On 2011-10-03, Mike Spencer wrote:

Winston writes:

The unconstrained tip of the blade is in the air above the workpiece
most of the time. That is the bit that waggles laterally, causing
binding inside the kerf.

I recall encountering this with a carpenter's saw cutting wood. The
solution there is to slow the stroke rate. Is there any way you can
do that with your sabre saw? I suppose if you put it on a rheostat,
it would either fry or not run at all. Or not?

If it is a brush type motor, (as mine is), it will probably work
fine with something like a electric light dimmer -- if the Wattage of
the dimmer is high enough.

Or -- a Variac/Powerstat/Variable auto transformer would do as
well.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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