Diamond Tools For The Stone Industry. - Diamant - sibtain brothers

Diamond tools for
the stone industry.
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Contents.
Introduction 4
Global experience – local commitment 8
Safety regulations
regarding the use of diamond tools 10
ISO and oSa standards 11
Diamond coated wires 12
Diamond blades 28
Gang saw blades 48
Slab polishing 54
Fabrication and finishing tools 64
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Proud people
perform.
Pride in a job well done has its own reward.
Everyone wins when a problem is solved faster
and better than anyone expected.
With this in mind, Diamant Boart has developed
a complete range of tools for the stone industry.
Diamant Boart forms, together with Husqvarna
the new Husqvarna Construction Products entity.
As world leaders our responsibility is to show you
how this leadership can work for you.
Together we have more technical competence,
business experience and market knowledge to
further develop the market’s most efficient and
innovative diamonds tools and machines.
This way we will ensure that more of those who
work in the industry can feel the same sense of
pride in a job well done.
And we all know what it means to be proud.
Husqvarna Construction Product is the leader when it comes
to machines and diamond tools for the stone and construction
industry. Diamant Boart and Husqvarna form the Husqvarna
Construction Products entity. Together we have the technical
competence, business experience, market knowledge and
resources to further develop the most efficient and innovative
diamond tools and machines.
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You benefit from
our commitment.
We at Diamant Boart are committed to our customers
since 1937. Being committed means that we provide
the latest technologies to improve efficiently the
working situation of our customers. Our international
sales organization allows us to keep a close contact
with the customers and reflects our philosophy in
providing the right product, service and technical
support. Working in this close contact reflects also
our product development; our R&D department
benefits from this by developing even more adapted
products and efficient tools. All this together with
our commitment at all levels of processing means
that we have the industry’s best platform to stay
ahead and still be in the lead.
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Global
experience
– local
commitment.
Being committed to our customers also reflects
our product development. Today Diamant Boart
manufactures and sells a complete range of
diamond tools for cutting and processing all
natural stones.
The driving force behind our innovations and
techniques is to give you better solutions and
increased returns on your investments. We also
know that everything starts with reliable and
efficient tools.
Our many subsidiaries and local sales organizations
allow us close contact with our customers
everywhere in the world.
Naturally, we must work closely with customers
to give them the right service and technical support,
but a good commercial relationship also gives
much more. Each contact with a customer gives us
valuable knowledge about his working situation
and how his tools perform.
This knowledge is used for the development
of our products. We will be investing even more
resources in the future in our already strong
Research and Development Department.
All this together with our commitment at all
levels of processing means that we will have the
industry platform to continue to provide the stone
industry with new and really efficient diamond tools.
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Safety regulations regarding the use of diamond tools
ISO and oSa standards
Users of diamond tools must comply with the laws,
regulations and standards in force as well as the
instructions of the manufacturers of machines and
tools.
The ISO 9001 : 2000 standard.
oSa Membership Certificate.
General Safety Rules :
Incorrectly used diamond tools can be dangerous.
- Follow the instructions of the supplier of the
diamond tool and the manufacturer of the machine.
- Make sure the diamond tool is suited to the use to
which it is to be put. Examine all tools before fitting
to ensure that they are free from damage or faults.
- Follow the recommended procedures for the
handling and storage of diamond tools.
- Know the risks of using diamond tools and take the
relevant precautions :
- Bodily contact with the diamond tool when
operating.
- Injuries caused by the breaking of a diamond tool
during use.
- Milling debris, sparks, smoke and dust generated by
abrasion.
- Noise.
- Vibration.
- Never use a machine that is not in good condition
or has faulty parts.
Use diamond tools complying with
safety standards :
European Standard and/or oSa.
Safety pictograms :
The safety pictograms on disks or packaging must be
strictly complied with.
Certificate number :
BXL 07000297
ISO 9001 and 14001 standards means for Diamant
Boart an acknowledgement and a permanent focus
on quality and environment, applied for 70 years.
The new ISO 9001 : 2000 standard has been
integrated as a management tool for permanent
improvement of our products and processes. It
implies all the main processes of the company, from
customers’ requirements to their final satisfaction.
Customers’ needs and expectations should always be
met or exceeded in our complete organization.
The quality management system, implemented in
our company and based on ISO 9001, will ensure all
employees involvement in a constant strive for higher
quality for our products and services.
ISO 14001 : 2004 standard.
ISO 14001: 2004 environment management provides
our company a solid framework for meeting
environment challenges, prevent harmful effects
caused by our activities, and achieve continual
improvement on our environment performance:
reduced energy consumption, reduced raw material
and resource use, reduced waste generation and
disposal costs, and utilization of recoverable
resources.
oSa stands for “Organization for the Safety of
Abrasives”. Leading producers of high-grade abrasive
products have come together in this international
organization to document the high safety standards
quality products. The sole purpose is to ensure that
the quality of their products remains consistently
high in the interests of abrasive products users.
oSa members are committed to sustaining quality
insurance and ensuring the adherence to safety
standards.
Membership is open to all companies :
- whose products meet or surpass the CEN standards
of safety requirements for abrasive products,
- which through stipulated testing procedures and
conditions ensure that these standards are also
kept,
- and which accept the checks laid down by oSa
auditors.
Fulfillment of those requirements gives members the
right to mark their products with the oSa label The
Symbol of Safety.
Depending on the work carried out, other forms of
protection can be used, such as helmets or safety
boots; in case of doubt, refer to the competent
organisations. (FEPA, etc).
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An amazing
invention.
Diamond coated wires comprise diamond beads
threaded on a high tensile steel supporting cable.
The diamond beads are made by fixing a diamond
layer around a cylindrical steel support.
Nearly 30 years ago, Diamant Boart invented
the first diamond wire for the extraction of marble
in quarries. From the entry into service of the first
wires at Carrara, success was immediate, in a few
months all the quarries abandoned their helical
wire sawing installations to make way for the new
diamond wire cutting equipment.
During the 1980s, Diamant Boart were the first
to introduce a diamond wire into granite quarries.
It was an immediate success, to the point that,
today most granite quarries have adopted this
new procedure. Later on Diamant Boart began to
develop wires for squaring the blocks and then
cutting them into thick slabs. Marble and granite
producers very quickly discovered the advantages
of these new products.
The recent launch of multiwire machines is
the opportunity for Diamant Boart to put on the
market a new diamond wire specifically designed
for these machines and which is of the high quality
that is required for this application.
We focus all our energy on improving your work
situation. Consequently our objectives are high
accessibility; prompt service, exact deliveries and
perfect cutting results.
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Wires for marble quarries
Wires for marble quarries
Two types of diamond beads – two
uses suitable for the extraction
of marble.
The electrolytic wire was the first cable placed on
the market. Its beads are made from an annular
steel support onto which the diamond grains are
electrolytically deposited; they are remarkably
robust and sharp.
The electrolytic wire is perfectly suitable for sawing
marbles; it is especially appreciated for small cuts
and for cutting blocks (small radii of curvature).
Compared to the sintered wire, the electrolytic
wire offers the double advantage of needing
only 25 horsepower and reduced water spraying
(from 10 l/min to 20 l/min). It is also used when
the customer wants a high cutting speed.
The diamond-sintered wire is designed to cut all
types of rock (including the hardest and the most
abrasive) and to increase the number of m 2 sawn
(some are described as “long life” wires). The active
part of the beads is a ring of sintered diamond,
whose composition is like the segments used in
blades and discs.
Two types of wire for marble extraction.
Direction of rotation.
Economic advantage: the life of a sintered wire,
which is often double that of an electrolytic wire
for an only higher price.
Technological advantage: the sawing speed of
a sintered wire is practically constant throughout
its lifetime. The sintered wire requires a minimum
power of 40 hp and normal water spraying, between
20 to 50 l/min according to the cut dimensions.
Electrolytic bead.
Impregnated bead.
Components.
Beads.
APPLICATION DIAMETER CODE
UNIVERSAL WIRE ALL MARBLE TYPES 10 mm 543023046
CRYSTALLINE AND TRAVERTINE MARBLES 11 mm 543023039
LONG LIFE 11 mm 543023205
LOW PRICE, LOW POWER 10 mm 543023132
FAST CUTTING* 10 mm 543086301
COMPACT MARBLES 10 mm 543023149
11 mm 543073821
FAST CUTTING* 10 mm 543086301
SMALL CUTS (ELECTROLYTIC BEADS)
STANDARD 10.5 mm 543073633
PREMIUM 11 mm 543075239
LOW PRICE 10 mm 543023105
(*) for the fast cutting wires, see the following page.
Other components.
ITEM
CODE
SUPPORT CABLE DIAMETER 4.9 mm – 1519 & 657 WIRE 543021479
SPRING 26 mm 543021571
SPRING 18 mm 543021569
SPRING 11 mm 543021570
WASHER 543021573
CRIMP BUSH 543021572
Asymmetrical
fitting.
The spring inserted
between the bush crimped
on the cable and the
bead dampens the shocks
experienced by the latter
and reduces their impact
on the supporting cable.
For this reason, the cable
must turn in the direction
of rotation indicated by
the arrow.
Symmetrical
fitting.
Asymmetrical
fitting.
Support cable.
Support cable.
Spring 26 mm. Washer. Spring 11 mm. Crimp bush.
Crimp bush. Washer. Spring 26 mm. Spring 18 mm.
Rotation in both directions.
Symmetric fitting.
A spring fitted on both
sides of the bush protects
the assembly from shocks.
This cable can turn in
both directions without
danger.
Tools and accessories for closures and repairs : see page 26-27
Performance.
MATERIAL TYPE SAWING SPEED (m 2 /h) LIFETIME (m 2 /m)
WHITE CRYSTALLINE 10 TO 20 40 TO 80
COMPACT BEIGE 8 TO 16 40 TO 70
COLOURED 5 TO 12 40 TO 70
TRAVERTINE 12 TO 24 70 TO 120
GREY LIMESTONE 5 TO 8 40 TO 60
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Wires for marble quarries
High speed wire.
Increasing the sawing speed provides the marble
producer with an appreciable benefit resulting
from reductions in energy and water consumption
and operator costs.
As an example the table below shows that an
increase in speed from 11 to 16 m 2 /h can bring a
benefit in the case of extraction of compact marble
(reference: standard sawing cost = 100).
To increase the wire sawing speed, Diamant Boart is
working on the optimum combination of the best
performing diamonds and the most suitable metallic
bonds for a material type. This therefore updates
solutions for each use.
