Brad,
Do you think we could get that engineer's autograph?
You raise a good point--amp rating isn't such a big deal, short of the real cheap saws. I do like a wormdrive more than sidewinders for ripping and anything requiring a little more power.
For me, what started this discussion, is what saw out there has a base that can still cut square after being abused by job site barbarians. I thought the 77s were tough, but when the three saws on the job all have slight wobbles toward the tail, I got a little miffed.
Do you know about the Bosch base, is it skookum?
What I also have realized is that I need a finish saw, one that no one else uses, and not even me for anything but those finesse cuts that need to be right the first time. Sounds silly, but swearing at all three saws on the job is silly too.
Derek--I'll let you know when and where to find the competition.
Zach
