To date, well above expectations

Since I live in a family house, fall again reinforced woodwork, especially in the garden, at. In many works it's too annoying, first to have to make at the site of Werkens for electricity. Apart from that was the least of my candidate boaters the time of purchase of a Bosch Festo ATF55E, and that is too unwieldy for some work. Although I have more than 10 years a DeWALT DW935, but the spindle is too great for accurate work game, and especially not the rip fence. So it turns out for precision tasks. I had flirted with other smaller saw, but I lacked the features that I loved to win my 90s Festo boaters since the ':

1 matching guide rails for precise working and
2. functioning dust extraction.

Both points seem at Bosch met, so I bought them prophylactically (with another tool traders).
Meanwhile, I have used this machine several times.

Positives:

1. Enormous pulling power, even in sections that should not be performed with this machine, according to Bosch, namely when the saw is not quite going through the material.
2. Very handy.
3. In my cuts very well functioning, smart constructed rip fence which mutates into a guide stop for turning.
4. Very good dust extraction, which also does not hinder your work. I use dust extraction also to protect the machine, not only to keep the air clean.
5. Surprisingly, long battery life.

Neutral:

1. I would have liked a cutting depth of just over 30mm, 26.5mm was in some things in the garden too tight.

Negatives:

1. The clamping of the rip fence by the two Allen screws of the machine is not worthy because Bosch mitliefert simple machine screws that do not have glossy finish. Thus, the stop is moved during clamping because the screws not only pressing but get caught. I have the ends cut himself to stop the jamming. Tightening the screws with a key, which is always on the machine is indeed, annoying, with the hand it is sufficient under normal conditions, but is due to the head shape, which is not intended for manual override, not optimal. Because of the dust extraction attachment but one of the two screws are not replaced by an equally long with button or wings. A longer screw may be the remedy, but turned in by mistake so far that it protrudes from the base plate. Because the screws are not secured by springs against unscrewing by vibration, if you do not use the rip fence, but you'd have them all over tighten so that they can not make themselves constantly.

Although I bought the full program to guide rail accessories to the saw at once, I'm so far out come alone with the rip fence. Therefore, I can not the reported problem with the non-parallel alignment of the drive to the base plate also judge. Based on my experience of the problems with the clamp, can have as a whole to stop the influence on the parallelism of the saw, I would not rule out that the reported problems have their origin in it. I always check very carefully after clamping, if the stop is aligned parallel to the base plate.

My dream would be the same battery-Saw (with decent clamping) also have a version with 38mm cutting depth.
Although I also have a Festool TSC 55 REB, but this saw is a descendant of the ATF 55 E pretty massive. Lately I prefer above all for reasons of safety, always use the lightest and easiest to use tool that does the job. For many working with the circular saw, Bosch GSK 10.8 V-LI is definitely before the right step in this direction.