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[Ross Fox]

Thanks for all the ideas everyone. I do have an old Craftsman 10 inch bench top band saw. It uses a 56 7/8" blade. I found out that blades are still available for this, even though it is Sears. So, I found a 24 tooth per inch blade and that should do well I would think. I will try it to see how that works. I also have an Ryobi scroll saw, and I might be able to get some fine tooth blades for it. I got both of these tools years and years ago when I was into some woodworking, but haven't used them in probably 15 years.

[Eddie Fleming]

Ross some time back I bought some fine scroll saw blades from Highland Hardware for this very purpose, but have never got around to trying them. If I can dig them up would you like to try them out. 

[Mike Patterson]

When I first got into retro racing, I bought a Hitachi scroll saw for the express purpose of cutting brass. I sold it a couple of years later, a Dremel was just so much faster. Plus, if you're cutting thin brass like 0.016" and 0.025" with the saw, it was necessary to back the metal up with something. I used 2-ply illustration board.

[Ross Fox]

Thanks Eddie. I will try one. I may try to build a design of my own in the next couple of weeks. I can't drive a retro worth a flip, but I do like building.

[team burrito]

Russ,  are you suggesting cutting  sheet with this tool? For as much chassis building as you do, you deserve a tool designed to cut sheet.

this saw works just fine for me - it all depends how you use it.