rockwizz
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2007
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Post by rockwizz on Apr 23, 2008 20:41:49 GMT -5
Was wondering if anyone is using the harbor freight 10 inch tile saw, and which blade works best with it?
I'm in the process of buying one, but need to know what blade to get.
Thanks
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keith503
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since February 2007
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Post by keith503 on Apr 23, 2008 20:56:51 GMT -5
I have not found 1 that works the best yet, but I buy the 10" dimond blade from Home Depot for around $35, it doesn't last that long but the price is ok.
Keith
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 24, 2008 1:05:44 GMT -5
Jason (NMOnyx) has one of the $200 HF saws. He says it does OK for him.
I would use 10" HotDog blades, but I say that no matter what.
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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 24, 2008 1:18:01 GMT -5
Have a look at the diamond blades that mcgillswarehouse.com is selling. These are mostly for the granite trade, are a wee bit more robust than lapidary blades, and a heck of lot less expensive. They are around ten bucks each for ten inch blade. On the trim saw, one can do a lot of preforming with these, and save wear and tear on your grinding wheels. I am running one of their granite blades in my twenty inch saw, and am very happy with it. The twenty inch was seventy five dollars. This blade survived a piece of pet wood breaking up that stopped the saw..a bind up that would have turned a 303 into a wall ornament. These saws are bit coarser cutting than lap blades, but settle down after a dozen or so slabs.
Woody
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rockwizz
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by rockwizz on Apr 25, 2008 19:50:40 GMT -5
which mcgill model do you recommend? I checked their website but most are sold out  too bad. Ozzy |
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 25, 2008 23:33:20 GMT -5
Both the 10" granite and 10" granite turbo seem to be in stock now. THese seem to have a good price, but aret THICK. At least twice as thick as the 10" MK 225 HotDog. That may be good if you material is inexpensive and you want a stiff blade that can take a bit of abuse.
If I remember, that saw does not have a vise or clamp, so maybe thick is good.
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Post by johnjsgems on Apr 26, 2008 8:04:59 GMT -5
Here is some insider info: MK is going to raise their prices May 1st 5%.
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too bad.
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