Comparison of sawing costs per m 2 sawn.
APPLICATION STANDARD SPEED 11 m 2 /h HIGH SPEED 16 m 2 /h
MACHINE AMORTIZATION 6 5
MAINTENANCE 3 2
ELECTRICITY 23 16
OPERATORS 35 24
WATER 8 5
CABLE 25 35
TOTAL 100 (= REFERENCE COST) 87
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Wires for granite quarries
Wires for various stone quarries
Except for small cuts made in marble quarries, all other
applications of diamond wires use beads with diamond
concretions.
For granite quarries, the cables are in general fitted by
injection of a vulcanised rubber, whereas cable used
in granite and marble sawing works are more often
injected with plastic. The more difficult to implement
and costly rubber injection is preferred for cables
used in granite quarries, for the following reasons :
– the vulcanised rubber adheres better to the
beads and support cable, which protects it better
from the action of abrasive pastes, in particular when
the cable takes up small radii of curvature (beginning
and end of quarry cuts),
– the vulcanised rubber easily withstands increases
in temperature caused by badly controlled water
spraying, which often happens in a quarry, whereas
plastic softens and looses its strength properties,
– the flexibility of a cable fitted with rubber is
greater, which reduces the risk of irregular wearing
of the beads (ovalisation phenomenon).
Wire types.
APPLICATION DIAMETER FITTING BEADS/m CODE
SANDSTONES AND ABRASIVE MATERIALS
HARD AND FAIRLY COMPACT 11 mm RUBBER 40 543005504
SOFT AND VERY ABRASIVE 11 mm PLASTIC 40 543004827
SLATES
STANDARD 10 mm PLASTIC 36 543005034
10 mm PLASTIC + SPRING 36 543005090
LOW ABRASION SLATE 10 mm PLASTIC 34 543005234
10 mm PLASTIC + SPRING 34 543004766
Performance.
MATERIAL TYPE SAWING SPEED (m 2 /h) LIFETIME (m 2 /m)
SANDSTONE AND ABRASIVE MATERIALS
HARD AND FAIRLY COMPACT 1 TO 5 5 TO 10
SOFT AND VERY ABRASIVE 5 TO 25 10 TO 30
SLATES 3 TO 10 10 TO 40
Some different marbles and granites.
Marble class.
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C AND D
Wire types.
APPLICATION DIAMETER FITTING BEADS/m CODE
CLASS 1–3 11 mm RUBBER 40 543078425
LOW PRICE 11 mm RUBBER 40 543085375
MARBLE TYPE CRYSTALLINE AND TRAVERTINE COMPACT COLOURED ABRASIVE
CUTTING INDICE 1 2 3 – 5
BIANCO CARRARA CREMA MARFIL INDIAN GREEN
BIANCO THASSOS PERLATO DI SICILIA SERPENTINO ITALIANO
TRAVERTINO ROMANO TURQUISH BEIGE VERDE MACAEL
COMBLANCHIEN
TINOS GRÈCE
CLASS 2, BLACK COMPACT GRANITE 11 mm RUBBER 40 543073089
CLASS 4–5 11 mm RUBBER 40 543075959
LOW PRICE 11 mm RUBBER 40 543073089
Granite class.
CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4 CLASS 5
ABRASIVE GRANITE 11 mm RUBBER 40 543005504
Performance.
MATERIAL TYPE SAWING SPEED (m 2 /h) LIFETIME (m 2 /m)
CLASS 1 4 TO 6 15 TO 25
CUTTING INDICE 0.6 0.8 1 1.45 2.2
ESMERALD PEARL AFRICA BLACK BLANCO CASTILLA BALMORAL RG BALMORAL FG
LABRADOR DARK BLUE PEARL CLAIRE DU TARN BALTIC BROWN BALTIC RED
RUSTENBURG... LABRADOR LIGHT... GRIS QUINTANA BIANCO BAVENO COLOMBO/CROWN RED
ROSA PORRIÑO BLEU ROYAL DU TARN KURU GREY-TEMPERE
SARDO BIANCO... CAPAO BONITO ROSSO ASSUAN
CLASS 2, BLACK COMPACT GRANITE 3 TO 5 13 TO 20
CLASS 2–3 2 TO 5 8 TO 15
CLASS 4–5 1 TO 3 3 TO 8
ABRASIVE GRANITE 3 TO 4 8 TO 15
DAKOTA RED
LANHELIN
ROSSO VANGA
SARDO ROSSO...
SIERRA CHICA
TRANAS RUBIN...
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Wires for stationary machines
Wires for stationary machines
Squaring and cutting
of blocks using diamond wire.
Diamond wire is now generally used in most
workshops.
There are many reasons for this:
– the wire allows significantly greater sawing
heights than large discs,
– the wire saw in width is thinner and more precise
than the large disc (deviation < 1 mm),
– the investment in a wire machine is relatively low,
– by virtue of its greater and greater reliability, wire
sawing technology is more and more automated
and thus becomes just as productive as competing
techniques,
– noise nuisance generated by diamond wire
sawing is significantly less than that produced
by other sawing techniques.
Recommendations.
For optimum use of diamond wire, Diamant Boart
supply detailed operating instructions. These are
the essential elements:
– the rotation of the wire about itself should
be regularly checked (clothes peg or paint line
method),
– the bead wear profile should be regularly
inspected (avoid ovalisation and coning of the
beads),
– the connections should be changed whenever
excessively high wear of the adjacent beads is
noted and whenever it is necessary to apply
pretorsion to the cable,
– the cable tension is set to 250–300 kg for 4 and
5 mm diameter supporting cables
– adjust the linear speed of the wire to the material
being sawn :
– granite class 1 – 2 : 25–30 m/sec
– granite class 3 – 4 : 22–26 m/sec
– granite class 5 : 20–22 m/sec
– marble : 30–35 m/sec
– abrasive rocks : 30–35 m/sec
– water spraying of the diamond wire is an
essential criterion for good sawing : depending
on the blocks the water flow rate to be provided
is between 15 and 25 l/min.
– during the sharpening of a new wire, the linear
speed must be reduced by 2 to 3 m/sec relative to
the speeds given above.
Wire sharpening.
Most of the wires intended for squaring and cutting
of blocks are sharpened in the Diamant Boart
factories. The user thus has a tool ready for use and
able to cut in the optimum conditions from the
first minutes of operation. On request, Diamond
Boart can supply a product with sharpening options
different from those offered in the tables.
Performance.
MATERIAL TYPE BEADS/m SAWING SPEED (m 2 /h) LIFETIME (m 2 /m)
CLASS 1–2 40 1.5 TO 2.5 12 TO 20
CLASS 3–4 40 1 TO 1.5 10 TO 17
CLASS 5 40 0.7 TO 1 4 TO 10
Marble.
APPLICATION DIAMETER CARRIER CABLE
Ø
FITTING BEADS/m CODE SHARPENED
WIRE
STANDARD 10 mm 5 mm PLASTIC + SPRING 30 543005139 NO
HARD MARBLES 10 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 36 543084725 NO
Performance.
MATERIAL TYPE BEADS/m SAWING SPEED (m 2 /h) LIFETIME (m 2 /m)
WHITE CRYSTALLINE MARBLES 30 5 TO 8 80 TO 120
COMPACT MARBLES 30 3 TO 5 60 TO 80
Granite.
APPLICATION DIAMETER CARRIER
CABLE Ø
FITTING BEADS/m CODE SHARPENED
WIRE
ROBUST MACHINES WITH VARIABLE LINEAR SPEED
STANDARD 11 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 40 543005019 YES
LONG LIFE 11 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 40 543004987 YES
FOR ABRASIVE GRANITES 11 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 40 543005094 YES
MACHINES WITH FIXED LINEAR SPEED
STANDARD 11 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 36 543005079 YES
LONG LIFE 11 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 36 543004954 YES
LIGHT OR 2 CARRIAGES MACHINES
STANDARD 10 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 36 543005168 YES
LONG LIFE 10 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 40 543005032 YES
ABRASIVE GRANITES 10 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 36 543005034 YES
THIN WIRES 8.3 mm 4 mm PLASTIC 40 543004936 YES
8.3 mm 4 mm PLASTIC 36 543004846 YES
9 mm 4 mm PLASTIC 40 543004831 YES
Abrasive rock.
APPLICATION DIAMETER CARRIER
CABLE Ø
FITTING BEADS/m CODE SHARPENED
WIRE
FINE GRAINED MATERIAL WITH AVERAGE COMPACTNESS 11 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 40 543005094 YES
SOFT MATERIAL WITH LARGE GRAINS 11 mm 5 mm PLASTIC 40 543004827 NO
Performance.
MATERIAL TYPE BEADS/m SAWING SPEED (m 2 /H) LIFETIME (m 2 /m)
FINE GRAINED MATERIAL WITH AVERAGE COMPACTNESS 40 2 TO 5 40 TO 60
SOFT MATERIAL WITH LARGE GRAINS 40 3 TO 6 30 TO 50
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Wires for profiling machines
Profiling – a complementary
application for stationary machines.
The introduction of new numerically controlled
machines allows the shaping of complex forms in
large production runs for gravestones and building.
The use of diamond wire for shaping makes possible
the optimum use of excellent quality materials that
are discarded from the production of slabs and
paving stones.
The low cost of the cuts, the profiling precision and
the surface quality indisputably make diamond
wire very competitive. The diamond wire used
in profiling machines is similar to that found in
stationary machines, but it is generally of a smaller
diameter (8.3 mm). Performance is slightly inferior
to that of cables for stationary machines.
Recommendations.
For operating parameters refer to the recommendations
given in the chapter on stationary machines
(page 20). The parameters are nevertheless adjusted
to the particular requirements of the (desired) cut.
Granite.
APPLICATION DIAMETER FITTING BEADS/m CODE SHARPENED WIRE
STANDARD HIGH EFFICIENCY 8.3 mm PLASTIC 40 543004936 YES
8.3 mm PLASTIC 36 543004846 YES
9 mm PLASTIC 40 543004831 YES
HIGH PRECISION CUT 8.3 mm PLASTIC 36 543005067 YES
Other materials.
APPLICATION DIAMETER FITTING BEADS/m CODE SHARPENED WIRE
MARBLE 8.3 mm PLASTIC 30 543004589 NO
MIXED MARBLES AND GRANITES 8.3 mm PLASTIC 36 543005067 YES
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Wires for multiwire machines
To saw granite into thin slabs, the classical procedure
using a grit-set frame is often chosen for two main
reasons, namely a very competitive cost and a well
understood procedure.
