Bosch 165mm Circular Saw | Review

This is a review on Bosch 18V Professional 165mm Cordless Circular Saw GKS 18V 57-2.
I was surprised with how nice the saw felt, when I first unboxed it, but upon a few tests in the real world, I realised that bosch were forgetting one major thing with this saw, which could have made it a great saw.

[@marlowkenyon307]

The stock blade on this one kind of stinks too. I’ve noticed a big improvement when I swapped over to a Makita blade

[@jostuart9299]

You just need a ProCore 8 battery. That will handle it fine 😁

[@ondskabenselv]

I wonder if it would fare better with a ProCore battery with 5.5 Ah or larger - demanding tools like circular saws, concrete drills (rotary hammers) and angle grinders usually performs better with those batteries. Oh, and just get the 8 Ah, as it's the same weight and size as the 5.5 Ah battery.

[@blackhazelwoods6581]

Rafter hook is available but it is an extra.

[@chrxx4327]

You can buy a rafter hook attachment and a rip fence kit for about 20 bucks from Bosch in the US

[@jeromeborle564]

True rafter hook is missing on the saw in the scope of supply. It is optional unfortunately.

[@rogergregory5981]

Higher current battery might help but it might be something to do with anti kickback protection system if it senses it's binding up