Partner Saw Blades

[16fire5 693]

So it seems that some places are changing over from abrasive disc (Aluminum Oxide) blades to diamond blades on their forcible entry saws. Bill Gustin talks about it in a recent article he did in Fire Engineering. The other day I noticed that a SOC unit had one of these blades on their saw. I'm wondering what people think. A problem with the aluminum oxide blades is that they loose diameter as they cut. This is not the case with diamond blades and the new blades are thinner so the kerf is less which probably helps. I'm wondering how good they cut, what they cut, and how they last.

[billfitz 109]

it all depemds on the blade and what you pay for it- we use a diamond matrix blade that cost close to $500 dollars that last longer than 30 plus abrasive blades and will cut just about anything. Remember you get what you pay for!