Dear List: Do either the Dia-Laser or Pro Slicer blades work well on irons? I have used the CBN blade on irons and they wear out very fast - too fast to be useful. I am hesitant about using diamond blades on irons.
Anybody have experience cutting irons? Dave --- On Fri, 5/7/10, Galactic Stone & Ironworks <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected], "Steve Arnold #1" > <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Date: Friday, May 7, 2010, 1:45 PM > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
