alrocker
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Post by alrocker on Jul 23, 2018 19:46:42 GMT -5
I have just bought a used Wet Tile Saw to use as a Trim saw. The blade needs to be dressed, which I know how to do. Question :- has any body used a Masonary Cutting disk instead of a Diamond blade ? The cost is significantly less ! |
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 23, 2018 20:47:02 GMT -5
Any blade needs to be evaluated cost vs how long it lasts.
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Post by deb193redux on Jul 24, 2018 10:12:16 GMT -5
you can try. masonry is much softer than many lapidary materials. diamond blades also come in a range of manufacture type and cost.
I generally get a blade rated at least for granite and or porcelain tile.
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Post by johnjsgems on Jul 24, 2018 11:25:37 GMT -5
If you are talking the angle grinder masonry discs, I never have tried them on hard rock. They struggle through cement board so I doubt they would work well. Also are they rated for use wet? I remember when I replaced a front door for a relative using 3 or 4 masonry discs to cut the stucco around one door.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 11:54:52 GMT -5
Agree with the others. Those I've used on brick and concrete haven't lasted long at all, so I doubt that you'd have much success on harder stone. Recall the kerf being significantly wider than a diamond lapidary or tile blade, too.
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Post by johnjsgems on Jul 25, 2018 11:45:08 GMT -5
I use an MK303C 4" X .020" on my 4.5" tile saw. At 5500 rpm it trims slabs as fast as you can push them through. There is a difference between "cost" and "value" and sometimes the right tool is worth having.
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Post by grumpybill on Jul 29, 2018 15:56:06 GMT -5
Question :- has any body used a Masonary Cutting disk instead of a Diamond blade ? Absolutely worthless for anything harder than sandstone. There's a reason why masons stopped using those as soon as dry-cut diamond masonry blades became widely/economically available. |
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