Tim A.
Well-known member
Working on a project today I began wondering how many of my fellow modelers here used a jewelers saw. It has been the number one goto tool for me on many ocassions. I got mine back in my silersmithing days and have used it for everything except a hammer.
The blades come in coarse, medium, fine, superfine and ultrafine - (you can't hardly see the teeth without a magnifying glass)
The saw gives precise control for a variety of cuts, ever tried to cut a perfect circle with an Exacto blade? It is designed for piercing metal but is ideal for styrene as well.
an ultrafine blade will slip through a no.90 drill bit for super small piercing!
Great on wood too, I've even cut 1/4 inch ply with mine. Does not work with balsa though!
The sawframe comes in 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 inches. Mine, pictured below is the 8 inch frame.
The blades are usualy sold in packs of a dozen. (you'll snap blades alot) The one pictured is a coarse blade. For styrene I use the fine or ultrafine.
The saw as you can see is simple but does take practice to get the hang of.
Anyway for those that have them, happy sawing! for those that don't they are well worth taking a look at.
I'm including a pic of a steam engine I built as an example of using the saw to pierce the design in the headlamp mounting bracket. It was also used in just about every other part you can see.
Tim
The blades come in coarse, medium, fine, superfine and ultrafine - (you can't hardly see the teeth without a magnifying glass)
The saw gives precise control for a variety of cuts, ever tried to cut a perfect circle with an Exacto blade? It is designed for piercing metal but is ideal for styrene as well.
an ultrafine blade will slip through a no.90 drill bit for super small piercing!
Great on wood too, I've even cut 1/4 inch ply with mine. Does not work with balsa though!
The sawframe comes in 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 inches. Mine, pictured below is the 8 inch frame.
The blades are usualy sold in packs of a dozen. (you'll snap blades alot) The one pictured is a coarse blade. For styrene I use the fine or ultrafine.
The saw as you can see is simple but does take practice to get the hang of.
Anyway for those that have them, happy sawing! for those that don't they are well worth taking a look at.
I'm including a pic of a steam engine I built as an example of using the saw to pierce the design in the headlamp mounting bracket. It was also used in just about every other part you can see.
Tim
