You could probably cut it, but you would end up with a lot of waste and potential chipping. On top of that, all saws leave a rough cut that needs to be polished or it will scum up when put into the flame.
Normally when one cuts with a saw you have an extremely thin lapidary blade and then spend a few hours polishing each slice, which is why it is only done for very large pieces.
If you are extremely careful I've heard you can flame polish the cuts but I've never had any luck (they just flop around and scum anyways). You can also tumble polish the slices if you have enough of them (at least several feet).
So the short answer is don't bother, nippers can be frustrating but they are really the only option. The plunge and snap thing works nicely as well, perhaps even better than using slices.
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