Reciprocating Saw
| MachineInfoBox Bosch PFZ 700 PE | |
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| Synonyms: | recipro saw, Sawzall; DE: Säbelsäge, Tigersäge, Elektro-Fuchsschwanz, Pendel-Fuchsschwanz |
| Material: | depending on the blade: wood, metals, plastics |
| Access Requirements: | Reciprocating Saw Introduction |
| Manual: | manualslib |
| Tutors: | Lukas Pakue Johannes Luzian Utis Sebastian Baumphil |
| Similar (More or Less): | jigsaws |
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Reciprocating saws are commonly used in construction and demolition projects where you need fast and flexible cutting abilities, but not millimeter precision.
They are similar to jigsaws, but much larger and usually rest in the user's hands rather than on top of a workpiece.
Settings
The reciprocating saw can be operated with different orbital action settings: 0 - 3. Depending on your workpiece, you need to use different settings:
Step 0:
Thin or hard workpieces (e.g. metal plates, steel)
Step 1:
Non-ferrous metals, hard wood, plastics
Step 2:
Soft workpieces (like insulation)
Step 3:
Soft workpieces (e.g. soft woods)
Saw Blades
As most power saws, the reciprocating saw supports different sawblades. The Bosch PFZ 700PE is using SDS sawblades.
Wood
You can find the wood sawblades in the reciprocating saw´s box in the case saying "wood".
Wood and Metal
You can find the wood and metal sawblades in the reciprocating saw´s box in the case saying "metal".
Metal
You can find the metal sawblades in the reciprocating saw´s box in the case saying "metal".
