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    Reciprocating Saw Impact Force

    Hi guys, Thanks for the input. The issue with the saw is that after it experiences several hard impacts gear teeth start breaking off. I was thinking like TED and thought that with the motor specs and gear ratio we could calculate the velocity of the recip rod. I also thought that upon the...
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    Reciprocating Saw Impact Force

    Hi, I am try to figure out how to find the impact force that a Recip saw (Sawzall) can exhibit. To better understand: If you took the blade out of the saw and just used the reciprocating rod (.5" Dia) was held 1 inch off a block and then the trigger pulled so the shaft smashes into the...

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