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

Bruce Freeman freemab222 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 4 23:49:26 EDT 2011


How big a tank do you mean?

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 6:59 PM, peter fels <artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
> An inexpensive little compressor ( even one from a bigger freezer) and a big pressure rated storage tank,
> will cover a whole lot of applications.
>
> On Apr 4, 2011, at 3:12 PM, dann at wctatel.net wrote:
>
>>
>> Bruce,
>>
>> On one of my EAA / experimental aircraft builders groups, they talked
>> about an inexpensive little air- saw that "worked great".
>> Here is a link from harbor freight.
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/high-speed-metal-saw-91753.html
>>
>> Dann
>>
>>
>>> Bruce...it's easy to cut down jig or saber saw blades with an abrasive
>>> disc.
>>>
>>> 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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