Here you can see how to do things easier... Not all the ideas are
original and we need to give a credit for some other people like in case of
cutting brass tubing. This idea was from Model
Research Labs, which describes a construction of their ornithopter "Jerky Herky ... the Half Wild Turkey" (Ira:
I ordered one: it is really cool!).
Besides you can see couple of tests of the stuff, which could be useful in
robotics. See the links in the menu.
The interesting and very simple technique can used to cut into smaller
pieces brass or
aluminum tubing.