A little over a week ago, in tech, we used slice precision cutters to cut through balsa wood. You use them to cut with the grain. These tools don’t cut fully through the wood though, we’d have to snap the piece into two like a Kit Kat. This was just so that we learned how to use them.
Last Tuesday, we used mini saws instead of slice precision cutters. Unlike the slice precision cutters, these saws have over two hundred teeth, can cut fully through the wood, and you use them to cut against the grain. At first, I used the saw like a knife and pressed down on it, but when using this type of saw, you’re not supposed to do that. You move it back and forth, letting the teeth do the job. When I tried this, it was much easier and the saw cut through the wood smoothly.
I really liked testing these two tools out and I’m excited to start using them for projects!
Slice precision cutter:
Mini saw:
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