What To Look For In A Diamond Blade.(Stone Shop)

From: Surface Fabrication | Date: January 1, 2008 | Copyright information

What To Look For In A Diamond Blade

By Fredrick M. Hueston

I remember the good ole days when selecting a blade for cutting stone was fairly simple. There were very little choices -- you had a blade for granite and one for marble. Today, with the development of diamond blades, the proper selection of a blade for granite, marble, limestone, engineered stone, porcelain, glass, etc., can be confusing.

How does a fabricator select the proper blade for cutting? The first step is to understand how a diamond blade cuts.

Diamonds are the hardest mineral known to man. They ...

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