How to Use the Trigger Lock on a Reciprocating Saw

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Hi, my name is Ed Reyes with Master Builders in Tampa, Florida and I am representing Expert Village. We are going to show you about using a reciprocating saw properly. Now this certain reciprocating saw has a feature on it, two features. One would be a variable speed drill where the more you depress the trigger, the faster the blade will go so you can release it a little bit and you can slow the speed of the blade down. Also, it has a lock on it where you can push this button in and when you push that button in, it will lock that trigger in at high speed and you will not have to touch that trigger anymore. You can concentrate on actually grabbing the actual saw and you are concentrating on cutting and not having to worry about depressing the trigger at any time. When you want to release it, all you have to do is hit that trigger one time, it will release that button and it will turn itself back off. The key thing to the variable speed is when you first start cutting, you don't want to go in at a 100 miles an hour. So you would start slow, start your cut and as you start slow, start your cut and as you start cutting on in your wood, you would increase the speed of your trigger by pressing in more. Basically the button is good when you are cutting for a series at a time. If you know that you are going to cut that for a few minutes, it is best to press that button and let the blade do the work.

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