could carry around myself easily. The Bosch requires 2 people. I can barely pick it up, it's that beefy. Heavy is good in terms of accuracy when the saw is running. If you need to move it around solo you will need the gravity stand. I may end up buying it.The quality of the unit and fit and finish is simply top-notch. If you appreciate things that are well made and well designed, this is the saw for you. It comes with a quick install guide. Reading this I had the riving knife, guard assembly and anti-kickbacks installed first time in under 5 minutes, no adjustment required, everything is just correct. How amazing is that? Now I know how it works, it's 30 second job to remove/reinstall them. Also the blade guard is a totally different design that just works.The fence is fabulous also. Smooth sliding and doesn't loose accuracy when you lock it down.[...]It's a $400 saw, you can get cheaper ones for sure but this product redefines the saying "you get what you pay for".

Bosch table saws were my go to job site saw, unfortunately something went wrong on the production side and they were not available for a while. Then the new model came out, seemed even better than the old ones. But after a while things start to break, the blade height wheel stripped on the shaft.. no replacements available. Vise grips the only option, motor losing power.. now the housing for the brushes has melted. Saw is 8 months old and was parked in a trailer for 5 months.. the last Bosch I had lasted 12 years of constant job site abuse, 3 brush set replacements, bearing replacement and a switch issue when new but it just wouldn’t die. Gave it to a friend who made it a fixed shop saw after I dropped it and broke the table base. I am getting a Mikita.

Almost everything adjusts and is usable as needed. However, the groove in the table top that guides the push throught for cross cuts is sloppy. I have to keep inserting a shim to reduce the slop to get repetitive 90 deg. cross cuts. Not acceptable with a machine of this caliber.

I just purchased the Bosch 4100 saw and noticed some slight changes over the model 4000. I hope they have improved the reliability of the motor. My older model 4000 Bosch quit working when the motor died. I had it for about 6 years, and it saw limited use. The cost to replace the motor was almost as much as the entire saw cost new, so I bought the 4100. One change that the newer model saw had was the table surface. The older model had a polished aluminum finish while the newer model has a rougher sand blast finish. I personally like the polished finish much better. All in all, it is a good saw with a motor that needs some refinement.