First Look: New Bosch TC10 Wet Tile & Stone Saw
Editors Note: If you’re interested in learning more about the Bosch TC10, check out the full review, and see what a pair of professional tile installers had to say.
I just received the new Bosch TC10 tile and stone saw and folding stand yesterday, and I’m really excited to get this into the hands of my tile contractors. I saw this saw for the first time a few years ago at a Bosch media event, and was blown away with the smooth action of the sliding table. Plus, this saw can do it all- 24″ rip capacity, bevel cuts and plunge cuts. Here’s a first look at the TC10, and you can expect a detailed review to follow.
Bosch positioned 4 sealed ball bearing casters on the underside of the table, and these casters ride on stainless steel rails. I’m curious to see how consistent the table moves after cutting a bathroom worth of porcelain tile.
The top of the table is rubberized, and with the extension, the large work surface is perfect for supporting large dimension tile.
Bosch includes a quick-adjust guide for angled cuts with detented stops at 22.5° and 45° angles.
By the motor housing are two knobs. The larger one is a depth adjustment knob for making plunge cuts, and the smaller knob is depth stop knob for setting the maximum depth.
On the backside is the bevel adjustment lever for making 0°, 22.5° and 45° bevel cuts.
The guard unlocks with a knob providing easy access for blade changes.
Bosch integrated a GFCI into the power cord.
The table has a small, spring-loaded catch on the underside that will lock the table for transporting the saw, and the extension can be secured with a pin on top.
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October 5th, 2012 9:22 am
My favorite feature of that saw is the water/splash guards. More saws need those. I used saws with many of the other features you highlighted but I’ve never seen one with the overspray catchers.
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October 5th, 2012 at 9:31 am
I haven’t seen the splash guards in action yet so I curious how much spray they catch. Also, they make the footprint a good deal larger, and I’m not sure if a Pro will bother. Tile guys I’ve seen setup plastic, and the splash guards will have to work exceedingly well to eliminate that step.
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October 5th, 2012 1:51 pm
Beautiful looking piece of machinery. Not surprised to see Bosch on top of their game, as per usual.
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October 5th, 2012 2:09 pm
Looking forward to the detailed review. I have this tile saw here. http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/3/StationaryTools/TableSaws/PRDOVR~0556740P/Mastercraft+7-in.+Slide+Tile+Saw.jsp?locale=en
The bosch ones looking way better. I did however get a good price on the one above that price they advertise is regular they go on sale a lot.
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October 6th, 2012 8:10 am
I’m excited to see this in action in your detailed review. I know very little about tile saws and doubt I will ever buy one but it’s nice to see how the pros do it
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October 6th, 2012 9:20 am
Whoa, That is an impressive piece of machinery! Looks pretty high end,
I like the idea of the rubber mat for the tiles to set on. I have a cheapy wet tile saw. Does fine for the limited amount of tiling I do, but I can see the advantage of having a nice one if you tile frequently.
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October 8th, 2012 10:57 pm
sure looks nice. Looking forward to hearing how it performs. What’s the price tag?
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