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Posted by SQLit on November 12, 2005, 9:08 pm
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> SQLit wrote:
> > > Rented a gas powered concrete saw today and didn't make a whole lot of
> > > progress. In several hours I made a notch about 1.5" deep and eight
> > > feet long. Used a standard 14 inch masonry blade. The guy said a
> > > diamond blade could be rented for an extra $35. Can anyone tell me
> > > whether a diamond blade would cut appreciably faster? Or does a
diamond
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> > > blade just have a much longer lifespan?
> > Gas powered and not a diamond blade? Does not sound right to me.
> > Does it have a metal blade? If it does are you using water?
> > My skill saw and a bunch of fiber blades would have done that much.
> > Diamond blades can help. Some diamond blades are dry, some are wet. I
prefer
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> > the wet. Keeps the blade cooler and helps remove some of the material.
> > Some concrete is harder than others.
> Just had a standard $6 14 inch abrasive masonry blade. I used water
> from a garden hose to keep the dust under control.
With a fiber blade your doing ok. I have never seen a gas powered saw
rented with a fiber blade.
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> progress. In several hours I made a notch about 1.5" deep and eight
> feet long. Used a standard 14 inch masonry blade. The guy said a
> diamond blade could be rented for an extra $35. Can anyone tell me
> whether a diamond blade would cut appreciably faster? Or does a diamond
> blade just have a much longer lifespan?