I've just got my hands on my first resin set, and I'm wondering what people would recommend for removing the pieces from their casting block. A dremel is out of the question right now, so what should I go with; one of the full size razor saws with the square blade, or the small blades that go in an Xacto handle?

If you recommend the larger saw, how many teeth per inch (tpi) should I be looking for to do resin work.

The best razor saw bar none is this one from JLC
http://www.umm-canada.com/catalog/tools_JLCsaw002.html
It almost slices through the resin.

After a couple of foul up's i avoid the dremel now, and always opt for the razor saw, takes longer, but you have way more control

Andy

Hi I have found that the best set it has thre blades and they are interchangeable , is from Railway supplies , but be careful as some have the teeth in the wrong direction , you have to draw the blade towards you as opp the normal were you push away . As always by the best you can afford they last longer . my original is over 30 years old . cheers ian

I have to ditto this....I've had one for about a year (?) now and love it. I also have two different X-Acto razor saws....they work great on plastics, wood, and aluminium and are good for removing large blocks of excess resin.

Mike

Ditto for the saw, http://www.umm-canada.com/catalog/tools_JLCsaw002.html .

I use mine without the handle and even use it to remove the awkward sprue attachement points on some of the newer DML kits where a sprue cutter would damage nearby details.

I recently picked up the Lion Roar etched saw set, but as it does not come with a handle, I have not been able to give it a fair trial yet.

(I'll put the link to it in later)

The small handle I've been using does not provide enough support.

Mike

Tamiya makes a decent razor saw, but I have to agree that the JLC saw definitely has the edge, if you can pardon a terrible pun.

Some time ago, I bought several of the photo-etch saws (a pretty wide variety of very thin, fine-toothed saws of various shapes and sizes, several of them teardrop-shaped) from Hasegawa/Trimaster from Hobbylink Japan. They look like they would be awesome, although I have never gotten around to actually using them. Has anyone else used these saws?

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I went ahead and ordered the JLC saw, and managed to find the larger style at a Michaels. Works great so far, and is so much easier than trying to use an Xacto to score through the big blocks.

I'm thinking I need a full-size wood file now though, as the little bit of casting block left over after a cut is still too much for needle files to tackle.

I also sell that saw.
http://www.hawkeyeshobbies.com/productlist.htm