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Bosch 1677MD 7-1/4-Inch 15 Amp Wormdrive Construction Saw with Direct Connect | List Price: $362.00
Discount Price: $208.95
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Brand: Bosch
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - 7-1/4-inch wormdrive construction saw with direct connect cord (no built-in cord; use only extension cord)
- 50 degree bevel capacity and anti-snag lower guard; 4,400 rpm
- Lightweight magnesium motor housing and footplate
- Includes saw, blade
- 10.4 pounds; 1-year warranty
one of my favorite tools [Posted on 2007-03-25]
I've used this saw for over a year now. Its just the best worm driver out there in my opinion. Alot of guys swear by skil, and sure a skil will last a long time. But this saw will last just as long but with grips that are alot more comfortable and a rafter hook. Plus the base plate is much more rigid, not that flimsy stamped peice skil uses. I will be getting another one soon so my current one will be retired to just cutting concrete.
Done and done. [Posted on 2007-10-11]
I cannot vouch for the vendor but if you are in the market for a framing saw, this is it. I bought mine two years ago direcly from Amazon. It became the most used tool on the jobsite. There were two company owned worm drives for our small crew and the foremans personal circular but most of the cutting was done with mine. The other two worms were usually down with bad cords. My cord got sliced by a putz I worked with. With a spare $15 walmart hd cord it was cutting again in minutes. I checked my model number, this takes STANDARD CORDS. I was very careful and I once sliced the cord, its going to hapen, direct connect is the only way to go, if the saw gets stuck on you can just unplug it right there and then, no chasing for the tail and that has not happend yet. The rafter hook is worth more than its weight in gold. My foreman, whith some thirty years experience and hates wormdrives, likes this saw. The bosch blade, like all bosch, blades is top notch and cheaper to use because it last so much longer.
Powerful Saw [Posted on 2007-12-07]
This saw is powerful. It works well. One thing to keep in mind is that when you start it, the saw has so much power that it will kick back initially. Very accurate cuts once you get used to it.
Why didn't I buy this sooner? [Posted on 2008-03-28]
I've had my saw for about 4 weeks now and I love it. I consider myself a serious DIY'er and spend most weekends doing jobs for myself, friends, or family. My third Skil sidewinder was starting to die and the baseplate had been warped since about the second time I used it, so I decided to get serious about a circular saw. I spent a long time looking at saws and easily decided a worm drive was the way to go. The regular Skil HD77/SHD77 were too heavy and the aluminum plate on the other saws such as the Skil Mag 77 made me nervous. I read lots of reviews on the Bosch and decided to go with it. The magnesium base plate looks pretty stout as does the rest of the saw. It comes with a nice Bosch thin kerf blade that works great. It doesn't come with a bag or case, but that is fine by me. I usually toss the ones that come with the rest of my tools anyhow. This thing also has powr to burn. The layout seems to let you cut a much straighter line than a sidewinder configuration. I read some comments about the torque kick at startup. I have noticed this but I do not think it is worse than any other heavy-duty tool I own. I think the Direct Connect feature is great for several reasons: it is easy to replace a cord if I accidentally cut it, I can determine how nice of cord to put on (no more cheap cords that get all stiff in cold weather!), no plug a few feet back from the saw to snag on the edge of a piece of plywood, and the saw has a nice hook to long the cord so you can even lower this saw by its cord without straining the plug. The only thing to be aware of is that a large round replacement plug may not fit into the body of the saw. It has two tabs to hold a regular factory cord end that would not work with the big round plugs. All this being said, if you have even some desire to buy this saw, go right ahead. I don't think you can go wrong.
It's nice and shiny, but... [Posted on 2008-04-17]
Love the saw, but I just can't see spending an extra $30-$40 for a chromed guard that's going to do nothing but blind you when you use it in the sun.
In defense of the bosch engineers who have brought us so many great tools, I'm quite sure this one was the brainchild of their marketing department.
Having to squint through the glare of the sun while following a line isn't a huge problem, but it's still one I'm not willing to pay an $40 extra to have.
Thanks anyways.
Maybe they should have gone with some special edition blinking led's or maybe have it play the bosch theme song when you open the box. That would have been equally useless as the chrome, but at least it wouldn't have impacted the useability of a perfectly good saw.
I do highly recommend the non-special edition version, but this one, put the extra $40 towards a new blade.
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