With sintered blades the diamonds are actually "cooked" in with the metallic alloys of the blade material, thus impregnating the diamonds into the rim of the blade. This creates a much longer-life and the sintering creates a more durable and stiffer metallic alloy.
The non-sintered blades (pro-slicer) are made of basically, sheet-metal, and the diamonds are sprayed onto the rim. Once the diamonds are removed, the blade is worthless. Matt ------------------------ Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 -----Original Message----- From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 13:45:13 To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; Mike Bandli<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; Steve Arnold #1<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades Hi All, When I first bought my saw, I bought 4 blades to try them out. I bought an off-brand (no-name) Chinese-made diamond blade, a Lapcraft Dia-laser diamond blade, Meteorite CBN blade, and a super-thin (.006") Lapcraft Dia-laser. The Chinese-made generic blade cut great at first, but did not hold up. The CBN blade held up pretty well, but the cuts were slow and it seemed to struggle even when cutting softer chondrites. The Dia-Laser .006 was too thin for my pulley and saw, so I sold it. The Lapcraft blade cuts smoothly, holds up well, and doesn't rust. I made several hundred cuts with it before it finally gave out and I bought a new one. The price is about the same for the Lapcraft and Pro-Slicer blades. General question - what is the advantage of the sintered blades? Best regards and happy cutting! MikeG On 5/7/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I also agree, the CBN blade didn't hold up. I used Pro-slicer as well, and > found them a decent buy for the price, but the best blades in my experience > are the MK sintered blades. Smooth as silk cuts and last about 3x as long as > a pro-slicer, are much more durable and keep a much straighter cut. > Matt > ------------------------ > Matt Morgan > Mile High Meteorites > http://www.mhmeteorites.com > P.O. Box 151293 > Lakewood, CO 80215 > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 13:03:20 > To: Mike Bandli<[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades > > I second what Mike said about the "CBN-meteorite blade". I bought > one, used it, and it didn't blow my skirt up. I like the diamond > blades much better. I've never tried a Pro-Slicer, but I'm happy with > the Dia-Laser, so I don't forsee a switch. Although I may try a > Pro-Slicer just to see. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > > On 5/7/10, Mike Bandli <[email protected]> wrote: >> Pro-slicer blades - hands down. Cut like butter, best value and lasts the >> longest. Note: don't buy the 'meteorite CBN blade.' Just get the regular >> pro-slicer diamond blade. >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> Mike Bandli >> Historic Meteorites >> www.HistoricMeteorites.com >> IMCA #5765 >> ----------------------------------------------- >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 9:25 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades >> >> Hey List, >> >> Several years ago I stocked up on a bunch of saw blades, but now I am >> running out. I was curious what others might have found out there in >> terms >> of >> quality, performance and price with various manufacturers and or >> resellers? >> >> Responding either on list or off list would be appreciated. >> >> Steve Arnold >> of Meteorite Men >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites > http://www.galactic-stone.com > http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites http://www.galactic-stone.com http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
