Great video and animations. I never would have guessed a reciprocating saw would use a wobble plate to convert rotation to linear. That’s definitely not how I would have done it simply because I can’t find a way to easily counterbalance all the forces being applied in that given space. I'd assume that it’s mostly the wobble plate mechanism that leads to these saws having a lot of jitteriness and instability. I get it in terms of space requirements and ease of production, but given these saws are meant to cut things, id probably try to reduce unwanted forces on the operator by going with a different mechanism. Anyway, keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for the kind comment! I was also quite surprised when I dissembled my reciprocating saw! From prior research, I was under the impression that all reciprocating saws use a "connecting rod/slider" assembly but clearly not all of them do! I'm glad I was able to convey that principle to my viewers. Thanks for watching and thanks for supporting my channel!
Currently studying mechanical engineering at MSOE. This video helped a lot with a school project. Thank you for taking the time to make it. I hope I design something this clever one day. Thanks again!!
This is amazing. Please keep this up. I wasn’t sure about your channel that you had advertised through tik tok, but I’m glad I checked. You gained a subscriber
Started out watching sex machines and now here I am learning the mechanics of how a reciprocating saw operates. Definitely one of those diving down the rabbit holes of RU-vid evenings lol
I'm still confused about that too. I guess a bearing could be put in place with another piece to stabilize the up part. I'm not sure if it's possible despite the video. A lot of details are left out. This is more of a broad summary after a lot of detailed lessons that we didnt get.
Good for you for asking a question you had though! I sometimes feel too embarassed to ask, like i'm stupid if i don't know. But i'm not perfect and i can learn.
