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Hi,
I'm in the market for a razor saw, but the GW tool seems overly expensive and I'm concerned about getting replacement blades for it. I've seen a few topics that discuss this but not a lot of specific information. Could anyone with experience recommend a specific brand or manufacturer that will do the same thing? I'm shopping in the US. Links would be appreciated. If you use another tool that does the same thing as well or better, I'd be interested in hearing about that.
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exacto has a red-handled razor saw with interchangeable blades for finer cuts and such. pick it up at any hobby lobby.

   
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I bought one of those too, along with a mitre box. Very useful and they've performed excellently for m.

   
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Use your teeth!

ok, being serious: just look for a jeweller's saw - they work great as they have very fine teeth. Just shop around you should be able to get a decent priced one online.

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Ifurita wrote:I bought one of those too, along with a mitre box. Very useful and they've performed excellently for m.


Thanks for the advice, all. What tasks do you need the mitre box for?
   
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X-acto is what I've got for a saw as well. I'm sorely tempted to get the GW saw, just because I have most of their other tools and it would amuse me to have a set, but the X-acto works fine for now. The mitre box is for making 90 and 45 degree cuts when you need those edges to line up just right.
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That is exactly the set up I use. I put a piece of foam core in the middle to raise the floor a bit.

   
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I actually was able to find small saw blades that fit in my X-acto hobby knife. There were like about 6 blades in the pack. They work great especially when working with tiny arms and weapons.

   
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I buy my razor saw blades from Hobby Lobby. They are of the Excel brand. They are USA made and a bit less than Xacto prices. I never bother with the handle and simply hold the blade in my hand as I feel that I get better control with it (credit to the Necromunidcon for that idea). You can see the blade I use and others here.

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/store/search.aspx?searchTerm=razor+saw&operator=OR

I have two of these blades. One is a bit finer than the other and I use that for miniatures, and the other is thicker with slightly larger teeth that I use for terrain.

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I second the motion to get a jewelers saw instead. You will be able to make much much smaller cuts, nearly down to curving the blade around details, and it will cut metal much better than a razor saw. Available from MicroMark amongst others. You will need many spare blades.

That said, I have both types of saw, and they have their uses.

   
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I use the Excel brand blade too. You'll need the mid-sized handle to fit them though (#2?). It's pretty comfortable to use, although I'd like to find one with slightly finer teeth (the blades I bought were fairly coarse).

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This is a warning Do not cut copper with the razor saw it eats the teeth I have a blade with no teeth

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I'd recommend owning both a razor saw, and a jeweler's saw. The razor saw is good for quick, easy cuts or cuts through thick solid materials (like wood for scenery).
The jeweler's saw can cut those things, but the baldes are so thin and tiny that they explode a lot when cutting anything thick. I blew up four of them cutting a single piece of drainage pipe for a Necromunicon-inspired water tower. I gave up and ended up using my Ryobi jigsaw instead, lol.

 
   
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sonofruss wrote:This is a warning Do not cut copper with the razor saw it eats the teeth I have a blade with no teeth


Heres a tip I picked up in Machinist school: When cutting "soft" metals and plastics, use the blade in reverse. (of course this only applies if your blade cuts in a single direction)
This works because the kerf (blade thickness) is more in the spine than the cutting point, so its stronger. Also, alot of teeth are swedged (made thicker by anvil/die compression) and soft metals will truly eat this up. You can tell if yours are swedged by running the teeth at a slight angle paralell to your fingernail, barely touching it. If it snags or leaves marks, you have a thicker cutpoint, or are pressing too hard.

*The above is probably useless, as I dont imagine hobby blades are manufactured in the same way as industrial or regular saws. What can I say, Im a trove of useless info.* (o)

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gregor_xenos wrote:
sonofruss wrote:This is a warning Do not cut copper with the razor saw it eats the teeth I have a blade with no teeth


Heres a tip I picked up in Machinist school: When cutting "soft" metals and plastics, use the blade in reverse. (of course this only applies if your blade cuts in a single direction)
This works because the kerf (blade thickness) is more in the spine than the cutting point, so its stronger. Also, alot of teeth are swedged (made thicker by anvil/die compression) and soft metals will truly eat this up. You can tell if yours are swedged by running the teeth at a slight angle paralell to your fingernail, barely touching it. If it snags or leaves marks, you have a thicker cutpoint, or are pressing too hard.

*The above is probably useless, as I dont imagine hobby blades are manufactured in the same way as industrial or regular saws. What can I say, Im a trove of useless info.* (o)


That is how it died cutting backwards the copper is just too hard for the small teeth and they snapped off
for tubing use these
http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Plumbing-Plumbing-Tools/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xhiZaq5t/R-100075014/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

For square tubing use this with a dremel

http://www.homedepot.com/Dremel/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xhiZgr/R-100009724/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

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Cool, thanks for all of the input. I have ordered a jeweler's saw and spare blades from MicroMark. I'm going to be converting plastic Goliaths into custom Goliaths and doing some other conversions where being able to cut around details will be key. This is my first venture into serious modeling with minis and I'm excited for it.
   
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TheRhino wrote:I'd recommend owning both a razor saw, and a jeweler's saw. The razor saw is good for quick, easy cuts or cuts through thick solid materials (like wood for scenery).
The jeweler's saw can cut those things, but the baldes are so thin and tiny that they explode a lot when cutting anything thick. I blew up four of them cutting a single piece of drainage pipe for a Necromunicon-inspired water tower. I gave up and ended up using my Ryobi jigsaw instead, lol.


Ditto to this.

One thing to bear in mind is that the razor saw is a back saw -- it has a heavy, inflexible bar along the top of the blade which keeps it rigid when cutting. The jeweller's saw will often bend slightly when cutting -- in fact this is what often makes it explode.

Jeweller's saw blades are super cheap. It is just a nuisance changing it.

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