Method and device for guiding a saw blade

A method for guiding a saw blade driven by a hand-held oscillatory drive manually fed relative to a guiding device, said device including:

• holding the guiding device relative to the workpiece with a handle protruding outwardly from a base body, the handle holding the guiding device independently of the oscillatory drive;
• guiding the oscillatingly driven saw blade within a guide slot of the base body, wherein the guide slot extends through the base body, the guide slot for guiding the saw blade, wherein the base body includes a first guide surface, and a seat for receiving a stop;
• slidingly contacting a workpiece at a first surface thereof with the first guide surface of the base body;
• and
• slidingly contacting the workpiece at a second surface thereof with the second guide surface of the guiding device, the second guide surface arranged at an angle to said first guide surface to form a predefined spacing between said guide slot and the first surface of the workpiece, wherein the stop includes the second guide surface and is slidingly received on said seat,
• wherein the hand-held oscillatory drive and the base body are not fastened to each other.

A method for guiding a saw blade oscillatingly driven by a hand-held oscillatory drive manually fed relative to a guiding device, said device including:

• a base body having a guide slot that extends through the base body, the base body for guiding the oscillatingly driven saw blade;
• the base body having a first guide surface, the first guide surface in guiding contact with a workpiece at a first surface thereof;
• a seat provided on said base body;
• an angled stop, the angled stop including:
• a guide element having a second guide surface, the guide element slidingly received on said seat, and
• said second guide surface slidingly contacting the workpiece at a second surface thereof, said second guide surface arranged at an angle relative to said first guide surface to form a predefined spacing between said guide slot and the first surface of the workpiece, the predefined spacing being adjustable;
• a handle protruding outwardly from said base body, the handle holding the device independently of said hand-held oscillatory drive;
• and
• fasteners for clamping said guide element against said seat and for securing said guide element thereon, said fasteners having screws that pass through said base body and engage threaded pieces provided on said base body for urging said guide element against said seat, said method comprising:
• holding said base body with one hand on said handle for contacting a workpiece at a first surface thereof with the first guide surface of the base body, the first guide surface providing guiding contact with the workpiece;
• holding said hand-held oscillatory drive with another hand for guiding the oscillatingly driven saw blade within the guide slot of the base body;
• and
• slidingly contacting the workpiece with the second guide surface at a second surface thereof while keeping the oscillatingly drive saw blade within the guide slot,
• wherein during cutting, the hand-held oscillatory drive is movable relative to the base body with the oscillatingly driven saw blade in the guide slot, the guide slot extending through the base body, the oscillatingly driven saw blade in contact with the guide slot.

A method for guiding a saw blade driven by a hand-held oscillatory drive manually fed relative to a guiding device, said device including:

• holding the guiding device relative to the workpiece with a handle protruding outwardly from a base body, the handle holding the guiding device independently of the oscillatory drive;
• guiding the oscillatingly driven saw blade within a guide slot of the base body, wherein the guide slot extends through the base body, the guide slot for guiding the saw blade, wherein the base body includes a first guide surface, and a seat for receiving a stop;
• slidingly contacting a workpiece at a first surface thereof with the first guide surface of the base body;
• and
• slidingly contacting the workpiece at a second surface thereof with the second guide surface of the guiding device, the second guide surface arranged at an angle to said first guide surface to form a predefined spacing between said guide slot and the first surface of the workpiece, wherein the stop includes the second guide surface and is slidingly received on said seat,
• wherein during cutting, the hand-held oscillatory drive is movable relative to the base body with the oscillatingly driven saw blade in the guide slot, the guide slot extending through the base body, the oscillatingly driven saw blade in contact with the guide slot.