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

[ries]

Yep, I have one. 
Its called a CutAwl, and they use em in the theater trades and sign shops.
They are hard to find, expensive, and built to last forever.
They cant really be waved around in the air, though.
They are meant to cut on a flat surface, kind of like a router.
The way I cut thin sheet with them is to lay down a layer or two of scrap cardboard boxes, flattened out, on my table.
Then, you can adjust the depth of cut of a CutAwl, so that it cuts thru the material, into the cardboard, but doesnt hit the table top.
I cut 1/16" plexiglas, cardboard, wood, thin metal, and lots more with mine.
I love it.

http://www.cutawlmachine.com/

they come up on ebay and craigslist from time to time.

ries


On Apr 4, 2011, at 5:18 AM, Bruce Freeman 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
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