Jigsaw

A jigsaw comprising:

• a housing;
• a handle extending substantially transverse from the housing in a direction of a handle axis;
• a battery selectively coupled to the handle;
• a foot plate coupled to the housing and configured to contact a workpiece during a cutting operation;
• a drive assembly powered by the battery, the drive assembly including
• a motor supported within the housing via a plurality of ribs,
• a transmission driven by the motor, and
• an output spindle driven by the transmission and coupled to a cutting blade;
• an activation switch that is slidable along a switch axis that is parallel to the handle axis between an activated state, in which the drive assembly is activated, and a deactivated state, in which the drive assembly is deactivated;
• and
• a linkage directly coupled to and moveable with the activation switch, the linkage is configured to interact with a limit switch,
• wherein the linkage slides through at least one of the ribs when the activation switch is moved between the activated state and the deactivated state.

A jigsaw comprising:

• a housing;
• a handle extending substantially transverse from the housing in a direction of a handle axis;
• a battery selectively coupled to the handle;
• a foot plate coupled to the housing and configured to contact a workpiece during a cutting operation;
• a drive assembly powered by the battery, the drive assembly including
• a motor supported within the housing via a plurality of ribs,
• a transmission driven by the motor, and
• an output spindle driven by the transmission and coupled to a cutting blade;
• an activation switch that is slidable along a switch axis that is parallel to the handle axis between an activated state, in which the drive assembly is activated, and a deactivated state, in which the drive assembly is deactivated;
• and
• a linkage directly coupled to and moveable with the activation switch, the linkage is configured to interact with a limit switch,
• wherein the linkage and the activation switch are disposed radially outward from the motor.

A jigsaw comprising:

• a housing;
• a handle extending substantially transverse from the housing in a direction of a handle axis;
• a battery selectively coupled to the handle;
• a foot plate coupled to the housing and configured to contact a workpiece during a cutting operation;
• a drive assembly powered by the battery, the drive assembly including
• a motor supported within the housing via a plurality of ribs,
• a transmission driven by the motor, and
• an output spindle driven by the transmission and coupled to a cutting blade;
• an activation switch that is slidable along a switch axis that is parallel to the handle axis between an activated state, in which the drive assembly is activated, and a deactivated state, in which the drive assembly is deactivated;
• and
• a linkage directly coupled to and moveable with the activation switch, the linkage configured to interact with a limit switch that is disposed rearward of the motor.