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Default Reciprocating saws (Sawzall) - shorter stroke, orbital action???

Leon wrote:
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The immediate con to a 3/4" stroke over the 1/25" stroke is that it will cut
most effeminately through 3/4" thick or less material. The 1/25" stroke
lets that happen up to 1.25" thick. If the stroke is shorter than the
thickness your are cutting, some teeth never get to come out of the wood and
clear.


That's not really an issue when one considers the number of tuba-x
material and thicker Sawzall's have zipped thru over the years...

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