Bosch GCM12SD Dual Bevel Axial Glide Compound Miter Saw - A New Era In Sliding Miter Saws
When you first see the Bosch GCM12SD Dual Bevel Axial Glide Compound Miter Saw, you know immediately that there is something different about it.
If you are at all familiar with sliding compound miter saws you will know what I mean.
No Rails For Greater Precision and Space Savings There are no rails.
What are rails? They were the industry's earlier attempts at creating a miter saw with increased cutting capacities.
Basically what they did is to take the miter saw motor and blade component and mount it on a set of rails that allowed the saw to travel back and forth while still pivoting up and down.
They worked well but left a lot to be desired in the accuracy department.
Just the design of them was not sturdy enough to keep the saw steady throughout the length of the cut.
Sure they might be all right in the beginning of the saws lifespan but over time they would allow for vibrations to increase over time.
Bosch engineers developed what they call the Axial Glide system, a set of articulating arms that carry out the same purpose as the rails but are beefier and smoother in operation.
With rails sawdust and debris (especially sticky pine pitch) dust would contaminate the rails making them hard to slide on and itself introducing inaccuracies in the cut.
The articulating arms on this new saw, with their 12 sealed ball bearings virtually eliminate this problem.
There is no way for job site dust and debris to get in and disrupt the smoothness and accuracy.
Not only does the Axial Glide system provide for unparalleled smoothness and durability but also saves a tremendous amount of space.
You see, with the old-fashioned rail system, the footprint of the saw took up more space because you had to allow room at the back of the saw for the rails to work.
With the Axial glide system, the hinged arms fold up smoothly and are flush with the back of the saw, allow the saw to save up to 12" of real estate compared to the standard rails system of other sliding miter saws.
Meaning you can set this saw directly up against the wall in your shop or the job site.
And let me tell you, when you have a number of trades on the job site at the same time space is a premium.
Increased Cutting Capacities and Up Front Controls The GCM12SD's patented axial-glide system design increases the saws cutting capacities to 14" horizontally, 6.
5" vertically against the fence(for cutting wide base molding), and 6.
5" crown molding in the "nested position" (45 degree spring).
The miter range of the GCM12SD is 52 degrees to the left and 60 degrees to the right with 10 adjustable miter detents.
This compound miter saw features a push-button detent over-ride that allows for settings very close to the detent stops without the miter slipping into the detent.
Bevel angles of 0 - 47 degrees both left and right with bevel detents at 33.
9 degrees are all conveniently controlled from the front of the saw without having to crawl or climb around the back of the saw to adjust.
The GCM12SD also features a ergonomically designed soft grip trigger handle that can be positioned vertically or horizontally and angled to the right or left making it easier to use no matter what hand you prefer to use.
Power to Spare and Other Features There is more than enough power in the 15 amp, 3 hp, 3800 RPM motor to cut through literally anything that is put in front of the GCM12SD's 12" (60T) blade that comes standard.
Bosch's Squarelock fence is precision machined ensures the fence is always aligned at 90 degrees to the table for extremely accurate cuts and is quite famous for requiring no adjustment and its one touch lock/unlock slide feature.
The table on the Bosch GCM12SD has integrated slide out base extensions on both the left and right that offer up to 40" left to right material support.
If you are at all familiar with sliding compound miter saws you will know what I mean.
No Rails For Greater Precision and Space Savings There are no rails.
What are rails? They were the industry's earlier attempts at creating a miter saw with increased cutting capacities.
Basically what they did is to take the miter saw motor and blade component and mount it on a set of rails that allowed the saw to travel back and forth while still pivoting up and down.
They worked well but left a lot to be desired in the accuracy department.
Just the design of them was not sturdy enough to keep the saw steady throughout the length of the cut.
Sure they might be all right in the beginning of the saws lifespan but over time they would allow for vibrations to increase over time.
Bosch engineers developed what they call the Axial Glide system, a set of articulating arms that carry out the same purpose as the rails but are beefier and smoother in operation.
With rails sawdust and debris (especially sticky pine pitch) dust would contaminate the rails making them hard to slide on and itself introducing inaccuracies in the cut.
The articulating arms on this new saw, with their 12 sealed ball bearings virtually eliminate this problem.
There is no way for job site dust and debris to get in and disrupt the smoothness and accuracy.
Not only does the Axial Glide system provide for unparalleled smoothness and durability but also saves a tremendous amount of space.
You see, with the old-fashioned rail system, the footprint of the saw took up more space because you had to allow room at the back of the saw for the rails to work.
With the Axial glide system, the hinged arms fold up smoothly and are flush with the back of the saw, allow the saw to save up to 12" of real estate compared to the standard rails system of other sliding miter saws.
Meaning you can set this saw directly up against the wall in your shop or the job site.
And let me tell you, when you have a number of trades on the job site at the same time space is a premium.
Increased Cutting Capacities and Up Front Controls The GCM12SD's patented axial-glide system design increases the saws cutting capacities to 14" horizontally, 6.
5" vertically against the fence(for cutting wide base molding), and 6.
5" crown molding in the "nested position" (45 degree spring).
The miter range of the GCM12SD is 52 degrees to the left and 60 degrees to the right with 10 adjustable miter detents.
This compound miter saw features a push-button detent over-ride that allows for settings very close to the detent stops without the miter slipping into the detent.
Bevel angles of 0 - 47 degrees both left and right with bevel detents at 33.
9 degrees are all conveniently controlled from the front of the saw without having to crawl or climb around the back of the saw to adjust.
The GCM12SD also features a ergonomically designed soft grip trigger handle that can be positioned vertically or horizontally and angled to the right or left making it easier to use no matter what hand you prefer to use.
Power to Spare and Other Features There is more than enough power in the 15 amp, 3 hp, 3800 RPM motor to cut through literally anything that is put in front of the GCM12SD's 12" (60T) blade that comes standard.
Bosch's Squarelock fence is precision machined ensures the fence is always aligned at 90 degrees to the table for extremely accurate cuts and is quite famous for requiring no adjustment and its one touch lock/unlock slide feature.
The table on the Bosch GCM12SD has integrated slide out base extensions on both the left and right that offer up to 40" left to right material support.
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