Patent ID: 9737943
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B23D,B28D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method comprising: (i) providing a reciprocating saw blade for use in a reciprocating saw, the reciprocating saw blade comprising: (ii) mounting the first tang of the reciprocating saw blade in a chuck of a reciprocating saw and forming with the second tang a first free end of the reciprocating saw blade configured to move through a workpiece, wherein the reciprocating saw blade is mounted to the reciprocating saw only at the first tang; (iii) driving the first free end of the reciprocating saw blade in a reciprocating motion with the reciprocating saw; (iv) removing the first tang of the reciprocating saw blade from the chuck of the reciprocating saw; (v) manually engaging a first portion of the blade comprising the first tang and detaching the first portion of the blade from the blade body to expose a tip region; (vi) mounting the second tang of the reciprocating saw blade in the chuck of the reciprocating saw and forming with the tip region a second free end of the reciprocating saw blade configured to move through the workpiece, wherein the reciprocating saw blade is mounted to the reciprocating saw only at the second tang; and (vii) driving the second free end of the reciprocating saw blade in the reciprocating motion with the reciprocating saw.