Chop-style saws that use special metal-cutting carbide-tipped blades not only slice steel tubing, angle iron and flat stock with precision, but leave the cut edges cool and nearly burr-free.

While mainly used for wood, you can cut plastic, metal and even glass with the proper blade. Scroll saw size is determined by its throat. Throat size is the distance from the blade to the rear of ...

while a router bit or laser beam can cut in any direction, a scroll saw blade can only cut in one. If you tried to make a sharp turn on a scroll saw, you’ll just snap the fragile blade right off.