AK Interactive photo etch saws

[porschercr]

Anyone have experience with, AK Interactive photo etch saws?

[Mike 1017]

I have used them before. They are brittle and break very easily. I bought a Zona saw kit. The Zona saw works much better than the AK photo etched saw. 

Good luck

Mike

[porschercr]

Thanks Mike. Yeah, I experienced that yesterday, I'm minus two saws now. ?

Trevor

[atomicholiday]

This is timely.   I almost bought one of the AK saws today.   I opted for Tamiya instead based on reviews. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

I've had excellent results from the MCG 2238 PE saw blades.

They are much thinner than razor saws, so they will do things conventional razor saws wont.

HOWEVER...because they're very thin, they bend easily, but don't break, and can be straightened.

They do take a delicate touch, and are not tools for the ham-handed who get in a hurry.

Using an MCG blade, I was able to save an expensive 1/8 scale Pocher Alfa Romeo gloobomb head where the cam covers had been heavily glooed, one glooed on backwards, with very little damage...but it took a few hours of patient work.

EDIT: The reason for cutting the cam covers loose was to facilitate finishing them as polished aluminum, where the head itself would remain rough as-cast aluminum.

Edited January 16, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[porschercr]

  On 1/16/2024 at 11:16 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

I've had excellent results from the MCG 2238 PE saw blades.

They are much thinner than razor saws, so they will do things conventional razor saws wont.

HOWEVER...because they're very thin, they bend easily, but don't break, and can be straightened.

They do take a delicate touch, and are not tools for the ham-handed who get in a hurry.

Using an MCG blade, I was able to save an expensive 1/8 scale Pocher Alfa Romeo gloobomb head where the cam covers had been heavily glooed, one glooed on backwards, with very little damage...but it took a few hours of patient work.

EDIT: The reason for cutting the cam covers loose was to facilitate finishing them as polished aluminum, where the head itself would remain rough as-cast aluminum.

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Thanks, I was hoping you would chime in.

[peteski]

Each tool has its own specific uses.  Razor saw is for heavier jobs, photoetched saws are very delicate precision saws. Just like what Ace mentioned.  I have both kinds of saws and use them for their appropriate tasks.