| Choosing the right diamond blade First, decide which is most important to you: the initial price of the diamond cutting blade or the cost per cut. For smaller jobs or occasional use, a low priced blade may be preferable for concrete sawing. For larger jobs or regular use diamond cutting concrete and asphalt, a higher priced blade will actually be less expensive to use because it will deliver the lowest cost per cut. For really big jobs, the lowest possible sawing cost is usually much more important than the initial price of the diamond blade. Correctly identifying the material that you are going to cut one of the most important factors in choosing the right diamond blade. It directly affects the cutting speed and the life of the blade. As a general rule, determine the material which will be cut most often, or the material for which top blade performance is most important. Choosing wet or dry may be a matter of user preference or job requirement. When using a power hand tool such as a power hand saw, it is not safe to use water because of the electrical power source. However, for concrete saws, wet cutting is usually preferred because you can cut deeper when using water as a coolant. For tile and masonry saws, either wet or dry cutting diamond blades may be used. For power cutters and cut off saws, dry blades are more popular, but they are often used wet to control dust. Wet cutting diamond blades MUST be used with water. Dry cutting diamond blades may be used EITHER dry OR wet, as the job or equipment allows. Knowing the type and horsepower of the saw is also important in choosing the right diamond blade. Diamond blades that are used on hand held cut off saws must be rated at higher RPMs. Your diamond blade supplier should have a list of diamond blades appropriately matched to different power and speed ranges. CLICK HERE TO VIEW DIAMOND BLADES FOR HANDHELD POWER CUTTERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW DIAMOND BLADES FOR MASONRY SAWS CLICK HERE TO VIEW DIAMOND BLADES FOR WALK BEHIND SAWS |
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