However, the drawbacks remain obvious : limited
productivity (7 cm /hour) and thus poor flexibility,
water recycling, labor costs and increase in the
sawing costs per m 2 for thick slabs and of course
a large installation area.
These disadvantages associated with the gritset
frame have led to many attempts to derive
a diamond based alternative. By far the most
successful is the multiwire sawing machine.
Advantages.
Recommendations.
For optimum use the following is necessary.
– the blocks have to be squared at the top and the
bottom before sawing.
– the minimum block length has to be 2.5 m or
more.
– the blocks have to be installed and cemented on
three wooden support.
Characteristics.
The standard wires for multiwires machines are
injected with transparent plastic and they contain
36 beads/m. In general, they are not sharpened.
With the new wires customers gain a decrease in
the sawing costs and an improved productivity.
Moreover, to avoid the long and costly remounting
operations the 7.3 mm is “one use”.
Granite.
GRANITE MULTIWIRE DIAMETER CODE
OPEN WIRES 7.3 543078906
8.3 543005035
ENDLESS WIRE 7.3 543078907 - 543078908
8.3 543067632
Performance.
MATERIAL TYPE BEADS/m SAWING SPEED (m 2 /H/WIRE) LIFETIME (m 2 /M)
MIXED GRANITES 36 0.8 TO 1.2 8 TO 12
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Wires closures & connections
Wires closures & connections
Presses.
TYPE STRENGTH CODE
CMO 20 T 543002874
SIMEL 8 T 543021619
PELLEGRINI 5 T 543000842
CEMBRE HT45 4.5 T 543000670
Crimping dies for CMO.
CONNECTION DIAMETER DIE TYPE DIE LENGTH CODE
6.3 AND 7.5–8 mm 12 mm 543065025
7.5–8 AND 9 mm 16 mm 543002894
7.5–8 AND 9.5 mm 8 mm 543002891
Crimping dies for Simel.
CONNECTION DIAMETER DIE TYPE DIE LENGTH CODE
7.5–8 AND 9 mm 16 mm 543002895
7.5–8 AND 9.5 mm 8 mm 543002892
Crimping dies for Pelligrini.
CONNECTION DIAMETER DIE TYPE DIE LENGTH CODE
6.3 AND 7.5–8 mm 12 mm 543065024
7.5–8 AND 9 mm 16 mm 543002893
7.5–8 AND 9.5 mm 8 mm 543002890
Crimping dies for Cembre HT45.
What type of connection?
The most common way of closing a diamond wire
is to crimp to the ends tubes or steel parts to be
screwed up. Diamant Boart offer a complete range
of standard connections with the equipment
needed to crimp them to the cables.
CONNECTION DIAMETER DIE TYPE DIE LENGTH CODE
6.3 mm 10 mm 543065029
7.5 AND 8 mm (Ø INT. : 4 mm) 5 mm 543002896
8 mm (Ø INT. : 4.9 mm) 7 mm 543084779
9 mm 5 mm 543002889
9.5 mm 5 mm 543002878
CONNECTION TYPE MATERIAL EXTERNAL
Ø
INTERNAL
Ø
LENGTH
CABLE
Ø
QUARRY MULTIWIRE STATIONARY PROFILING CODE
CRIMPED END TO END STEEL 6.3 mm 3.8 mm 16.5 mm 3.5 mm OK OK OK 543065027
Crimping pliers
code : 54300670.
STEEL 7.5 mm 4.2 mm 18 mm 4 mm OK OK OK 543021516
STEEL 9 mm 5.1 mm 20 mm 5 mm OK 543021670
STEEL 8 mm 5.1 mm 24 mm 5 mm OK 543021483
CRIMPED & SCREWED CONNECTION STEEL 8 mm 4.2 mm 23 mm 4 mm OK 543021523
STEEL 9.5 mm 5 mm 24 mm 5 mm OK OK 543021515
Crimping press CMO.
Cable cutting pliers
code : 543028265.
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Diamond
blades.
Our fast cutting diamond blades are available in
diameters 115 to 3500 mm.
Different materials represent different challenges
and Diamant Boart’s vast range of specified bonds
along with a choice of standard noise reduced steel
centers provide perfect solutions.
We particularly recommend that the blade to be
used should suit the material to be cut. Each material
or group of material has its own particular
hardness and abrasive properties.
The type of blade is determined by these two factors.
Therefore it is easy to foresee that a change
of material can be fatal to the tool life. A blade
intended to cut marble, for example, will be completely
worn after sawing a few square meters of
soft sandstone, which is softer but more abrasive
than marble.
Especially developed to cut all kind of granite, marble
and other stones our blades will respond to all
and even more than you demand. The correct identification
of the material to cut is the most important
factors for choosing a tool.
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The blade and the core
The blade and the core
The blade.
Description.
A diamond blade consists of two parts :
the diamond segments and the blade
center
Type B
Diameter 250 to 800 mm
Fine cuts with sharp
edges
Type D
Diameter superior
to 800 mm
Type DTA
The core.
Different kinds of core.
The standard core.
The steel center is a high-grade heat-treated,
tempered steel disc; to meet highest demands on
stability and wear resistance. The steel center width
prevents wobbling of the blades.
The silent core.
The silent core is constituted from 2 sheets of
steel separated by a sheet of copper to enable an
improvement of 6-9 dBA in noise level.
H
A Slot depth
B Slot width
D Diameter
E Core thickness
H Bore diameter
L1 Tooth length
S Side clearance
T Segment width
X Depth of diamond concretion
X1 Segment total height
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The segments
Diamond blades on the job
The segments contain a mixture of diamonds and
metal powder. During the manufacturing process,
the metal powder and diamond mixture is compressed
in order to obtain a solid metal alloy which holds the
diamonds. The segment is slightly wider than the core,
to allow the attacking edge to penetrate the material
without the steel rubbing against it.
Attaching diamond segments to the
steel core.
The diamond segment can be attached to the steel
centre using two basic methods.
Brazing.
The segments are attached to the core by brazing
with silver solder.
- Used on standard blades for wet cutting
- Do not use for dry cutting !
Laser-welding.
Segments are welded to the centre using a laser beam.
- Strongest bond possible between steel centre and
segment
- Suitable for wet and dry cutting applications. The
laser-welding process is the latest state of the art
method to attach diamond segments to the blade
centre. This process assures a maximum degree of
safety.
normal
Finishing operations.
three-layers: the diamond
concentration of the outer layers differs
from the inside layer to guarantee the side
clearance and hollow wear pattern
conical to reduce lateral friction
pagoda to reduce lateral friction
CR 2000 to ensure a more even
repartioned active surface around the
blade
Mammouth CR
After the assembling process, each individual
segment undergoes double-sided cross-bend tests
to ensure that they are solidly fused to the centre.
Tension must be put on each blade to assure that
it runs straight and true even under tough cutting
conditions.
Each blade is tensioned by hand; a process
performed by specialists who are skillfull experts in
their craft.
Each blade is sharpened, at the factory to make
sure that the blade will cut freely, the very first time
your customer will put it to use.
The last steps - finishing, painting, printing and
packing - are performed with the same amount of
care and concern for quality as you already have
seen in the manufacturing process.
Diamant Boart’s spirit is not only sell tools but also
service to the customer with competent advice
knowing his people, his job and his equipment.
High skilled technicians are in a position to
recommend the appropriate blades for the
customer’s application, follow through on his job,
answering his questions and solving any problems
that may arise.
Hereafter, some considerations and parameters
influencing the behaviour of the tool (for more
precise application datas and figures, please refer
to our technical booklet or call our technical
department).
Blades variables.
Segment Hardness.
- Softer bonds tend to cut faster but have a shorter
life
- Harder bonds tend to cut slower but have a
longer life.
Segment side clearance.
The balanced ratio between widths
of segment and steel centre assures
sufficient discharge of material and
even wear of segments and prevents
jamming of the blade in the material.
Thinner blade segments tend to cut
faster but give shorter life.
Thicker blade segments tend to cut
slower but give longer life.
The reason is very simple : thinner
blade segments have less surface area
in contact with the material and offer
less resistance as they grind through
the material.
Cutting variables.
Cutting speed.
It is important to adjust the feed speed so that
it corresponds the recommended cutting speed
expressed in cm 2 /min.
Cutting depth.
Depth of cut and feed speed should be combined so
as to respect the recommended cutting speeds (cm 2 /
min) for the particular type of material. The depth of
cut varies according to material hardness and type of
tool used.
Forward feed.
This one depends on the already chosen cutting
depth (high speed combined with a shallow cutting
depth sharpen the tool).
Machine variables.
Watering.
The water pressure is of little importance compared
to the quantity. Therefore, abundant watering is
recommended.
Power.
Should be determined by the blade diameter and
type of material cut.
Peripheral speed.
The peripheral speed should be selected according to
hardness and abrasiveness of the material to be cut;
together with the feed speed it affects the cutting
speed and the tool life. It is therefore important to
suit the peripheral speed to the material to be sawn.
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How to choose a diamond blade ?
Application chart
The price.
The most important is to determine your priorities
between, the buying price, the cutting cost, and the
cutting quality. For important jobs or regular use, a
more expensive tool proves to be more beneficial in
use, as its output is better. For very large-scale work,
the lowest cutting cost possible (cost per metre) is the
most important decision criterion, much more so than
the purchase cost of the tool.
Application chart - Granite.
BLADE TYPE MATERIAL
VOLCANIC STONE ABRASIVE GRANITE SOFT GRANITE MIXED GRANITE HARD GRANITE
The material to be cut.
The correct identification of the material you are
going to cut is the most important factor for choosing
a tool. The material does in fact have a direct
influence on the cutting speed and the practical life of
the tool.
Dry or wet cutting?
MAGNUM HP
LONG LIFE
FREECUT*
ULTRA*
MACH 2
This choice may depend on the user’s preference or
on some particular constraint associated with the
work to be done. The use of water requires certain
precautions if equipment with an electric motor is
used. For general purpose site saws, dry-cutting tools
are most frequently used; however, they can be used
with irrigation to limit the amount of dust produced.
Some irrigated tools and drill bits, must be used with
water irrigation. Dry cutting tools may be used with
or without irrigation, depending on the conditions
encountered.
The silent core
This core enables an improvement of 6 - 9 dBA in noise
level. The blades with silent core are shown
by this pictogram.
SCUT
MAGNUM XL
* Freecut and Ultra blades are also specifically designed for low power machines.
= optimal = good = not recommended
Application chart - Marble.
