tried it out the other day on Tassy Oak shelf boards. Great job, easier than with a corded saw, probably lighter, it has a virgin blade of course but I didn't reckon that it would be so good.
Bob
Hi Bob, you have just listed some of the reasons why battery operated is becoming so popular. Easier, safer, sometimes lighter, certainly more convenient than corded electric, or air operated. It has just needed a while for the batteries to become powerful enough at a reasonable price. I see your Bosch looks like a skin only, or did it include charger and battery? If you had the Bosch 18v battery/batteries and charger already, it would be a no-brainer.
I have a little 18v Ryobi 115mm circular saw/tile cutter/brick cutter, with a diamond blade, relatively inexpensive, has a water reservoir for cutting masonry as designed. It has done a fantastic job, the only thing is it would go through the batteries pretty quickly. But that may have been when I only had the 1.2ah batteries, and since then I've got a 2.5 and a 5.0 ah, big difference when you are doing a reasonably big job.
I'm currently buying a little Bosch 12v cordless 76mm (3") angle grinder, it's the lightest most nimble looking angle grinder I have seen. For smaller jobs, like the sim racing seat I have been working on, just for the convenience. Problem, a bit expensive, and I have bought a battery & charger starter kit on special, and will purchase the grinder in a month or two to spread the cost (hoping I might see it on special). Milwaukee do a similar one, the Bosch just feels better. Will be interesting, because I have found with my larger Ryobi 115mm angle grinder that they are the quickest battery consumer tool I have used.
Hope the Bosch serves you well.