Replacement Handy Craft Saw (Purple) w/4Type Spare Blade

Border Model modeling saw with replaceable blades, purple version

This is a tool, not a model. A hand saw with interchangeable blades deals with the situations a knife cannot handle: thick sprue gates on landing gear and cargo bed parts, cutting a fuselage through for a conversion, opening a position for a raised hatch, or dividing plastic rod and profiles. According to the manufacturer's name, spare blades in four types are included; their exact parameters are stated on the box.

Use

• Change the blade according to the material and the thickness: coarser teeth for solid parts, fine ones for thin walls.
• Start the cut at a shallow angle and only straighten the saw once a track has formed.
• On long straight cuts, guide the track along a ruler held against the work, as a track that has run off is hard to put right.
• True the edges after cutting with a file and abrasive paper, and only then glue.

Who it is for

It suits more advanced modelers who modify a build, and equally anyone working with resin who needs to cut a casting block off without risking breaking the part. The purple variant is the most conspicuous of the colors offered, which is handy if you want to pick a tool out of several identical bodies at once because of the type of blade fitted. Anyone still considering a saw should count on the blades being the consumable item, not the body of the tool, and their availability is crucial for long-term use.

The blades are sharp and brittle. Secure the part against movement, never cut toward the hand holding it, do not inhale the dust and store the tool out of the reach of children.