Diamond blades DW2400

[itstony]

Guys,
I need to buy a couple new blades for my DeWalt 2400.
The original has been dulled after cutting Porcelain and I need a few Spare as I have a lot more to do.
Any tips please

 

[Alan.P]

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[Gazzer]

TradeTiler.Ltd Montolit Diamond Wheels
This one is getting rave reviews. Dave has one too so i will let him tell you more about it. I have the standard wheel and a Rubi CPC wheel, both very good.
Have you tried running the wheel through a Rubi ceramic block or a sandstone brick as it will reveal a new layer of diamonds on your old wheel.
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[DHTiling]

I would try honing the blade first and then if no joy buy a new one..

Tips for sharpening tile blades.

A tile blade does not really cut, it grinds. It grinds because there are many faceted diamonds exposed on the surface of the diamond blade grinding away at the material. The idea is that, as the diamonds slowly become “dull” or their facets become rounded and therefore don’t grind well, the material surrounding the diamond also wears away and lets the dull diamond fall out and a new diamond that is lurking below it will become “exposed” and start to cut in its place.

If you have a good match between blade and material this will happen as it should and your diamond blade will stay sharp and cut well. If, however you are cutting a very hard material with a blade that is not suited for that purpose your blade may become dull and need sharpening. A dull blade is one where most of the exposed diamonds no longer have sharp faceted surfaces, but have become rounded off. Instead of grinding away the material they kind of “roll over” it, almost like the worlds hardest ball bearings. This is not good, as anyone who has experienced it can attest. BUT there is a way around this, the blade can be sharpened.

To sharpen a blade the metal powder, or matrix , surrounding the dull diamond has to be worn away so that the dull diamond can fall out and a new sharp diamond can be exposed. This is not so hard to do. The trick is to get a pretty abrasive material, like a soft brick, or concrete block or even a grinding stone made to sharpen blades, (if you want to spend that extra money). Then cut the water back to maybe half way if you have it all the way open. This insures that you’ll have a nice pasty, abrasive slurry when you cut. The more abrasive this slurry the quicker to sharpen the blade. Now remember, to sharpen the blade you are going to wear away this dull layer of diamonds. If you could wear away a layer of diamonds in just a few cuts you wouldn’t be very happy with your diamond manufacturer because blades would wear out so fast, so be patient. It’s not possible to say how many cuts it will take. This depends on how dull the blades is to start with, how abrasive the material you cut is, how much water you use and how “hard” the blade is. (This means how hard the powder surrounding the diamonds is and that effects how quickly it can be worn away). BUT, if your are patient the blade will sharpen, guaranteed. And it will be as good or better than new when you are done. If you ontinue cutting a material that is too hard for the blade, ie, is not abrasive enough to wear away the powder around the diamonds, it will eventually get dull again, but, you know what to do then, don’t you? If you are constantly sharpening your blade, you need to get another, softer bonded blade to cut that hard material. If you are only cutting a limited amount of the hard stuff then maybe its worth it to you just to sharpen as needed.

At any rate, the good thing about diamond blades is , when you sharpen them they perform like new again, and you can sharpen them as much as you like till they are worn out. I hope this helps you and keeps some potentially good blades from being discarded just because they are dull.

Happy cutting!


Andy Lundberg, Product Manager
Felker and Target Saws

Sharpen Your Diamond Saw Blade [Archive] - Ceramic Tile Advice Forums - John Bridge Ceramic Tile

 

[Rob Z]

Hi Dave, I have done the brick-trick and it works well.

I've talked to Andy on the phone before and he is really knowledgeable about abrasives and saw motors.

 

[DHTiling]

I have used a piece of sandstone rob...works well...

 

[marbleman]

tradetiler.com is a good supplier , but some products are expensive and you can buy cheaper , sorry but true

 

[DHTiling]

tradetiler.com is a good supplier , but some products are expensive and you can buy cheaper , sorry but true

Shaun..if you see a product that tradetiler sells.. else where cheaper..then Dave @TT will price match..

 

[Gazzer]

Shaun..if you see a product that tradetiler sells else where cheaper..then Dave @TT will price match..

And if you are like me, i tend to purchase a few items at each order then it works out cheaper in the long run.

 

[hillhead]

I was like a basset hound on a job last month,sniffing around the site for ages looking for a red brick to sharpen my 300 blade!! sniff sniff. lol.

 

[Rob Z]

Joe, I still laugh at the thought of the customer I had one time...I asked her if I could have a brick off of the pile in the back......"sure Rob, take all you want...You are going to do WHAT with it?....sharpen a saw blade?????....What??????...." LOL!

 

[itstony]

I read the sandstone tip a while back and will try that at a later date.
Still haven't seen any recommendations on what blades to buy.
The standard blade has worked well, but as with all forums, someone somewhere has better advice.
I'm cutting porcelain so they need to be good.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

iv'e been doing that for donkys :lol:

 

[DHTiling]

I read the sandstone tip a while back and will try that at a later date.
Still haven't seen any recommendations on what blades to buy.
The standard blade has worked well, but as with all forums, someone somewhere has better advice.
I'm cutting porcelain so they need to be good.

Some one did advise on blades...check out the link above..

 

[itstony]

Some one did advise on blades...check out the link above..

I did that Dave, but a later comment seem to suggest that was not the best and only choice.
You know how some people find a good place and product that may not be known.........hence the forums main use.
Thanks.