I have wondered who it was who decided to take a bone saw and turn it
into a homeowner tool....

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Steve W.-


Me, but the cast saw version, though I didn't market the idea.... LOL.

*Bone and cast saws were originally made by Styker. *A scroll saw has
a similar cutting action and I'm surprised someone didn't think, long
ago, of joining the two ideas. I've also wondered if the dust
collector/vacuum cleaner accessory, long ago available for cast saws,
pre-empted the woodshop/tool dust collector.

When our cast saw began to "malfunction", we replaced it with a new
one. I took the old saw home and "repaired" it and have used it
fairly often, ever since. Because of the malfunction, it made more
noise, than before, and though it still worked, in the office, the
increased noise factor, for the patients, contributed to our decision
to replace it.

I've used this old saw long before similar saws came on the market for
woodworking. Even in the office, we would cut through broom/mop
sticks, which were used as bracing across the leg aspects of body
casts, so the leg aspects wouldn't break apart/separate. In order to
remove the body cast, the stick bracing had to be cut, also. *Any
wood support would work, but broom or mop sticks were most convenient
and cheap. A good sturdy wood brace, across a patient's legs, rather
than making one using plaster of paris (cast material), also
facilitated having a good grip/handle, to assist in moving the
patient, when need be. A plaster made bracing would break more
easily... not a good thing for a patient in a body cast!

My cast saw needs a new washer. The old worn one allows the nut,
holding the blade secure, to loosen, hence the blade doesn't vibrate,
to make the cut, anymore.

I don't know if any of today's woodworking blades are teflon coated,
but cast saw blades are teflon coated to prevent heat buildup,
especially when cutting today's fiberglass casts. Since I have the
cast saw, I've never looked into buying a multi tool or checking out
the blades. I have wondered if the straight blades would fit this
cast saw. There have been cuts, I've made, where a straight blade
would have been more convenient, than the round cast saw blade. I
only have the round cast saw blades. Bone saws, used in surgery, do
have various shaped blades.

Sonny