marcrist porcelain blades

[hillhead]

Even my marcrist dry cutting grinder blade jumped out and near took my finger off last week!!! it had 2 cracks in it !! not impressed and i had another one in stock so it's in now too.

 

[merlecollins]

I've been using my new D24000 with the standard DeWalt porcelain blade in this week to cut Keope full bodied porcelain.

After day one no probs, although I had noticed corners snipping off the triangles I was cutting, but as I didn't need the corners it didn't bother me. This happened to two out of three cuts.

Yesterday I gave up trying to cut these tiles with my DeWalt D24000 as even the straight cuts were sheering off half way through:mad2:as even my TS40+ wouldn't cut these tiles....

I, unfortunately, had to resort to using my grinder and Marcrist CK850 dry cutting wheel, which I must say has flown through these tiles with great ease

I am now considering getting an upgrade to the DeWalt blade although I'm sure it will cut lesser quality porcelain and stone just fine, I want a blade that will cover all bases

Please note this is not a disparaging report of the D24000, more a critique of the density of the Keope tile

 

[hillhead]

problems do i hear???????
:smilewinkgrin:

 

[merlecollins]

Please note this is not a disparaging report of the D24000, more a critique of the density of the Keope tile

problems do i hear???????:smilewinkgrin:

:lol:Turn your hearing aid up Joe mate:lol::builder2:

 

[kilty55]

problems do i hear???????
:smilewinkgrin:

sounds like yoda :smilewinkgrin:

 

[hillhead]

How many times do we hear 'it's the tiles'
:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[merlecollins]

How many times do we hear 'it's the tiles'

:lol:When you've just spent thick end of £700quids on a machine, you blame the tiles:lol::builder2:

 

[grumpygrouter]

:lol:When you've just spent thick end of £700quids on a machine, you blame the tiles:lol::builder2:

I've fixed these Keope tiles a few times and it is "definately the tiles"!! the riven finish makes it virtually impossible to get a good dry cut so a good blade for the wet cutter is the way. I used a Marcrist on my Rubi DW 250 and it cut them fine but the blade drifts and pings the corner off!!!

 

[merlecollins]

They're awful aren't they Grumpy??:mad2:

 

[grumpygrouter]

They are!! Thankfully I have only ever fixed 300x300 so the blade drift wasn't to big a problem but anything bigger and it would have been!

 

[paul flight]

i know its not te size you want . but just as a note the durator x7 1mm blades from screwfix are good reinforced center good clean cut and dont seem to jump out!! but bore is only in 22mm (230 or 115)

 

[Dave Ramsden]

That reminds me to email marcrist about there blades. I used to go through like one a year and now they seem to burn out after every few hundred meters or so. Need to find something to replace it with but dont want to risk spending loads on crap... any suggestions?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

:lol:When you've just spent thick end of £700quids on a machine, you blame the tiles:lol::builder2:

Kev did you get two blades? if so have you tried the one with the little question mark grooves? I find this better for pocelain

 

[merlecollins]

Kev did you get two blades? if so have you tried the one with the little question mark grooves? I find this better for pocelain

Aye mate, it's the question mark blade I'm usingI thought both the blades were the same.

Honestly these tiles are probably the hardest porcelain I've ever come across:yikes: Bell metal springs to mind....:incazzato:

They were just sheering off half way through a straight cut and I was going ridiculously slowThe TS40+ wouldn't touch them

Ended doing all the cuts with my grinder, CK850 blade and a steel straight edge, no probs at all

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

They must be tough Kev, good luck mate