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Segmented-Style Diamond Blades for Contractor Series
Affinity Tool Works
Troy Mich
Dtec, a product division of Affinity Tool Works, has added a new line of diamond blades to its Contractor Series. By pairing a segmented design with durable construction, the Contractor Segmented blades offer the speed and performance of high-quality, expensive diamond blades, yet provide an economically priced option. The new blades are able to cut a variety of building materials such as brick block, concrete and stone.
Consisting of multiple, strategically-placed 10-millimeter-high segmented sections, the Contractor Segmented blades offer a distinct longevity advantage over typical blades that only incorporate a segment height of seven millimeters. The increased segment height exposes more cutting surface, which extends blade life. Not only does this save on replacement blade costs, it also reduces costly downtime due to frequent blade change-out. The blade segments provide a break or "relief" in the blade's rim, preventing heat transfer and allowing the blade to run cooler in both wet and dry applications.
www.affinitytool.com
Sandwich Tuckpointing Diamond Blades
Bosch
Mount Prospect, AL
By combining tall segments and a superior diamond/metal mix with an ultra-efficient and fast sandwich-blade design, Bosch has created long-lasting tuckpointing blades that are designed to grind more surface area than competitive blades. The addition of 4.5- and five-inch in diameter sandwich blades gives the company a broad offering for use in hand-held grinders.
These eight-segment blades are made exclusively for dry tuckpointing applications. Blade widths are 6.35 mm (one-quarter inch) with cutting depths ranging from three-quarters-inch for 4.5-inch blades, to 1.25-inch for five-inch blades. Typical applications for tuckpointing blades include mortar removal in brick buildings and grout removal in commercial tile applications that include waste water treatment plants and subway tunnels. Bosch combines copper, iron, nickel and cobalt hard-bond metal powders with high-grade diamonds to create hardened 10-mm segments. These blades have high-diamond content to cut mortar efficiently and ample keyhole gullets to remove discarded cement and other debris.
www.boschtools.com
M. WE SAW IT ALL!
Kind Products Inc
MK-742DSL
Supreme Grade Silent Core Blades for Hard Brick
The MK-742DSL is a high-performance diamond blade for cutting hard and dense materials. The arrayed diamonds are aligned to provide maximum abrasion and material removal. 14" x 125 x 1". Part # 162552
MK-925DSLX
Supreme Grade Silent Core Blades for Hard Materials
The Laser Cut Core of the MK-925DSLX has epoxy filled silencing material that provides cost effective solution to noise reduction and suppression. Available diameter 14", 20" and 24".
MK-5000 Electric Saw
MADE IN USA
Powered by Baldor motors, 5 hp, 7.5 hp. 9 hp and 10 hp
3 phase saws are equipped with GE NEMA 1 starters in NEMA 12 enclosure
Electric water pump
Open-back design for cutting material up to 20" long
• 8" high blocks can be cut in a single pass with a 20" blade
• Blade guards available: 14", 20" and 24"
An American, family-owned company since 1868
1.800.421.5830 Torrance, CA
www.mkdiamond.com
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March 2012
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