upperscore Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 I acquired a secondhand reciprocating saw . I have tried it with the existing blade it had. cuts well. But when not in operational mode - I feel the blade is very loose and can be easily swayed up down , left and right with the push of the finger. Is this normal ? has it got to be very firm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Not sure what you mean but yes a blade does have flex in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingless Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Welcome to the forum. On by jig saw, the T Shank blade is retained firmly by the tool, once the blade retainer is tightened. There is no up/down or rotational slop, where the blade is retained by the tool. The side to side slop is controlled by a grooved roller against the back edge of the blade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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