Table saws · stationary against portable
Does the saw need to leave the workshop?
One question answers this comparison in a second. If the saw stays put, the Scheppach gives you a bigger blade, a meter of table and a stand for €109 less. If it travels, none of that matters and the Bosch is the only one of the two in the running.
| Compared on | HS105 | GTS 635-216 |
|---|---|---|
| Blade diameter | 255 mm (10 in) | 216 mm (8.50 in) |
| Maximum cut height | 75 mm (2.95 in) | Not stated |
| Table with extension | 640 × 920 mm (25.2 × 36.2 in) | Not stated |
| Stand included | Yes | Not stated |
| Portable | No | Yes |
| Guarding | Blade guard | Self-closing guard, safety switch |
| Price in Germany | €230 | €339 |
| Listed on amazon.com | No | Yes |
A tick marks the better answer on that line only. Counting ticks does not decide the page — the two verdicts below do, because these machines answer different questions.
No amazon.com listing was found for this one. We hold references for other markets but none for the United States, so it may not be buyable here — which is the first thing to weigh against anything below.
Buy the Scheppach for a garage or a shed. Nearly a meter of table with the extension out is a different machine from a compact saw with a 500 mm (19.7 in) top, whatever the two cut on paper — and the stand is included.
Buy the Bosch if the saw goes in a van. It is light enough for one person, the self-closing guard is the kind that is still fitted in year three, and its 30 mm (1.18 in) arbor takes European blades without a reducer.
Because a workpiece needs support before the blade, at the blade and after it. When the table does not provide it, the operator does — by hand, near a spinning blade. Table area is a safety specification as much as an accuracy one.
It is worth more than it sounds. Guards get removed for a specific cut, and awkward ones stay off. A guard that drops back into place on its own is still fitted a year later, which makes the saw meaningfully safer than one with better paper specifications and a guard in a drawer.
255 mm (10 in) · 2,000 W · with stand
A full-size blade, a stand and a 640 × 920 mm (25.2 × 36.2 in) table for the price of a compact site saw — the most machine per euro on this page, with the compromises that implies.
Best for: A garage or a shed where the saw stays put and space, not portability, is the constraint
216 mm (8.50 in) · 1,600 W · 30 mm (1.18 in) bore
Bosch’s compact site saw: lighter than the class, sensibly guarded, and built around a blade small enough to limit what it can rip.
Best for: Trim, second-fix and repeated small rips, where the saw has to move between rooms or sites
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