BLADE
MATERIAL
COMPACT MARBLE MIXED MARBLE ABRASIVE MARBLE
EUROMASTER
Type of rim.
EUROSERIE
SCUT
= optimal = good = not recommended
The blade with
continuous rim
guarantees a clean cut
The blade with grooved
super-joined segments
has a longer practical
life and offers a much
lower cost per cut than
the continuous rim
blade.
Segmented dry blade
with narrow slots and
key hole
Segmented wet blade
with narrow slots
The blades with segmented rim have the longer practical life
and the lowest price per cut
Segmented blade with
wide slots
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RPM chart
RPM chart
General rule.
For a given blades, a higher RPM will harden a blade and extend its life and a smaller RPM
will soften the blade and shorten its life.
Rotation speed in relation to peripheral speed and blade diameter.
PERIPHERAL SPEEDS
25 m/s 30 m/s 35 m/s 40 m/s 45 m/s 50 m/s 55 m/s 60 m/s
Ø
ARBOR ROTATION SPEED RPM
200 mm 2390 2870 3340 3820 4300 4780 5250 5730
250 mm 1910 2290 2670 3060 3440 3820 4200 4580
300 mm 1590 1910 2230 2550 2870 3180 3500 3820
350 mm 1360 1640 1910 2180 2460 2730 3000 3270
400 mm 1190 1430 1670 1910 2150 2390 2630 2870
450 mm 1060 1270 1490 1700 1910 2120 2330 2550
500 mm 960 1150 1340 1530 1720 1910 2100 2290
600 mm 800 960 1110 1270 1430 1590 1750 1910
700 mm 680 820 960 1090 1230 1360 1500 1640
800 mm 600 720 840 960 1070 1190 1310 1430
900 mm 530 640 740 850 960 1060 1170 1270
1000 mm 480 570 670 760 860 960 1050 1150
Machine variables.
Peripheral speed.
The peripheral speed should be selected according to
hardness and abrasiveness of the material to be cut;
together with the feed speed it affects the cutting
speed and the tool life.
It is therefore important to suit the peripheral speed
to the material to be sawn.
Watering.
The water pressure is of little importance compared
to the quantity.
Therefore, abundant watering is recommended.
Power.
Should be determined by the blade diameter and
type of material cut.
1100 mm 430 520 610 690 780 870 960 1040
1200 mm 400 480 560 640 720 800 880 960
1300 mm 370 440 510 590 660 740 810 880
1400 mm 340 410 480 550 610 680 750 820
1500 mm 320 380 450 510 570 640 700 760
1600 mm 300 360 420 480 540 600 660 720
1750 mm 270 330 380 440 490 550 600 660
Recommended peripheral speeds in m/s.
2000 mm 240 290 330 380 430 480 530 570
2500 mm 190 230 270 310 340 380 420 460
MATERIALS
STANDARD PERIPHERAL SPEED
2700 mm 180 210 250 280 320 350 390 420
GRANITE
25 m/s 30 m/s 35 m/s 40 m/s 45 m/s 50 m/s 55 m/s 60 m/s
3000 mm 160 190 220 260 290 320 350 380
3500 mm 140 170 190 220 250 280 300 330
MARBLE
TRAVERTINE
SLATE
SANDSTONE
VOLCANIC STONES
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Granite blades for portable machines - dry cutting
Granite blades for portable machines - dry cutting
Turbo.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
HIGH SPEED BLADES (WITHOUT
FLANGE)
115 2 9.5 22.2 543085969
125 2 9.5 22.2 543085783
180 2.8 9.5 22.2 543085784
230 2.8 9.5 22.2 543085785
HIGH SPEED BLADES
WITH FLANGE
125 2 9.5 22.2 543085972
230 2.8 9.5 22.2 543085971
Protec.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
HIGH SPEED AND LATERAL
GRINDING BLADES
115 2 8 22.2 543087122
125 2.1 8 22.2 543085998
180 2.4 9 22.2 543085999
230 2.6 9 22.2 543086228
Curve.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
FREECUTTING CURVED BLADES 100 2.2 9 22.2 543086000
125 4 9 22.2 543085977
180 4 9 22.2 543086025
Magnum XL.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
SEGMENTED HIGH SPEED BLADES 115 2.2 10 22.2 543070925
125 2.2 10 22.2 543070928
180 2.8 10 22.2 543070934
230 2.8 10 22.2 543070940
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Marble blades for portable machines - dry cutting
Marble blades for portable machines - dry cutting
Dry marble.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø COMMENT SEGMENT REMARK BORE ITEM
EUROMASTER
EUROMASTER
HIGH SPEED BLADES WITH
GALVANIC BOND FOR PORTABLE
MACHINE.
SPEED & FINISH.
HIGH SPEED BLADES WITH FLANGE
FOR PORTABLE MACHINE.
SPEED & FINISH.
115 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014107
125 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014109
180 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014108
200 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014112
230 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014110
115 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014106
125 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014104
180 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014113
230 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014105
EUROSERIE
EUROSERIE
HIGH SPEED BLADES WITH
GROOVED SUPER-JOINED
SEGMENTS. HIGH PRECISION
HIGH SPEED GALVANIC CURVED
BLADES FOR PORTABLE MACHINES.
SPEED & FINISH
115 HIGH PRECISION GROOVED SG HT. 5 22.2 543014343
125 HIGH PRECISION GROOVED SG HT. 5 22.2 543014325
230 HIGH PRECISION GROOVED SG HT. 5 22.2 543014292
115 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543014016
155 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543013979
180 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543014103
230 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543013970
PROTEC
CIRCULAR BLADE REINFORCED BY
A LATERAL GALVANIC DEPOSIT
FOR DRY SHAPPING
125 FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014114
230 ROUGHING GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014031
230 FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014028
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Granite blades for direct drive machines - wet cutting
Granite blades for direct drive machines - wet cutting
Magnum HP.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Scut.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø CORE LG TH HT BORE WELD ITEM
Ø CORE LG TH HT BORE WELD ITEM
ULTRA
PART OF OUR PROFESSIONAL
RANGE, THE ULTRA BLADES ARE
SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR LOW
POWER MACHINES AND/OR
HARD GRANITES
350 NORMAL 40 3.2 15 60 BRAZED 543087495
350 SILENT 40 3.2 15 60 BRAZED 543086741
400 NORMAL 40 3.4 15 60 BRAZED 543087496
400 SILENT 40 3.4 15 60 BRAZED 543086742
G10
OUR UNIVERSAL RANGE,
SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR
AN ECONOMICAL CUT OF
MIXED GRANITES
300 NORMAL 40 2.8 10 60 BRAZED 543084628
300 SILENT 40 2.8 10 60 BRAZED 543084629
350 NORMAL 40 3 10 60 BRAZED 543080787
350 SILENT 40 3 10 60 BRAZED 543081871
450 NORMAL 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543087497
400 NORMAL 40 3.2 10 60 BRAZED 543080789
450 SILENT 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543086743
400 SILENT 40 3.2 10 60 BRAZED 543080791
500 NORMAL 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543087498
450 NORMAL 40 3.4 10 60 BRAZED 543081867
500 SILENT 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543086744
450 SILENT 40 3.4 10 60 BRAZED 543083369
FREECUT
PART OF OUR PROFESSIONAL
RANGE, THE FREECUT BLADES
ARE THE REFERENCE FOR MIXED
GRANITES AND STANDARD
MACHINES
350 NORMAL 40 3.2 15 60 BRAZED 543084592
350 SILENT 40 3.2 15 60 BRAZED 543083843
400 NORMAL 40 3.4 15 60 BRAZED 543084593
400 SILENT 40 3.4 15 60 BRAZED 543083622
500 NORMAL 40 3.8 10 60 BRAZED 543081868
500 SILENT 40 3.8 10 60 BRAZED 543080793
450 NORMAL 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543084713
450 SILENT 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543084004
500 NORMAL 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543084594
500 SILENT 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543083143
LONG
LIFE
PART OF OUR PROFESSIONAL
RANGE, THE LONG LIFE BLADES
ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED
FOR SOFT AND/OR ABRASIVE
GRANITES
350 NORMAL 40 3.2 15 60 BRAZED 543082937
350 SILENT 40 3.2 15 60 BRAZED 543081111
400 NORMAL 40 3.4 15 60 BRAZED 543082938
400 SILENT 40 3.4 15 60 BRAZED 543081078
Magnum XL.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
450 NORMAL 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543084716
450 SILENT 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543081345
Ø CORE LG TH HT BORE WELD ITEM
500 NORMAL 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543082939
500 SILENT 40 3.8 15 60 BRAZED 543081113
XL20
PROFESSIONAL RANGE,
IN CRENEAUX SHAPE FOR MIXED
GRANITES
350 NORMAL 40 3.4 20 60 BRAZED 543070305
350 SILENT 40 3.4 20 60 BRAZED 543070308
MACH 2
PART OF OUR PROFESSIONAL
RANGE, THE MACH 2 BLADES
ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR
THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
MARKETS
350 NORMAL 40 3.4 15 60 LASER 543085239
350 SILENT 40 3.4 15 60 LASER 543085631
400 NORMAL 40 3.4 15 60 LASER 543085240
400 SILENT 40 3.4 15 60 LASER 543085241
400 NORMAL 40 3.6 20 60 BRAZED 543070311
400 SILENT 40 3.6 20 60 BRAZED 543070314
450 NORMAL 40 4 20 60 BRAZED 543070326
450 SILENT 40 4 20 60 BRAZED 543070318
450 NORMAL 40 3.8 15 60 LASER 543086680
500 NORMAL 40 4 20 60 BRAZED 543070325
450 SILENT 40 3.8 15 60 LASER 543086681
500 SILENT 40 4 20 60 BRAZED 543070329
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Marble blades for bridge saw machines - wet cutting
Marble blades for bridge saw machines - wet cutting
Euromaster.
