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That said, I’d like to see a few improvements:The saw’s table tilt, like most circular saws, is not at all accurately gaged and has no real detents. The saw came standard with the rafter hook(nice), and has turned out to be what I would expect from Bosch, a GREAT saw. I made myself a 4 foot cutting guide specificly for this saw, so I can always make straight cuts on sheet goods. I own several wormdrived saws (Skil, Rigid, and Bosch) but I always seem to use my Bosch 1677M the most. I need lots of horse power to make deep cuts all day in heavy timber and this saw does not disappoint. His circular saw quit on him, so I let him borrow my Bosch 1677M to make some of his cuts. Most carpenters might not care, but I’m cutting to angles frequently, and I need to set them with a bevel guage, because I can’t rely on this saw’s angle indicator. Pulling 12 amps, you need to be sure to feed this saw enough power. All that said, this saw has tons of power, is very sturdy, and takes lots of abuse. The saw exudes quality. This saw is incredibly torquey. As a professional timber framer I purchased the Bosch 7 1/4″ worm drive as a workhorse. I picked up my Bosch 1677M a few years back with some birthday money, so now a few years later I’ve had a chance to use it a lot. I use a Freud 24T framing blade for 2x lumber and a Freud 40T blade for my sheet goods.