[TheForge] A little OT -- a mini-scale saber saw?

[Bruce Freeman]

Yes, well that's the other problem.  I may be sawing into the side of a box.

That mean's I'd want to mark the outside of the box, but if I clamp
the box to the top of the V-board, I can't see the mark.  And if I
clamp it to the bottom, the handle has to be inside the mark.  This
means I'd have to mark the inside of the box, which might not be
feasible, and even so, the distal end of the saw would have to be
inside the box.

Since the end of the jeweler's saw is not infinitesimal, that would
give me a maximum stroke of maybe 1/2" to 1" LESS than the dimension
of the inside box in that direction.  For a box 1" wide, this would
get ridiculous.  For a 2" box it would barely be feasible.

All in all, I prefer the saber saw idea.

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:49 AM, David E. Smucker
<davesmucker at hotmail.com> wrote:
> The saint is right -- these work very well.  Make yourself a "V board" to
> fasten to the edge of your work surface / work bench and the then it becomes
> easy to cut  thin material with the saw handle held below the surface of the
> work.  The V board is just a piece of 3/4 thick material with a large V cut
> it the front of the board.  Your sawing is done inside of the V, and the
> rest of the board supports the work piece.   Helps if you are sitting down.
> This has been a standard part (and tool) of a model makers bench for years.
>
> Dave
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Saint Phlip" <phlip at 99main.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 8:39 AM
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] A little OT -- a mini-scale saber saw?
>
>> http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=jeweler's+saw&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=2503342424627790937&sa=X&ei=bruZTYj4AoT3gAfz28C7CA&ved=0CDEQ8wIwAA#
>>
>> When you're dealing with stuff on that scale, Bruce, the hand-held
>> saws work just fine. To develop your skills, take a coin and cut out
>> one of the pictures on it.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Bruce Freeman <freemab222 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> I have a saber saw with 6"- 8" blades.
>>>
>>> I have a "jig saw" with 3" - 4" blades.
>>>
>>> What I need now is a hand-held reciprocal saw that takes blades maybe
>>> 1" long. This tool should ideally be comparable in size to a Dremel
>>> tool, and have replacement blades available of different types. I
>>> need it for cutting small holes in plastic, wood, and thin metals.
>>>
>>> Anyone know of such a tool?
>>>
>>> I've been tempted by those oscillating tools, but they don't quite
>>> fill this bill. I've been using a Dremel tool with rotary saw blades,
>>> but that isn't suitable for all of the tasks I'm doing.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bruce
>>> NJ
>>
>> --
>> Saint Phlip
>>
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>> Heat it up
>> Hit it hard
>> Repent as necessary.
>>
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>>
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>>
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Bruce
NJ