Scut.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø CORE LG TH HT BORE WELD ITEM
Ø CORE LG TH HT BORE WELD ITEM
PART OF OUR PROFESSIONAL RANGE, THE
EUROMASTER BLADES
ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR COMPACT
MARBLES
300 NORMAL 40 2.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011117
300 SILENT 40 2.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011279
350 NORMAL 40 3.2 7 60 BRAZED 543011144
OUR UNIVERSAL RANGE, SPECIALLY
DESIGNED FOR AN ECONOMICAL CUT
OF MIXED MARBLES
300 NORMAL 40 2.8 7 60 BRAZED 543084635
300 SILENT 40 2.8 7 60 BRAZED 543084639
350 NORMAL 40 3 7 60 BRAZED 543081865
350 SILENT 40 3.2 7 60 BRAZED 543011306
350 SILENT 40 3 7 60 BRAZED 543084640
400 NORMAL 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011684
400 NORMAL 40 3.2 7 60 BRAZED 543081866
400 SILENT 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011333
400 SILENT 40 3.2 7 60 BRAZED 543084641
450 NORMAL 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011252
450 NORMAL 40 3.4 7 60 BRAZED 543084637
450 SILENT 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011165
450 SILENT 40 3.4 7 60 BRAZED 543084636
500 NORMAL 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011915
500 NORMAL 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543084638
500 SILENT 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011903
500 SILENT 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543084643
Euroserie.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø CORE LG TH HT BORE WELD ITEM
PART OF OUR PROFESSIONAL RANGE,
THE EUROSERIE BLADES ARE SPECIALLY
DESIGNED FOR ABRASIVE MARBLES
300 NORMAL 40 2.8 7 60 BRAZED 543011630
300 SILENT 40 2.8 7 60 BRAZED 543012050
350 NORMAL 40 3.2 7 60 BRAZED 543012170
350 SILENT 40 3.2 7 60 BRAZED 543012056
400 NORMAL 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543012161
400 SILENT 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543012062
450 NORMAL 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543012026
450 SILENT 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543012152
500 NORMAL 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543012044
500 SILENT 40 3.8 7 60 BRAZED 543012146
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Konicc segments for granite blades - wet cutting
Safety information and operating instructions
Konicc.
Our new economical, fast cutting and extended life segment for medium blades.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
LG TH INF TH SUP HT ITEM
MIXED GRANITE 24 6.8 8.2 20 543083256
24 7.8 9.2 20 543083257
24 8.8 10.2 20 543083258
SOFT GRANITE 24 6.8 8.2 20 543083980
24 7.8 8.2 20 543083822
24 8.8 10.2 20 543084108
ABRASIVE GRANITE 24 6.8 8.2 20 543084459
24 7.8 9.2 20 543084457
24 8.8 10.2 20 543084458
Storing of circular blades.
On receipt of a circular blade, if it is not to be put
into immediate service, it should be stored on a flat
surface or preferably hung by its bore. Never put it
against a wall.
Choice of blade.
We particularly recommend that the blade used
should be suited to the material to be cut.
Each material or group of material has its own
particular hardness and abrasive properties.
The type of blade is determined by these two factors.
It is easy to foresee therefore that a change of
material can be fatal to the tool life.
A blade intended for sawing marble, for example,
will be completely worn after sawing a few square
meters of soft sandstone, which is softer but more
abrasive than marble.
Mounting of circular blades.
Before mounting the circular blade.
Special attention should be paid
- to the cleanliness of the spindle block and the
flanges (rust, grease...). All surfaces should be
cleaned with a fine emery cloth.
- to any deformation of the flange rims; these should
be rectified with a smooth file;
- that the blade never rests on the spindle thread.
Direction of rotation.
The blade should always be mounted following the
direction of rotation showed by the arrow engraved
on the steel centre.
Checking the position of the blade.
It is important to reset the position of the blade
and flanges in relation to spindle when frequent
dismounting is necessary.
The flanges.
- should be milled at the center
- should have minimum dimensions according to the
blade diameter
Mounting checks.
Shaft radial run-out.
Check with dial indicator if the arbor radial run-out
does not exceed the tolerance limits.
Flange and flange block side run-out.
Check with the comparator if the lateral wobble does
not exceed the tolerance limits.
Perpendicularity of the shaft.
Check precision air level if the arbor is perpendicular
to the table.
Blade radial run-out.
Check dial indicator if the radial run-out does not
exceed the tolerance limits.
Blade side run-out.
Check with dial indicator if the blade lateral wobble
does not exceed the tolerance limits.
Any out-of-truth which exceeds double the values
indicated should be considered as dangerous.
Out-of-parallelism.
For the sawing advance, the movement of the table
(of the blade) should be done strictly in the plane of
the blade (of the table). For checking the parallelism,
use the dial indicator.
The bore diameter.
The bore diameter should be equal to the diameter
of the spindle (to within 0.01 mm) in order to avoid
any radial movement. If the bore of the blade is
too large a carefully turned steel ring, of the same
thickness as the steel blade, should be inserted. If
the bore is too small, the tool should be sent back to
Diamant Boart. The bore of the blade should never
be enlarged.
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Gang saw
blades.
For the precision cutting of natural stone, the gang
saw blades of variable dimensions and characteristics
are cater for all types of marbles and other
material plants (except granite)for exactly-dimensioned
blocks and slabs.
The blade life and quality of the cut largely depend
on the care and precision with which the set of
blades has been fitted to the frame.
Time devoted to correct mounting of the blades
will pay later when the sawing takes place.
Diamant Boart introduced the first diamond gang
saw blade in 1955 and the thin gang saw blades in
2002. The great advantage of those thin gang saw
blades is the real saving achieved on the total sawing
cost by obtaining additional m 2 per block.
Further development will be introduced on the
market.
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Diamond gang saw blades
Diamond gang saw blades
Description.
A gang saw blade consists of two parts :
the diamond segment and the steel strip.
Choice of tool.
The diamond tool has been designed for the
hardness and abrasiveness of specific stone.
It is therefore very important to use it on materials
or groups of materials for which it has been
designed. Failure to observe this can have a fatal
effect on the diamond tool.
In the case of an initial order especially, the
following informations should be provided :
Classification of materials.
TYPE OF MATERIAL
MARBLE AND LIMESTONE
TRAVERTINE 53 – 65
CRYSTALLINE
MARBLE
SOFT 70 – 100
COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH (MPA)
EXAMPLES
ROMAN TRAVERTINE,
PERSIAN TRAVERTINE
THASSOS WHITE,
PORTUGAL ROSE
SAWING-FRAME CHARACTERISTICS
MEDIUM 100 – 140
CARRARA WHITE, MACAEL
WHITE
MANUFACTURER
HARD 140 – 150 ARABESCATO (CARRARA)
TYPE OF MACHINE
SOFT LIMESTONE 50 – 90 MASSANGIS (FRANCE)
NUMBER OF GANG SAW BLADES
BEIGE MARBLE
FRAME’S YEAR OF MANUFACTURE
POWER OF ENGINE
NUMBER OF STROKES PER MINUTE
NORMAL 100 – 160
HARD 150 – 220
CREMA MARFIL (ALICANTE),
TURKISH BEIGE
BOTTICINO, COMBLANCHIEN,
PERLATO SICILIA
LENGTH OF STROKE
TYPE OF TENSIONER
GREY LIMESTONE 110 – 160 BELGIAN BLUE STONE
BLACK MARBLE 60 – 130
NOIR ST LAURENT
(FRANCE), NERO
MARQUINA (SPAIN)
CHARACTERISTICS OF BLADES
RED MARBLE 50 – 150
ROJO ALICANTE, AEGEAN
BORDEAUX (TURKEY)
OVERALL LENGTH (L1), DEPTH (F), THICKNESS (E)
VERY COMPACT
MARBLE
150 – 170
PERLINO BIANCO AZIAGO
(ITALY), ROSSO VERONA
WORKING CONDITIONS
MAXIMUN LENGTH OF BLOCKS
GREEN MARBLE 90 - 250
OTHER STONES
VERDE ALPI (ITALY),
RAJAHSTAN GREEN (INDIA)
AVERAGE LENGTH OF BLOCKS
DOWN-FEED SPEED
SANDSTONE, ABRASIVE LIMESTONE, VOLCANIC STONE (BASALT, TUFS,
ANDESITE, ETC.), SLATE, ...
EACH STONE IS PARTICULAR AND NEEDS A SPECIFIC TOOL.
F
Blade
L1 Overall length of blade
L2 segmented length
L3 segment spacing
(distance between segments)
F depth of steel blade
E thickness of steel blade
THICKNESS OF SLABS
AVAILABLE COOLING PER BLADE
MATERIALS WORKED WITH THE SAME SET OF BLADES
T
End plates
G length of end plates
Y thickness of end plates
V angle of end plates
Segments
L4 length of segment
T width of segment
X1 overall depth of segment
X depth of diamond section
MATERIAL A
MATERIAL B
MATERIAL C
ETC …
PERCENTAGE SAWN
AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
PERCENTAGE SAWN
AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
PERCENTAGE SAWN
AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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Diamond gang saw blades
Thin gang saw blades
Down-feed speed.
The down-feed speed is an essential parameter in
frame-sawing. It affects not only the production
per hour but also the quality of the cut and the
pressure exerted on the segments to avoid glazing
of the diamond impregnation. In any case the downfeed
speed should be sufficient to ensure the selfsharpening
process of the diamond segments.
DOWN FEED (cm/h)
MATERIAL HARDNESS
(COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH)
SOFT
< 100 MPA
MEDIUM
100 - 150 MPA
HARD
> 150 MPA
MACHINE TYPE
OLD CONCEPT
STROKE
400 - 600 mm
The table below shows the down speeds results
according to the material resistances and the
machine features, in particular, the stroke lengths
on horizontal gang saws.
CLASSICAL
STROKE
600 - 700 mm
20 - 25 25 - 30 30 - 35
15 - 20 20 - 30 25 - 35
10 - 15 20 - 25 20 - 25
NEW DESIGN
STROKE
800 - 1000 mm
The great advantage of this new blade is the
real saving achieved on the total sawing cost by
obtaining additional m2 per block.
Properties of the thin gang saw blade :
- Height : 180 mm
- Segment thickness : between 3.6 and 4.2 m
- Steel thickness : between 2 and 2.5 mm
Comparison between thin gang saw blade and a
traditional blade :
- Traditional blade 4100 x 180 x 3.5 mm with a
segment thickness of 5 to 5.3 mm
- Thin gang saw blade 4100 x 180 x 2.5 mm with a
segment thickness of 3.6 to 4.2 mm
The difference in thickness is therefore + / - 1 mm
per blade.
Financial calculation:
Taking into account the fact that the service life of a
blade is + / - 250 linear metres of cutting depth, up to 5
blocks will be gained, or :
250 l m / 1.6 m (block height)= 156.25 slabs x 2* = 312 slabs
gained represent 5 blocks
(2* represents the number of slabs gained per block)
For an approximate value of 31 € / m 2 of marble
312 slabs x (2.5 m long x 1.6 m wide)= 1248 m 2
1248 m2 x 31 € = 38,688 €
For an approximate value of 74.37 € / m 2 of marble
312 slabs x (2.5 m long x 1.6 m wide) = 1248 m 2
1248 m 2 x 74.37 € = 92,813.76 €
Other advantages are linked to the use of thin gang
saw blades :
- The saving in electric power.
