My wife's Indian tribe has a casino in Oklahoma. In May 2005, we were on vacation visiting my father-in-law, and stopped in to see my wife's tribe's casino. I'm not really a gambler, but I put $20 in a slot machine, hit the button three times, and won $250. I cashed out, and gave my wife $100. I knew what I was going to spend the rest of my money on, a Skil HD77 Wormdrive saw. My father had the old metal handled version of the HD77 when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, and it was what I learned to saw with. In my adult life I've had cheap circular saws, but I always longed for the Skilsaw of my youth. Once you have used a Skil HD77, you just can't go back to any lesser saw. I was also fortunate that when I got home, and purchased the saw from Amazon, it happened to be on sale, and I got $25 more dollars off for spending $199+, so I got my new saw for the cost of about $110. Some people think the saw is too heavy. Personally I don't mind the weight, I think it steadies the saw. I love quality and value, and this saw has them both. If you read most of the reviews, mostly five stars, they speak for themselves. I've built saw horses, bookcases, cabinets for my shop, raised beds for our tomato garden, a closet organizer, a coffee table, a computer desk, a sewing table for my wife, the list goes on. I guess what I would like to pass along is that I am sorry that I waited so long to get this saw. Now that I have one again, all DYI chores seem easier. I look forward to using my saw. It makes any sawing task, a pure pleasure. I should have just bit the bullet and got one a long time ago. If you are a person, contemplating the purchase of a circular saw, especially a younger person, my advice is spend your money wisely, and get the best, the first time, and you won't regret it. Throw our the cheap blade it comes with, and buy a decent carbide saw blade. Change the oil ocasionally, and the Skil HD77 will last you a lifetime. There are not too many purchases that you can make for around $150, that you can say that about. If your are lucky, you might catch it on sale, or be able to pick up a used one for even less money. If so, grab it and run like the wind.