I'm not all that experienced with inlay, so take everything I say as being a totally amateur perspective:
- I have used a scroll saw for a lot of stuff, but I can't imagine ever using it for inlay
- If it's the "power tool give'er" that you're looking for, my recommendation is to use a dremel tool, actually. I had really good success clamping the MOP into a small vise, and then using the hole cutter bit (it's what I had on-hand, I'm sure you can get much better results with something else) to get'er done.
The warnings that I'm aware of-- there may be others from people who are more expert:
- Using a power tool on MOP will stink like hell... it's exactly that smell of a dentist drilling into your teeth. Yuk.
- there will be even more dust airborne than with a hand tool. I haven't actually researched, but I assume (and I believe correctly) that MOP dust is VERY BAD!!! VERY BAD for your lungs, your eyes, I'm sure your skin, and no doubt it can even somehow damage your soul. Proceed with extreme care. You may not notice it "today" or "tomorrow", but I can't for the life of me imagine that you'd want that crap in your lungs. At all.
Greg