- Lower mechanical stresses on the machine.
- A real reduction in sawing residue.
traditionnal blades
5 - 5.3
mm
thin gang saw blades
3.6 - 4.2
mm
Diamant Boart is able to offer the thin gang saw blade
from today due to the constant developments it has
made to its manufacturing processes and its ever
stricter quality standards.
For a machine set for a slab cut 20 mm thick, and
comprising + / - 70 blades in the frame, the saving
obtained is 70 mm, i.e. + / - 3 slabs. Assuming that
the gang saw machine is, on average, filled up
to only 80 % of its capacity, + / - 58 thin gang saw
blades will be used instead of 56 traditional blades
and thus the savings will be translated into
2 additional slabs on each cut.
The thin gang saw blade can be fitted in a standard
hanger and therefore does not result in additional
costs.
with thin gang saw blades ...
... 24 cutted slabs
with traditionnal gang saw blades ...
... 23 cutted slabs
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Slab polishing.
Polishing is a critical step in stone processing as it
represents the last operation realized on stone and
must therefore be realized with exceptional care.
Polishing machines on their part have experienced
an amazing progress in the last decades. After having
first developed single head machines, manufacturers
now propose huge polishing benches,
with usually more than 20 heads able to polish at a
1.5 m/mn rate, with a 60 m/mn bridge translation
speed.
The polishing sequence is always the same. The first
step consists in calibrating the slab and is generally
performed with rollers or satellites, but may be left
out as well. Afterwards, metallic shoes grind the
stone to get a smoother surface. Finally, the polishing
operation gives the final gloss to the stone. It
can be performed either with conventional abrasives
or since recently with diamond tools based on
resin technology which give higher performances in
terms of productivity and protection of the environment
Polishing must therefore be performed with high
quality equipments to avoid unsatisfactory final
results, such as scratches or poor brightness. Using
Diamant Boart tools is a guarantee for the stone
manufacturer to get the maximal benefit out of its
products as a high quality polish always implicates
a better sales price as well as a good reputation in a
long term.
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Slab polishing
Slab polishing
Why polishing is so important !
Machines & Manufacturers.
Product range & tools comparison.
Machine check-up.
Polishing is a critical step in stone processing as it
represents the last operation realised on stone. It
must therefore be performed with high quality
equipment to avoid unsatisfactory final results, such as
scratches or poor brightness. Using these tools is also a
guarantee for the manufacturer to get the maximum
benefit out of its products as a high quality polish
always implicates a better sales price as well as a good
reputation in the long term.
How does it work ?
The polishing sequence is always the same. The
first step consists in calibrating the slab, previously
cut with gang saw, wire or disc. This operation is
generally performed with rollers or satellites, but
may be left out as well. Afterwards, metallic shoes
grind the stone to get a smoother surface. Finally, the
polishing operation gives the gloss to the stone. It
can be performed either with conventional abrasives
or more recently with diamond tools based on resin
technology.
Different kind of machines.
Even though the polishing process always follows
the same scheme, the machines used to perform it
can be different. Most of them are multi-head lines,
varying from 12 head to state-of-the-art 22 head
machines. Nevertheless, many mono-head or 5 head
machines are still in use, mainly in isolated areas or
annex markets. Obviously, their performance is far
beyond the performance of bigger lines.
Main manufacturers.
All around the world, a lot of manufacturers have
developed machinery to polish granite.
Hereafter the main companies representing
the market trend :
- Breton (Italy) - Simec (Italy)
- Gaspari-Menotti (Italy) - Barsanti (Italy)
- Tema Frugoli (Italy) - Pedrini (Italy)
- Thibaut (France) - Hensel (Germany)
Several technologies.
Every manufacturer developed his own technology
in order to build specific machines. However, heads
with 6 oscillating shoes (used with metallic, resin &
conventional abrasives) are standard today.
Regarding the calibrating step, 2 main possibilities
exist :
- satellites (generally 5 per head)
- rollers (6 per head).
Furthermore, 2 kind of bridges are available : single
bridge or double bridge with separated regulation.
Rollers, satellites & metallic shoes.
Manufacturers like Breton prefer to use rollers
instead of satellites for the first calibrating step.
The announced advantage is that rollers are
somewhat less aggressive than satellites and thus
tend to reduce eventual quality defects such as
scratches. Anyway, when slabs are not cut perfectly,
the high agressivity of satellites is preferable.
On the other hand, some older machines work
exclusively with metallic shoes. In this case, the
calibrating effect is obtained thanks to the number
of shoes placed on the machine and their individual
grinding capacity.
Resin shoes & Conventional abrasives.
Conventional abrasives were the first tools
installed on polishing machines. One of their main
advantages is that they are very well-known by the
customers. However, these abrasives are subject to
critical defects in comparison to new diamond resin
tools :
- Lower performance (10x to 50x less)
- Reduced productivity for the customer
- Higher energy consumption (more pressure on
head)
- Higher frequency of machine maintenance
- Higher cooling water pollution (more waste)
- Limited shelf life (generally less than one year)
- More working noise.
The diversity of polishing machines such as their origin
or their technology make an accurate previous checkup
necessary in order to limit quality defects.
Hereafter is a non-exhaustive list of the main points to
check before starting to work :
- The global impression must be positive. An old
machine badly maintained (noisy satellite heads,
non-oscillating heads, heads deformed, …) may be a
source of many defects.
- The dovetail must be clean, without used parts or
hits. If it appears to be really damaged, it would be
better to change it.
- The moving up and down of the heads must be
controlled (moving down anticipation and lifting up
delay).
- The real force given by the head must be the same as
the one displayed by the corresponding manometer.
- The head feet must have no play. If that is not the
case, ask the operator to screw them up.
- All the pneumatic and hydraulic head commands
must be safe and in order. If not, the head could
damage the tools.
- The cooling water must slow freely in the hoses and a
sufficient quantity of water must reach the shoes and
this one must be of a good quality. If not, we may
face the risk of destroying the shoes and/or creating
defects.
All these points have to be strictly respected. The resin
polishing shoes are very accurate tools and by the
way really sensitive to any inadequate adjustment
of the machine, so that the presence of any of the
above mentioned defects could be prejudicial for their
efficiency.
Two main areas of activity.
Depending on what kind of market the manufacturer
is dealing with, two main sectors of activity are likely
to be found :
- slab polishing
- tile polishing
The first one represents the main market and involves
the polishing large slabs of granite (approximately
1.5 m x 2.5 m). The aim of the second one is to process
tiles formerly cut at fixed dimensions. Regarding
our range of products, slab polishing is the major
application.
Tiles may as well be processed up to a certain degree.
multi-head lines :
single bridge
multi-head lines :
double bridge
single head machine
resin shoe
roller
metal shoe
satellite
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Slab polishing
Slab polishing - rollers and satellite
Shoes installation.
Special attention should be paid when installing resin
polishing shoes. Small variations can lead to important
quality defects, which can be avoided by the few
checks explained below :
The dovetail of the shoe must perfectly slide and fit
into its corresponding foot. Sometimes, depending on
the machine, some feet are slightly different from the
shoe support. In this case, it is important to check the
compatibility and adapt the shoe support with some
sheet of plastic or metal material; otherwise the shoe
could move constantly and defects may arise.
The head pressure must also be checked. We usually
use pressures of 0.5 bar for the heads from 120 to
400, and 1 to 1.5 bar from 600 to 1200, depending
on the machine. If the pressure indicated by the
manometer seems erroneous, check the real head
pressure with a gauge and adjust it if necessary.
Finally, much information can be obtained by
listening and watching the machine while working.
Shrill, low or discontinuous noises can be a sign
for a malfunctioning of the machine. If this is the
case and the above mentioned checkups have been
done, then it might be necessary to modify the
working parameters of the machine.
Rollers.
HARDNESS
TYPE
HARD
SOFT
SUPER FAST 543020103 543020097
543019935 543019968
VELOCE
543020121
543019941 543020162 543020111
LENTO
543078528 543020179
543019910
543019971
Quality defects.
Scratches & shadows.
If scratches appear, check all the following points :
- The metallic shoes may vibrate. Check up all the feet
and screw them up or replace them if necessary.
- If you detect stone particles on the slab, adjust the
machine parameters (cross feed + inversion time)
- Check all the metallic shoes in order to find an
eventual diamond contamination.
- Some sawing steel grit or stone particles incrusted
in the resin can cause scratches. Check that the resin
polishing shoes do not have these residues incrusted.
- If you hear short loud noises during the polishing,
the heads may lift up and down in an inappropriate
way and break the stone. Modify the corresponding
parameters on the machine.
If shadows appear, check all the following points :
- Belt speed may be too high for the tools cutting and
polishing capacity. Slightly reduce the speed often
give good results.
- The sawing may have been done incorrectly. In this
case, the only way to obtain a better result would be
by passing the slab again through the machine.
- Check up and down movement of the heads (control
of the anticipation and delay of their vertical
movement).
- Cross feed of the heads (the shoes must overlap
between 30 to 50 mm).
- Travelling feed of the heads (the shoes must overlap
approximately 20 mm).
- Inversion time of the bridge.
Brightness.
If the brightness seems too low, check all the
following points :
- Check the metallic shoes to detect eventual
inadequate specifications (poor sharpening and/or
glazed diamond)
- Too high pressure applied on the resin heads.
The individual pressure must not exceed 1.5 bar
(depending on the machine).
- Polygonal profile (instead of curved) of the
working face of the resin shoes or bright aspect.
- In case of glazed diamonds in 120 resin shoes,
exchange them on the head and/or reduce
pressure.
- Poor watering (< 30l/mn/head) and/or bad water
quality.
- The three final LUX may provide a poor final
brightness. Try another provider if none of the
above mentioned points gave a higher final
quality.
In some cases, other isolated defects may also
appear. Hereafter their description and eventual
origin :
- Split crystal. The satellite wheels or rollers may
be too hard and break the crystal. Review the
specifications of these tools.
- Open porosity. The metallic and/or the resin
sequence (until the position 320) may be
inadequate.
Satellites.
