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    I don't see why not. I've used a coping saw to cut up acrylic, and a saw with small teeth going in one direction should work well.
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    Those scales are gorgeous. I love the lines.

    I have used a table top band saw for scales. What I found is that it will work, but you have to go soooooo slooooooow. No problem if you are doing one here and there.

    If you try to go faster, the blade will bulge away from the guard that the scale is up against, casusing the thickness to be un even.
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    Good point Pete. Thanks for the heads up on that one. Someday I'll buy one, but for now, I'll use the table saw or get someone else to cut it up. The table saw does such a great job. It's too bad it has so much waste involved.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    I don't see why not. I've used a coping saw to cut up acrylic, and a saw with small teeth going in one direction should work well.
    Cool. I've never worked with acrylic and thought it might be super hard to cut. When I've cut micarta with a coping saw it was painfully slow and killed the blade in no time.

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    Jerry, The table saw does a much better job. Another poster was asking about the band saw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    Good point Pete. Thanks for the heads up on that one. Someday I'll buy one, but for now, I'll use the table saw or get someone else to cut it up. The table saw does such a great job. It's too bad it has so much waste involved.
    Yep, for every cut, is another set of scales wasted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    Yep, for every cut, is another set of scales wasted.
    For a very small fee the place where I get my acrylic from will cut the 1.5" x 1.5 " blanks into 1/8" blanks. They have a huge band saw and the blade is 1" were as my table top only takes 3/8" and their cuts are pretty even (as you've seen Jerry) however at times theirs are a bit off but still very respectable.
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    Yep, i remember buy those and having them cut. The next time i go into this store ill see if they can cut it up for me. Might even buy a bigger block and send a few out to a few folks. They sure had some nice big pieces. But how many razors do you want in your collection with the same wood scales?
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    Just practice by making scales and giving them away! I will PM you my address so you can be rid of any scales that arent up to your standards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrZ View Post
    Just practice by making scales and giving them away! I will PM you my address so you can be rid of any scales that arent up to your standards.
    Pretty sure I already made that offer in another thread!

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