Masonry Magazine June 2008 Page. 30
BLADES
Brian Delahaut, VP and general manager for MK Diamond Products Inc., expects that general-purpose blades will become the norm over the next decade.
If you're cutting 60 bricks per hour, and he's cutting 100 bricks per hour, you can increase the number of cuts per hour by 65 percent. From a contractor's standpoint, it's going to save you money.
John Siva, director of diamond research and development for Olathe, Kan.-based Husqvarna Construction Products North America, says his company plans to release the Diagrip blade in America within the next two years. Diagrip, currently available in Europe, is designed to cut all types of materials, even reinforced concrete.
"This is for the contractor who values speed," Siva says. "It gives 20 to 30 percent more speed, with 10 to 20 percent more life, but I recommend it for the speed."
Husqvarna currently offers the MI5, a general-purpose blade that has a specific diamond segment for faster cutting.
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Newly designed general-purpose blades can cut almost any material without wrecking the blade. Precision Diamond Tools Inc. in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., recently hit the market with the Alpha Ape, Sonic Red and Super Sonic GP blades, which have the correct bond to cut soft, medium and hard materials, says Jason Hunkler, company president.
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