HARDNESS
TYPE
HARD
SOFT
SUPER FAST 543074235 543073074
543076192 543075461
VELOCE
543073075
LENTO 543065030 543065031 543072740 543072741 543072742
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Slab polishing - metal shoes
Slab polishing - metal shoes
Metal shoes.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Metal shoes.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE OF LINE SUPPORT LG TH HT ITEM
TYPE OF LINE SUPPORT HT ITEM
GRINDING
POSITION #1
GRINDING
POSITION #2
V. HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543026789
V. HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543076550
HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543072739
HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543075403
MEDIUM LIGHT - 120 60 24 543076567
MEDIUM LIGHT BRETON 120 60 24 543073176
SOFT LIGHT - 120 60 24 543076601
SOFT LIGHT BRETON 120 60 24 543075717
V. HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543076560
V. HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543017574
HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543076603
HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543067536
MEDIUM LIGHT - 120 60 24 543075468
MEDIUM LIGHT BRETON 120 60 24 543073311
SOFT LIGHT - 120 60 24 543076605
SOFT LIGHT BRETON 120 60 24 543075718
FINAL V. HARD HEAVY - 24 543026759
V. HARD HEAVY BRETON 24 543075478
HARD / MEDIUM MIXED - 24 543075259
HARD / MEDIUM MIXED BRETON 24 543076581
SOFT LIGHT - 24 543026771
SOFT LIGHT BRETON 24 543076565
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE OF LINE SUPPORT HT ITEM
FINAL + V. HARD HEAVY - 24 543076594
V. HARD HEAVY BRETON 24 543075260
MEDIUM MIXED - 24 543076574
MEDIUM MIXED BRETON 24 543073178
INTERMEDIATE #1 V. HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543076606
V. HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543067537
HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543076616
HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543072792
MEDIUM LIGHT - 120 60 24 543076573
MEDIUM LIGHT BRETON 120 60 24 543073177
SOFT LIGHT - 120 60 24 543075719
SOFT LIGHT BRETON 120 60 24 543076607
INTERMEDIATE #2 V. HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543075465
V. HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543067538
HARD HEAVY - 120 60 24 543076576
HARD HEAVY BRETON 120 60 24 543073310
MEDIUM MIXED - 120 60 24 543026763
MEDIUM MIXED BRETON 120 60 24 543076564
SOFT LIGHT - 120 60 24 543026775
SOFT LIGHT BRETON 120 60 24 543076566
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Slab polishing - resin shoes
Resin shoes.
TYPE GRIT SPECIFICATIONS
LG TH HT ITEM
SUPER SOFT 120 56 130 30 543068932
220 56 130 30 543068933
320 56 130 30 543068935
SOFT 120 56 130 30 543075757
220 56 130 30 543075758
320 56 130 30 543075759
400 56 130 30 543078925
600 56 130 30 543080285
800 56 130 30 543078918
1200 56 130 30 543078919
HARD 120 56 130 30 543078915
220 56 130 30 543078916
320 56 130 30 543078917
400 56 130 30 543075761
600 56 130 30 543075762
800 56 130 30 543075763
1200 56 130 30 543075764
ECO HARD 120 56 130 30 543079894
220 56 130 30 543079895
320 56 130 30 543079896
ECO SOFT 120 56 130 30 543080324
220 56 130 30 543080325
320 56 130 30 543080326
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Fabrication and
finishing tools.
Fabrication and finishing tools are numerous and
show a great variety. This reflects the diversity
found in the application itself. Although very different
in their finality, the fabrication of a kitchen
top and the sculpting of a 3 meter-tall statue share
the fact that they are the last step in processing of
the stone.
But needs can differ greatly whether you shape
your block of stone with a hand-held grinder, when
you cut a bowl opening with a semi-automatic radial
arm machine or you shape and polish the edge of
a vanity top on an automatic line.
To respond to this great variety and to adapt to the
growth of this market, Diamant Boart has widened
its corresponding range and has given a greater visibility
to it, as you will be able to tell in the following
pages.
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Granite blades for portable machines - dry cutting
Marble blades for portable machines - dry cutting
Turbo.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Dry marble.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
Ø COMMENT SEGMENT SEG HT BORE ITEM
HIGH SPEED BLADES (WITHOUT
FLANGE)
115 2 9.5 22.2 543085969
125 2 9.5 22.2 543085783
180 2.8 9.5 22.2 543085784
EUROMASTER
HIGH SPEED BLADES WITH
GALVANIC BOND FOR PORTABLE
MACHINE. SPEED & FINISH
115 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014107
125 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014109
180 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014108
230 2.8 9.5 22.2 543085785
200 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014112
HIGH SPEED BLADES
WITH FLANGE
125 2 9.5 22.2 543085972
230 2.8 9.5 22.2 543085971
EUROMASTER
HIGH SPEED BLADES WITH FLANGE
FOR PORTABLE MACHINE. SPEED
& FINISH
230 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC NORMAL 22.2 543014110
115 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014106
125 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014104
180 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014113
Protec.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
EUROSERIE
HIGH SPEED BLADES WITH
GROOVED SUPER-JOINED
SEGMENTS. HIGH PRECISION
230 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014105
115 HIGH PRECISION GROOVED 5 22.2 543014343
125 HIGH PRECISION GROOVED 5 22.2 543014325
HIGH SPEED AND LATERAL
GRINDING BLADES
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
115 2 8 22.2 543087122
125 2.1 8 22.2 543085998
180 2.4 9 22.2 543085999
230 2.6 9 22.2 543086228
EUROSERIE
PROTEC
HIGH SPEED GALVANIC CURVED
BLADES FOR PORTABLE MACHINES.
SPEED & FINISH
CIRCULAR BLADE REINFORCED BY
A LATERAL GALVANIC DEPOSIT
FOR DRY SHAPPING
230 HIGH PRECISION GROOVED 5 22.2 543014292
115 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543014016
155 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543013979
180 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543014103
230 SPEED & FINISH GALVANIC CURVED 22.2 543013970
125 FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014114
230 ROUGHING GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014031
Curve.
230 FINISH GALVANIC FLANGE 22.2 543014028
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
FREECUTTING CURVED BLADES 100 2.2 9 22.2 543086000
125 4 9 22.2 543085977
180 4 9 22.2 543086025
Magnum XL.
COMMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Ø TH HT BORE ITEM
SEGMENTED HIGH SPEED BLADES 115 2.2 10 22.2 543070925
125 2.2 10 22.2 543070928
180 2.8 10 22.2 543070934
230 2.8 10 22.2 543070940
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Coring & non - coring drills
Core drill bits
Dry core drill bits for marble.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Thin wall core drill bits.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø USEFUL LENGTH MOUNT ITEM
Ø USEFUL LENGTH MOUNT ITEM
MARBLE ELECTROPLATED 20 45 USE ADAPTER 543015574
25 45 USE ADAPTER 543015600
GRANITE
STANDARD SINTERED
DRILL BITS
USE WET
4 15 1/2" GAS 543003816
5 15 1/2" GAS 543003306
30 45 USE ADAPTER 543015525
6 15 1/2" GAS 543003293
32 45 USE ADAPTER 543015466
10 40 1/2" GAS 543003590
35 45 USE ADAPTER 543015471
15 30 1/2" GAS 543003798
50 45 USE ADAPTER 543015473
20 50 1/2" GAS 543003576
25 50 1/2" GAS 543003567
Adapters
30 40 1/2" GAS 543003344
TYPE COMMENTS MOUNT ITEM
ADAPTER TO BE USED WITH THE ABOVE DRILLS 1/2" GAS 543022180
SMOOTH SHANK 543022169
Coupling and water injection head.
Standard wet core drill bits.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø USEFUL LENGTH MOUNT ITEM
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
ADAPTER
TO BE USED WITH ANY
1/2" GAS DRILL.
WATER INTAKE
Ø MOUNT ITEM
4 3-JAW CHUCK 543037126
GRANITE SINTERED 15 120 1/2" GAS 543015202
20 120 1/2" GAS 543015224
25 120 1/2" GAS 543015222
30 120 1/2" GAS 543015204
35 120 1/2" GAS 543015199
40 120 1/2" GAS 543015214
45 120 1/2" GAS 543015208
50 120 1/2" GAS 543015216
MARBLE ELECTROPLATED 15 120 1/2" GAS 543015550
15 120 1/2" GAS 543015546
20 120 1/2" GAS 543015544
25 120 1/2" GAS 543015539
30 120 1/2" GAS 543015554
35 120 1/2" GAS 543015552
40 120 1/2" GAS 543015548
45 120 1/2" GAS 543015524
50 120 1/2" GAS 543015533
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Non-coring drill bits
Cup wheels
Plain drill bits.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Cup wheels for granite.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø USEFUL LENGTH MOUNT ITEM
Ø MOUNT USE ITEM
GRANITE SMOOTH SHANK 5 30 SMOOTH SHANK 543015229
6 40 SMOOTH SHANK 543015231
7 55 SMOOTH SHANK 543015198
8 55 SMOOTH SHANK 543015232
9 55 SMOOTH SHANK 543015209
10 95 SMOOTH SHANK 543015207
11 95 SMOOTH SHANK 543015205
12 95 SMOOTH SHANK 543015203
13 95 SMOOTH SHANK 543015201
ROTAFLEX - 100 M14 THREAD WET OR DRY 543086225
100 22.2 BORE WET OR DRY 543085975
125 M14 THREAD WET OR DRY 543086226
125 22.2 BORE WET OR DRY 543085976
RAMBO ROUGHING 100 M14 THREAD & SNAIL LOCK WET 543015617
EXTENDED LIFE &
SMOOTHER FINISH
FINISHING 100 M14 THREAD & SNAIL LOCK WET 543015620
COARSE 100 M14 THREAD WET OR DRY 543088262
MEDIUM 100 M14 THREAD WET OR DRY 543088263
14 95 SMOOTH SHANK 543015195
1/2" GAS 5 35 1/2" GAS 543015211
6 35 1/2" GAS 543015213
7 55 1/2" GAS 543015215
8 55 1/2" GAS 543015217
9 55 1/2" GAS 543015219
10 55 1/2" GAS 543015221
11 65 1/2" GAS 543015223
12 65 1/2" GAS 543015225
13 65 1/2" GAS 543015227
14 65 1/2" GAS 543015192
Cup wheels for marble.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø MOUNT USE ITEM
RAMBO ROUGHING 100 M14 THREAD & SNAIL LOCK WET 543015611
FINISHING 100 M14 THREAD & SNAIL LOCK WET 543015623
SUPER-FINISHING 100 M14 THREAD & SNAIL LOCK WET 543015605
Multipurpose vacuum brazed tools.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø MOUNT USE GRIT ITEM
WONDER
WHEELS
UTILITY WHEEL FOR GRINDING, BEVELING AND
CUTTING ALL TYPES OF STONE.
