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Diamond Blade Troubleshooting Guide

LOSS OF CAUSES REMEDIES
TENSION
1. Using the wrong blade on a specific 1. Avoid using general purpose
material. A blade specifically designed specifications for cutting a single
and manufactured for cutting tiles will specific material. General purpose
wear out extremely fast if used on diamond blades are designed to cut
highly-abrasive material such as block. a wide range of materials. Since it is
unlikely an operator will be cutting an
2. Inadequate water is supplied to the equal amount of both hard and soft
blade. materials at all times, this is not the
most economical method of cutting.
3. Bad spindle bearings, worm mounting 2. Make sure water hoses are clean and
arbor, or misaligned shaft.
free from any blockages. Approximately
nine liters of water per minute are
4. Loss of power, resulting from loose
drive belts or improper voltage. required to properly cool a masonry
saw blade. On concrete saws, 9-22
liters per minute are required.
3. Replace defective parts.
4. See machine manual for proper belt
tightening, replace worn belts, make
sure proper line voltage is being
supplied to the motor.

1. Blade retainer on some makes of saws 1. Repair the saw.
have a 'cupped' shape allowing the
BLADE 2. Select the proper blade specification for
WOBBLES reducer ring to offset. Even just a slight the material being cut. Consult blade
offset causes increasing wobble as the recommendation chart.
RPM's increase.
3. Dress or sharpen with mortar droppings
2. Shaft bearings are worn. or by cutting a lightweight abrasive
building block to expose diamonds. If
3. Blade is too hard for material being cut. continual dressing is required, the blade
specification is too hard for the material
4. Blade has become dull as a result of being cut.
being used on too hard a material.
4. First, make sure the blade is correct
according to the blade recommendation
5. Blade does not cut material it was chart. If the blade is correct, allow it to
specified for. dress itself on the material to be cut.
If it does not dress itself, sharpen it as
6. Insufficient power, not allowing blade to you would a dull blade, according to the
cut properly. Often, the blade will stall procedure described above.
in the cut.
5. Tighten belts in accordance with
machine maintenance instructions.
Use correct voltage at motor and
adequate horsepower for cutting
application.

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