On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:29:48 -0700, "charlie"
wrote:


"Joe" wrote in message
...
So, SWMBO has taken on an impressive project - a brick and granite
stair/walkway up to what will someday be our new addition. A couple of
years ago, I found a bunch of RR-crosstie-sized granite pieces
(~9"x13"x9') to use as stair risers (actually replaced the crossties that
were already in place). Now the 8 foot long distance between each set of
double steps is getting the brick paver/granite flagstone treatment.

Since nothing works out perfectly, I need to cut some bricks to fit in the
ends of the path, so I bought a HF tile saw on sale:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40315
Surprisingly, the Chinese have not mastered the art of diamond bonding
(!), and the blade turned to crap after sawing about 8 brick pavers (1.25"
thick). Since I have a lot more to do, I would prefer to buy a decent
blade (the saw itself is OK for my needs). Does anyone know of a reputable
7" blade for wet cutting (3600 RPM) that will do the job for brick and not
cost gazillions? Angie has fun with stone, and would like to use this to
cut some other stuff as well, and I probably will also use this setup for
cutting the roughs for thin sections for mineral studies.

Thanks,
Joe

i use the mk line that home depot sells on glass. i get probably hundreds of
hours on a 10" blade cutting glass and stone.

regards,
charlie
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts


Ditto. I used the mk from HD to cut 88 bricks lengthwise. It was still
cutting like new. My saw is like yours except 5 years old from HD.

--Andy Asberry--
------Texas-----