How masonry saw blades are made<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nThe basic composition of a masonry saw blade or tile saw blade is a round steel core, which looks similar to any other saw blade but without any sharp teeth, with the outer edge coated in a mixture of diamond particles and soft metal. The edge may be smooth or it may contain square notches, but it doesn’t have any sharp teeth like other saw blades do.<\/p>\n
To make masonry saw blades<\/strong>, manufacturers start with a bare core and use special equipment to apply the diamond particles to the outer edge. A soft metal called “bond” is used to hold the diamonds in place.<\/p>\nHow masonry saw blades work<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nThose diamond particles are what do the heavy lifting in masonry saw blades. Unlike other blades, whose sharp teeth cut through wood, masonry blades grind through stone<\/strong> and similar materials. Because diamond is such a hard mineral, it is able to grind through very tough materials. As it does, the particles get worn down and aren’t sharp enough to continue the job. This is why the bond on the blade is made of soft metal; it gets worn down faster than the diamond, so that fresh diamond particles are always exposed and ready to work.<\/p>\nDifferent types of masonry saw blades<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nReinforced concrete is nothing like marble, and neither is anything like porcelain. Not all masonry materials are equal, which means that not all masonry saw blades are the same<\/strong>, either.<\/p>\nFirst, these blades can be broadly classified as dry cut or wet cut blades. The vast majority are for wet cutting, which means that water is used to cool the blade during cutting. Almost all masonry and tile saws have a built-in water cooling<\/strong> feature. Dry cutting blades don’t use water, so they usually have notches to promote air cooling. Dry blades can be used for wet cutting, but wet blades can NEVER be used for dry cutting.<\/p>\nApart from that, there are different ratios of diamond to bond, and also different grit levels and different types of metal used for the bond. This all depends on the properties of the material being cut<\/strong>. Very abrasive materials that are not very hard, for example, should have a harder metal bond so that it only wears down as fast as it needs to, extending the life of the blade.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What makes masonry saw blades different from other blades?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-masonry-saws"],"yoast_head":"\n
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