Gunner Asch wrote:
Bob Engelhardt wrote:
... Just the other day I got a broken recip saw from
a neighbor. ... I was curious
about the failure (side-to-side blade motion) & if I could fix it.

Didcha fix it yet?

Just did! And I don't think that I'll have the heart to tell my
neighbor what was wrong. The recip shaft rides in a "carrier tube
assembly" inside the front housing. That carrier tube is secured with a
screw on each side. One screw was loose, allowing the tube & shaft to
wobble side to side! Tightened it & I've got a Porter Cable Tiger saw
ready to go! (10A, variable speed, quick change blade holder.) If only
he had called me first.

Damn, that was satisfying,
Bob