Dry/Wet Cutting Diamond Saw Blades

来源:www.stonediamondtool.com Date:2012/12/21 关注度:4571

A wet saw is used mainly for cutting through dense material such as tile, marble, granite, or other types of stone. A wet saw uses a diamond blade which consists of small fairly even particles of diamond that slowly wear down over time exposing fresh diamonds in their place. This is unlike the common saws you see used that have teeth or rough edges for cutting through softer material and is actually dull to the touch.

When cutting through dense material or performing deep cuts, you will need higher horsepower (HP) equipment. A high HP wet saw will produce enough power and is designed with its own water cooling system already built in. A wet saw typically has a container built onto the machine that distributes water over the blade keeping it cool. Not only will this help prevent you from breathing harmful dust particles, but will also keep the material you are cutting cool and less likely to break due to heat.

When choosing where you are going to cut with a wet blade you will want to consider a few things. Yes, this can be as messy as it sounds and is recommended to be done out doors. You will also want to look at the type of saw you have. If it is a fresh water source you will need to ensure that you are in fact near a water source to use. If a water source can not be obtained you may want to consider using a recirculating pump tile saw which will recycle and filter the water you are using. For your safety you will want to check your water level after each cut to ensure the machine is being used properly.

If you are able to use shallower cuts or are restricted to cutting indoors, a dry blade may be the way to go. Although a dry saw will produce more dust, when working in doors dust can be much easier to clean up than mud and grit that a wet saw may leave behind. A dry saw can also be more convenient to use if you need to make shallow cuts or detailed cuts since there is a wide variety of hand held saws made for this.

Almost all dry cut diamond blades can be run as wet blades. However, wet cut diamond blades can by no means be ran dry. This is due to the fact that dry blades are designed with special teeth to allow air to flow more sufficiently over the blade cooling it as you cut and allow the blade to run more freely. For example, putting a dry blade on a wet table saw will just allow the blade a little extra cooling. If you were to reverse this however and put a wet blade on a dry machine without any cooling at all, the blade will become too hot damaging the machine itself, the material you are cutting or the handler.

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