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

Mon Apr 4 12:13:54 EDT 2011

If you are questioning sixty bucks, dont ask what the new price is on a CutAwl...

On Apr 4, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:

Good lead, thanks.

Micro-Mark's   MicroLux Jigsaw / Scroll Saw would be perfect.  Now
I've got to decide whether I'm ready to drop $60 on it!  (Probably
cheaper than doing it myself).

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:24 AM,  <blakkpawss at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Look at a Micro-Mark catalog and see what you find.  They have all kinds of Dremel and non-Dremel brand small hand held power tools .
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Freeman <freemab222 at gmail.com>
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> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:21:13
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] A little OT -- a mini-scale saber saw?
> 
> Oh, a jeweler's saw would work fine, but that's not what I'm looking for.
> 
> Here's the contrast:  With the circular saw on the Dremel tool, I mark
> the cutting line, pick up the Dremel, turn it on, and 20-30 seconds
> later, the cut is made -- except for the corners where the circular
> saw can't fully reach.  (If I could use rounded corners, I could use a
> rotary-file-type "saw" bit in the Dremel, but for these projects the
> corners must be square.)
> 
> With a jeweler's saw, I'd first drill an access hole, then remove one
> end of the blade from the saw, put it through the hole, refit the
> loose end, adjust it square, tighten it down, do the sawing, the
> loosen the blade to remove the saw from the hole.  Elapsed dime, maybe
> 2-3 minutes.  Sure it's doable, but it's not convenient.  For
> onesy-twosy, the time difference is not important, but when you have
> to do a lot, or have to go back and make adjustments, the jeweler's
> saw is an impediment.
> 
> A saber-type saw might (or might not) require a starter hole too, but
> after that it would buzz right through the job.  And it would do
> square corners.
> 
> It's funny though to see folks reactions to what a jeweler's saw can
> do.  30 years ago I was working for a firm that had use of
> scientific-type tube "compression" fittings.  I made an assertion
> about what was going on inside these fittings and wasn't believed.  So
> I told them I'd prove it -- and they didn't believe I could.  I took
> an assembled fitting, and cut it almost in half (slightly off the
> center line so the remaining pieces would not pop apart).  Lo and
> behold, what I'd asserted was true, and they went away shaking their
> heads both at the conclusion and at the methodology.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:
>> 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
>> 
>> So, you think your data is safe?
>> http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/23/schneier.google.hacking/index.html?hpt=T2
>> 
>> Heat it up
>> Hit it hard
>> Repent as necessary.
>> 
>> Priorities:
>> 
>> It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith.
>> 
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>> notices I have read with pleasure. -Clarence Darrow
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