摘要 |
<p>A method of reciprocating a spindle (24) of a reciprocating saw (20), including the steps of reciprocating the front end (28) of the spindle (24) along a first path during the cutting stroke and along the same first path during the return stroke, and adjusting the saw such that the front end (28) reciprocates along a second path during the cutting stroke and along the same second path during the return stroke, the second path being oblique to the first path. The present invention also provides a method of reciprocating a spindle (24) of a reciprocating saw (20), including the steps of moving the front end (28) along a first cutting path during the cutting stroke, the first cutting path characterized by movement at least partially in a first cutting direction (32), returning the front end (28) along a return stroke (e.g., along the first cutting path), and adjusting the saw such that the front end moves along a second cutting path during the cutting stroke, the second cutting path characterized by movement at least partially in a second cutting direction.</p> |