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Hacksaws and coping saws have replaceable blades; you can find new blades

at hardware stores. When you buy a new blade, check the package to see

what material it is intended to cut. Manufactures make blades with different

pitches(that is, spacing of the teeth) for cutting different materials, such as

metal versus wood or plastic.

Power saws go by names such as circular saws, chop saws, jigsaws, table

saws, and band saws. You don’t need to go out and buy this type of equip-

ment for the type of projects included in this book. However, if you’re dying

to work with one of these higher-powered saws and someone offers to loan

you one, please make sure you know how to operate it safely. It’s best to have

all your fingers and toes accounted for to work on electronics!

Garden variety tools: Pliers, screwdrivers,

wire strippers, and more

This is the category of tools that you’re most likely to have floating around

your garage or household toolkit. Take an inventory of your toolkit. (We’ll

Hacksaw

Mini hacksaw Coping saw

Figure 3-3:
Various
hand saws.

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