| Selecting the right Diamond Core Bits/Blades for | | | | cutting rate, so cutting concrete with a hard |
| your application is a key to obtaining desired | | | | aggregate such as quartz will cost more than |
| diamond drilling results. Diamond Core Bits are | | | | cutting concrete with a soft aggregate such as |
| used for core drilling concrete, cutting into | | | | limestone. |
| highways, runaways, dams, building bridges, walls, | | | | Size of Aggregate matters |
| floors, drainage pipes, pavers, and field stones. | | | | Size of aggregate is an also important factor |
| They are manufactured to tackle a broad range | | | | determining what makes diamond cutting blades |
| of applications, for a variety of drilling jobs | | | | and bits cut faster and last longer. Some basic |
| including high reinforced concrete and other | | | | materials used in construction are sand, gravel, |
| masonry materials. | | | | crushed stone, slag, and recycled concrete. |
| Consider the following tips affecting Diamond Core | | | | Aggregates are the basic input materials to |
| Bits and Blades performance - | | | | concrete and asphalt, as well as base materials |
| Types of Bits and Blades | | | | under foundations and roads. The size and type |
| Diamond bits and blades are manufactured by | | | | of aggregate have a great impact on the overall |
| brazing diamond segments to the end of a | | | | hardness of the concrete, and the aggregate can |
| perimeter of a steel disc or to the end of a steel | | | | make up as much as 75% of the total volume. |
| tube. Each diamond segment comprises several | | | | As a general rule, larger aggregates tend to make |
| diamond particles held together by a metal bond. | | | | the concrete act harder, slowing your cutting, and |
| Different drill bits are used, depending on the | | | | vice-versa. Also, the type of stone used as the |
| material being drilled. To cut types of concrete, | | | | aggregate has an impact on the hardness of the |
| manufactures vary the composition of the size | | | | concrete as well. |
| and concentration of diamonds, metal bond and its | | | | Operating speed |
| types. Usually contractors prefer to use the | | | | There is an inverse relationship between cutting |
| Granite Assassin blade engineered to the highest | | | | speed and blade life. If a saw operator makes a |
| specifications. This blade utilizes the extreme high | | | | change, such as increasing cutting pressure to |
| strength, thermal stabilized Saw-Grade Diamonds | | | | make a blade cut faster, blade life will tend to be |
| in the segments. | | | | shortened as a result. Likewise, if an operator |
| Costs of the Bits and Blades | | | | wants to extend the blade's life, he can reduce |
| Cost is also one of the criteria affecting diamond | | | | cutting pressure and cut slower. Each job is |
| blades and bits longevity and performance. Having | | | | different, and the labor cost also needs to be |
| a laborer endeavor for this sort of job with a drill | | | | added to the equation to arrive at the most |
| and hammer entails more time than the use of | | | | cost-efficient solution. |
| diamond drill that was earlier employed. You need | | | | With a detailed planning and understanding, you |
| to know what is more important: initial cost of the | | | | can successfully select the right power core drill |
| blade or the total saving cost. Depending on the | | | | bits to make a difference in the success of your |
| nature of your work, requirement and | | | | drilling operations. There are perfect bits/blades |
| convenience, you must select the blades and core | | | | for every buyer in the market. The catch is how |
| drill bits. For instance, where small cutting job is | | | | to find it. Today's contractors, and manufacturers |
| required, you can buy the economy blade. | | | | involved in the diamond core operation encounter |
| Factors affecting cutting performance: | | | | a wide variety of applications and challenges. The |
| Type of Aggregate | | | | mounting speed of the ever increasing and |
| Soft aggregates such as limestone will cost less | | | | advanced materials transform the way we look |
| than cutting concrete with hard aggregates. Since, | | | | at the diamond core bits industry. |
| hard aggregates shorten blade life and slow the | | | | |