Bosch 1677MD worm dive saw. Have one ?

[MarkWilliams60]

A guy came by trying to sell me one. I whacked a few 2x 6 with it. 15 amp. It's about 80% clean. Better than most worm gears several years old I suppose.
He "wants" $125. I took his number and said I'd call after some research.Here I am.
What's the verdict ? eebay is $75 and up to double that.

 

[Wamsutta]

Here's an Amazon review -

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2.0 out of 5 starsBEWARE - Out of Square

ByJ. Knutsonon July 11, 2005
I am a professional carpenter and I use this tool every day. It is considerably lighter than the standard Skil wormdrive and the deck is substantially more durable than the Skil MAG 777. A great saw with one major exception. I have seen several that come out of the box with the outside edge of the deck out of parallel to the blade. This problem makes it impossible to use a BCI cut guide or to simply hold the edge of the saw to a speed square for quick, precision cuts. If you buy one, take your framing square to the store with you and make sure that the blade and the edge of the deck are on the same plane. My depth adjustment also binds but I have experienced the same problem with almost every Skil wormdrive I have used. Its annoying but doesn't affect the functionality of the saw.

 

[MarkWilliams60]

Maybe a bump since everyone is home now

 

[NedNorton]

I have had one personally for over a decade. They are based on the Skill Mag77 (Bosch bought Skill), just with a magnesium shoe and better guard (makes taking a thin cut possible without holding the guard back). Mine has the plug that uses an extension cord and has no cord of it's own. Great feature for a working carpenter as you are always pugged into a 100' cord.

It has been used and abused, as I was a contractor and carpenter, and is a solid tool that I put it in the same must have category as; Occidental Tool bags, Stabila levels and Hitachi framing nailers. Buy it, change the oil and run it. Or, just buy it and run it. I think I ran mine with the same oil daily for 5 years or so. I've never heard of the out of square issue mentioned above. I can't say that I've seen them all but, for the 25-30 that I have purchased for my old crews, it was never an issue.

If all that praise wasn't enough... After 3 months probation for a new carpenter I would buy that saw, tool bags, nailer and levels for the guy. If it is clean I'd offer $100. It's a good tool.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Chris

 

[MarkWilliams60]

SOLD. I'll give the dude a call. Thanks

 

[bcradio]

I like mine OK, but it has been relegated to be my concrete saw as I got a Mag 77 LT which is much much better than the Bosch ever was. The LT is same as the new Bosch (Bosch CSW41) I believe.

 

[MarkWilliams60]

The guy showed up 10 minutes after I called. He had 2 new in the packet Dewalt framing blades, 100 foot cord and a 25 footer. Got it for $75.
I'm good. I'm no pro but have used Skil worms on jobsites years ago.Mean machinery.
This will be a killer "homeowner" saw. It's going to the service center for a strip down, cleanup, oil change and look at everything. Guy said $25 and any parts. Should be a gem when I get it back. I send this guy everything that I buy used. He's a perfectionist and knows his stuff. Things come back surgically cleaned up. He even has an ultrasound for screws and stuff.
He also restores antique refrigerators, stoves, drill presses and other appliances and updates the compressors, motors and stuff. Cool guy.

 

[rick carpenter]

For $100 refurbed, I'd say you'll have a good one. If your service center guy is that thorough, you'd still come out ahead if you dropped the saw off with a box of KFC and a six-pack.

 

[bcradio]

I'd say you got a great deal on an excellent saw. plus some other goodies.

 

[Wamsutta]

Is the outside edge of the deck parallel to the blade? Check to see if it's square both ways. That's what the guy was complaining about in the Amazon review.

 

[MarkWilliams60]

Is the outside edge of the deck parallel to the blade? Check to see if it's square both ways. That's what the guy was complaining about in the Amazon review.

Thnks. Good idea to look.
I'll call him and get him to check that while he has it. That's nothing a quick pass with a mill wont cure.