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Here is a question on mini power tools I have often wondered about. Just about every full sized power tool used my many of us on a regular basis is available in a miniature version. So, why not a reciprocating saw?
 
A recip saw would make a very rough cut and not much use I would imagine. A recip saw is for cutting something in place and thankfully we don't need to do that often. That's my opinion and it may not agree with upper management. ROTF
 
MicroMark? I believe that they at least used to sell a reciprocating saw marketed to gourd carvers.

Building Pennsylvania you have a lot of gunports to saw!

Roger
 
Do you mean this crocodile? If you want building a model 1:1 scale, it is useful. For any model of smaller scale, it will ruin the model in no time.

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The smaller the saw, the smaller the blade. The smaller the blade, the weaker and more flexible it is. You would do more damage to your model from the blade bending and breaking than it would be worth.
 
I prefer the small two wheel desktop band saw for all my timber cutting needs. So very versatile, and the cuts are smooth. You can cut tiny parts carefully or rip your own planking strips accurately as long as you have a fence that is so tight to the table that wood veneer cannot get under it.

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Example of small parts cutting on a cheap Chinese bandsaw: A wooden fence clamped to the table with a piece of wood glued to it as a depth stop. The steps in mass produced cannon carriages were cut in 1:100 scale after milling a channel in a long piece of oak. As you may know, this is delicate work because oak wood has such a large grain that it cracks easily when this thin. A sharp bandsaw blade made easy work of 35 carriages. I didn't loose any fingertips doing this. The blade is 1/8" deep.
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End result:
023 File Smooth Walnut 9# & 18# Carriages.JPG
 
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This was posted to my question in one of my face book groups. The photo is all he sent me. I will ask him for more info and get back to you.
 
 
@threebs

The saw you linked to above has an interesting feature - twin blades, one doing the backstroke while another one cuts. I have seen this idea used in a circular saw, where it works very well (one blade clockwise, the other anti-clockwise) but never in a jigsaw. If you have one I would like to know how you find it in use.
 
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