"aemeijers" wrote in message
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Mike Marlow wrote:
Jim Elbrecht wrote:

The downside of a reciprocating saw is their tendency to pull light
material back and forth if it isn't secured.


Downside??? You have to be willing to hold and use the tool properly.
Anything less does not result in a "downside".

That is why they have that flexible foot on them, to press up against the
work being cut. Sounds like somebody was trying to reach too far. Like any
power cutting tool, you gotta plan your cut before you pull the trigger.
No saw works well to cut the end off a spring hanging in mid-air. That is
why those tree-pruning saws on the long poles are of such limited
usefulness, other than right up by the trunk or a thick main branch.

Thick branches and right up against the trunk is the Intended use.