Concrete Blades: Tips to Achieving Great Results

The use of concrete blades is growing rapidly on both commercial and residential construction projects. A big benefit of these blades is that they can be used for various applications such as walkway pavers, patios pavers, and sidewalk pavers, pavers for driveways, project entrances, and walkway through a city park, playgrounds and pool decks. Here are some of the valuable tips; some of the concrete contractors have shared with us. Hopefully, they will ignite your knowledge about concrete blades.

Determine Cutting Efficiency
Cutting ability is normally expressed as how much area the diamond saw blade can cut in unit time. It indicates the sharpness of the blade. The blade may be newly ground, keen, and sharp; or it may have been considerably dulled by use. This is the criterion that users should first consider. The teeth may be worn thin from long use, and not strong enough to stand the strain of maximum speed. The blade sharpness should match the operator’s cutting efficiency requirement. Generally, using coarser diamond grit or/and lower diamond concentration can improve the sharpness of the blade.

Determine Diamond Concentration

Diamond concentration greatly affects the performance of a diamond saw blade. The ideal cutting result will not be attained, if the concentration is too low or too high. It is when, the concentration increases, the diamond blade’s sharpness and cutting efficiency drop, while its service life increases. So where you need high efficiency, diamond blades with low diamond concentration and coarse diamond grit are popular.

Determine Service Life

Proper curing of concrete blades is important to ensure that they meet their intended performance and durability requirements. The aim is to provide the best possible estimate of the service life of concrete blades. In other words, exact determination of service life but reasonable answers should be the objectives. Service life is normally measured with the total area the diamond blade can cut. When a certain specification of material is cut, this criterion can be also met how long the blade can cut. It signifies the durability of the blade. When the operator is satisfied with the blade’s cutting efficiency, its service life should then be paid attention to. Generally, higher diamond concentration or/and finer diamond grit can enhance the blade’s service life.

The design options and customization choices are nearly endless with concrete blades providing you with a palette of opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind surface. With a handful of the above useful tips, you should be able to select a competent and high-quality concrete blade for your job.