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

Border Model modeling saw with replaceable blades, red version

This item is a tool for the modeling bench, not a model. A hand saw with interchangeable blades is used where a knife would crush or tear the plastic: to separate thick sprue gates, to cut a part through, to open a blanked-off opening or to divide plastic profiles and sheet. According to the manufacturer's name the package holds spare blades in four types; their exact number, tooth pitch and length are stated on the box.

Use

• Draw the cut toward you and without pressure; a fine blade makes its own way.
• At the start of a cut make several short backward strokes, so that the blade does not skip over a smooth surface.
• Cut with a margin from the final edge and true the remainder with a file or abrasive paper.
• Sort the blades by tooth pitch: coarser for heavy profiles, finer for thin walls and fine detail.

Who it is for

Suited to builders of military vehicles and aircraft who modify parts beyond the instructions, and to those who work with plastic profiles and sheet. Anyone who has ever broken a part trying to cut a thick sprue gate off with a knife will appreciate it. The red version makes it easier to find among the tools on the bench; functionally the saw is the same as the other color variants, unless the name states otherwise. For an ordinary build to the instructions, one body and a few blades that you change according to the thickness of the material will do.

Saw blades are sharp and break when bent. Work on the axis of the cut, secure the part against movement and store the tool out of the reach of children. Do not inhale the dust produced.