ITS THIN PROFILE AND HAVING DIAMONDS
ON THE BACK SIDE LIP IS ALSO GOOD FOR
GETTING INTO TIGHT CORNERS, “SCOOPING”
AND “SHAPING”.
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FLAT SURFACES.
125 M14 THREAD WET OR DRY 30 543088264
125 M14 THREAD WET OR DRY 50 543088265
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Router bits
Router bits
Magnum shaping wheel (wet).
Fury profile wheels (wet).
TYPE COMMENTS ITEM
MAGNUM
SHAPING
WHEEL
USE SEGMENTED POSITION
"0" FOR PRE-SHAPING
EDGES. REDUCES USAGE OF
CUP WHEELS AND WEAR
OF CONTINUOUS SINTERED
ROUTER BITS.
USE WET.
SHAPE SEGMENTED CONTINUOUS
P0 COARSE P1 FINE P2
A20 543088266 543088280 543088294
A30 543088267 543088281 543088295
B20 543088268 543088282 543088296
B30 543088269 543088283 543088297
E20 543088270 543088284 543088298
E30 543088271 543088285 543088299
F20 543088272 543088286 543088300
F30 543088273 543088287 543088301
H20 543088274 543088288 543088302
H30 543088275 543088289 543088303
V20 543088276 543088290 543088304
V30 543088277 543088291 543088305
V40 543088278 543088292 543088306
V50 543088279 543088293 543088307
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATION
FURY
ECONOMICAL,
FAST CUTTING FOR MOST
ROUTER TYPES.
8 & 10 mm BOLT INCLUDED.
USE WET.
SHAPE SHAPE INFO ITEM COARSE P1 ITEM FINE P2
A20/30 7 mm RADIUS 543088308 -
A20/30 10 mm RADIUS 543088309 -
B15 1/2 BULLNOSE 543088310 543088334
B20 RAGGIO LARGO 543088311 543088335
B30 LARGE RADIUS 543088312 543088336
B40 LARGE RADIUS 543088313 543088337
(B+B)30 TRIPLE WATERFALL 543088314 543088338
E20 BISELLO 543088315 543088339
E30 BEVEL 543088316 -
F20 OGEE 543088317 543088340
F25 OGEE 543088318 543088341
F30 OGEE 543088319 543088342
FV40 OGEE/BULLNOSE 543088320 543088343
H20 DUPONT 543088321 543088344
H30 DUPONT 543088322 543088345
L20/30 COVE 543088323 543088346
O20 COVE ON DUPONT 543088324 543088347
O30 COVE ON DUPONT 543088325 543088348
Q20 - 543088326 543088349
Q30 - 543088327 543088350
V20 FULLBULL 543088328 543088351
V30 FULLBULL 543088329 543088352
V40 FULLBULL 543088330 543088353
V50 FULLBULL 543088331 543088354
V60 FULLBULL 543088332 543088355
FURY TIGER
FAST CUTTING WITH
SLOTS FOR IMPROVED
WATER REMOVAL.
1-30 FRENCH BULLNOSE 543088333 543088356
F20 OGEE 543088357 -
V30 FULLBULL 543088358 -
FURY DOUBLE
BREAKER BIT
DECREASES THE USE OF CUP WHEELS.
ELIMINATES OVER - GRINDING WITH CUP WHEELS.
MAINTAINS THE SHAPE OF ROUTER BITS FOR LONGER PERIODS.
IT CAN BE USED ON 2, 3 OR 4 cm.
USE THE TOP OR BOTTEM FOR OGEE OR DEMI SHAPES.
543088359
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Polishing pads for hand-held machines
Polishing pads for hand-held machines
Pads for granite.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Adapters for pads.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø MOUNT GRIT BACKER COLOUR ITEM
Ø MOUNT BACKER MATERIAL ITEM
GATOR
USE WET.
FLEXIBLE PADS.
100 VELCRO 50 LIGHT 543087877
100 VELCRO 100 RED 543087879
BACKER PAD ADAPTERS WITH VELCRO 100 M14 ULTRA FLEX 543088362
76 M14 RUBBER - SOFT 543088363
100 VELCRO 200 YELLOW 543087880
100 M14 RUBBER - SOFT 543088364
100 VELCRO 400 BLUE 543087881
125 M14 RUBBER - SOFT 543088365
100 VELCRO 800 GREEN 543087882
76 M14 RIGID - FOAM 543088366
100 VELCRO 1500 ORANGE 543087883
100 M14 RIGID - FOAM 543088367
100 VELCRO 3000 PINK 543087884
76 M14 RIGID - ALUMINUM 543088368
100 VELCRO BUFF WHITE 543088360
100 M14 RIGID - ALUMINUM 543088369
100 VELCRO BUFF BLACK 543087885
125 M14 RIGID - ALUMINUM 543088370
100 VELCRO FELT (8 mm) 543088371
Check for availability of other adapter types.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø MOUNT GRIT BACKER COLOUR ITEM
FURY-D
USE DRY.
FLEXIBLE PADS.
100 VELCRO 50 LIGHT GREEN 543087889
100 VELCRO 100 RED 543087890
100 VELCRO 200 YELLOW 543087891
100 VELCRO 400 LIGHT BLUE 543087892
100 VELCRO 800 GREEN 543087893
100 VELCRO 1500 ORANGE 543087894
100 VELCRO 3000 PINK 543087895
100 VELCRO BUFF WHITE 543088361
100 VELCRO BUFF BLACK 543087896
Check for availability in other diameters and for marble.
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Edge wheels
Edge wheels
Edge wheels for single head (C-type) machines.
TYPE
SPECIFICATIONS
Edge wheels for multi head machines.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø MOUNT STEP MATERIAL ITEM
Ø MOUNT GRIT ITEM
MAGNUM
5-STEP
POLISHING
SYSTEM
100 VELCRO 1 METAL 543088372
100 VELCRO 2 METAL 543088373
100 VELCRO 3 RESIN 543088374
MAGNA-SHINE
POLISHING
WHEELS
FLAT EDGES 125 SNAIL LOCK 50 543088381
125 SNAIL LOCK 100 543088382
125 SNAIL LOCK 200 543088383
100 VELCRO 4 RESIN 543088375
125 SNAIL LOCK 500 543088384
100 VELCRO 5 RESIN 543088376
125 SNAIL LOCK 1000 543088385
100 VELCRO BUFF WHITE 543088377
125 SNAIL LOCK 2000 543088386
100 VELCRO BUFF BLACK 543088378
125 SNAIL LOCK BUFF 543088387
150 SNAIL LOCK 30 543088388
150 SNAIL LOCK 50 543088389
150 SNAIL LOCK 100 543088390
150 SNAIL LOCK 200 543088391
150 SNAIL LOCK 500 543088392
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
150 SNAIL LOCK 1000 543088393
150 SNAIL LOCK 2000 543088394
THICKNESS
ITEM
150 SNAIL LOCK BUFF 543088395
RIGID SNAIL LOCK BACKER RIGID SNAIL LOCK BACKER FOR MAGNUM 5
POLISH SYSTEM
8 mm 543088379
15 mm 543088380
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Ø MOUNT STEP GRIT BACKER
COLOUR
ITEM
Ø MOUNT GRIT ITEM
RAMBO
MILLING
WHEEL
FOR GRANITE 100 SNAIL LOCK & M24 1 COARSE BLACK 543015608
EDGE FLATTENING
AND PRE-CUT
WHEELS
THESE WHEELS COME IN FIRST POSITION.
THEY WORK WELL WITH THE ABOVE
SETS (Ø 125 OR 150).
125 SNAIL LOCK 100 543088396
125 SNAIL LOCK 200 543088397
100 SNAIL LOCK & M24 2 FINE RED 543015614
AGGRESSIVE, LONG LIFE TURBO PRE-CUT WHEEL. 125 SNAIL LOCK 35 543088398
RAMBO
MILLING
WHEEL
FOR MARBLE 100 SNAIL LOCK & M14 1 COARSE GREEN 543015611
100 SNAIL LOCK & M14 2 FINE YELLOW 543015623
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Grinding wheels
Radial Arm machine tools
Shaped grinding wheels for in - line
polishers.
A wide variety of shapes are available for marble
and granite (see a few example below). The wheel
can come with electrolitic or sintered bonds.
Usual diameters are 250 mm and 300 mm.
Bowl hole cutting tools.
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
These items are not available from stock.
Other sizes and shapes may be supplied on request.
REPLACEABLE
TIPS
MATERIAL MOUNT COLOUR ITEM
FOR USE WITH SPINDLE ALL GRANITE M 12 BLUE 543088399
SOFT GRANITES M 12 RED 543088400
R
R
T
T
E
R
T
E
R
32
15
R
MARBLE M 12 - 543088401
50
50
50
50
50
D
D
A
D
D
D
T
E
A
T
A
T
A
30
T
Accessories.
ACCESSORIES REPLACEABLE TIPS
ITEM
R
R
AUXILIARY SPINDLE ADAPTER M12 TO 1/2" GAS 543088402
D
D
D
D
SLEEVE FOR ADAPTER (BEARING) 543088403
A
A
A
A
50
50
50
50
21
E
T
T
E
45°
R
Bowl hole finishing & polishing tools (wet & dry).
TYPE COMMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
SIZE MOUNT GRIT ITEM
A
A
A
50
50
50
D
D
D
Resurfacing grinding wheels.
The wheel can come with electrolitic or sintered
bonds.
Most common sizes :
- 20, 30 and 40 mm thickness,
- 300, 350 and 500 mm diameters.
These items are not available from stock. Other sizes,
shapes and core type (silent) may be supplied on
request.
BRAZED BONDED
SINK WHEELS
POLISHING
DRUMS
FOR GRANITE AND MARBLE.
ZERO TOLERANCE CUTTING AND SMOOTHING.
COMES WITH BEARING FOR USE WITH TEMPLATE.
50 X 50 M14 30 543088404
50 X 50 M14 50 543088405
50 X 50 M14 100 543088406
75 X 40 M14 50 543088407
75 X 40 M14 100 543088408
WET & DRY 50 X 50 M14 50 543088409
51 X 50 M14 100 543088410
52 X 50 M14 200 543088411
53 X 50 M14 400 543088412
54 X 50 M14 800 543088413
55 X 50 M14 1500 543088414
56 X 50 M14 3000 543088415
57 X 50 M14 BUFF 543088416
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