Cutting Slits

[glassblowingBiker]

So i have an Mk tile saw but the blade is way to thick for what im looking to have on the end use any Ideas where to get a thinner Blade or even a Diff saw ? im want to cut the slits for down tubes and for inline Pcs thanks Jeff

[LFC]

any lapidary site will have the blade you are looking for, the thinnest ones are some times referred to as opal blades check out this site and see if it helps, http://www.gravescompany.com/proslice.htm these blades are about as thin as you can get, hope that helps

[Mecha]

Wow, those blades seem really inexpensive, do they work well for glass?

I have an MK saw as well. I got a nice diamond wheel from Wale. It was around ***EDIT $250 EDIT*** or so. It is around 1.5mm thick.

[somewhere]

sic blades (silicone carbide) wale sells the ones we use on the pistorious. They are 14" fine kerf but maybe they have smaller ones. If not find a scientific shop most of them throw away the blades when they get down to 7" or so. Oh yea I have no idea what size blade your looking for.

[pacosaki]

opal is glass basically. These blades will work fine on glass. I would get the .025 thick ones. This is not quite a 1/32nd thick. The .012 blade is 1/3rd of a 1/32nd thick....pretty thin. I used the .025 for cutting opal back in the day and it lasted a long time....and it was thin enough to do what I needed.

[Greymatter Glass]

Proslicer and Raytech are both good blades, but nothing beats a MK303 blade for cutting glass. the 0.040" blade is really nice on the 10" and a 0.020 is nice on the 6" a 0.014 is too thin for most glass applications really, you'll just wind up dishing the blade or rusting it off.

They cost more, but when you look at the rim it's about 4x more diamond on the sintered bronze rim than on a plated or notched wheel. That equates to faster cutting and MUCH longer life.

-Doug

[Mr. Whale dick]

dremil

[Mecha]

Whoops, sorry for the misinformation. I got my saw and blade about 4 years ago and I forgot exactly what I had. After taking a quick look at the blade and referencing the site I have this wheel (http://www.waleapparatus.com/catalog.asp?prodid=548030&showprevnext=1). It is a resin bond diamond wheel with 5/16 inches of diamond depth around the rim. I have the ten inch version.

I got it for scientific work. It is pretty costly at $250 but it is really good for cutting glass and quartz. It does not chip the edges and leaves a nice smooth edge. To be honest, it is probably a bit overkill for cutting slits on diffusers. However, it has lasted four years and still cuts perfectly. I simply dress it before and after each cutting session to keep it sharp.

[lsw]

I get my blades from barrancadiamond.com , they have good prices and their blades are great quality. They will do any blade to whatever specs you want for a decent price.

[somewhere]

still for $7.50 how could you go wrong? 10" x 1/16"
http://www.waleapparatus.com/catalog.asp?prodid=593060&showprevnext=1

[Mecha]

I was under the impression that if you are inexperienced with using a glass saw, silicone carbide wheels can be kind of dangerous. They are pretty flimsy. I use pieces of one to dress my wheel. Be sure to wear safety goggles!

[Dom]

Awesome I was about to post something along the lines of this topic. I bought a cheapo tile saw and the blade that came with it chips the hsit out of the glass.

[glassblowingBiker]

thanks for all the Info and help on this Jeff

[cIRclE]

Is there any place that sells a "triple" blade for diffusing downstems? Basically making three slits with one cutting motion. Thanks

[bc]

I thought this thread was gonna be about stabbing woman........

[somewhere]

Is there any place that sells a "triple" blade for diffusing downstems? Basically making three slits with one cutting motion. Thanks

You could stack 3 blades with spacers between them but it only takes a second to cut a slit. I can't see it saving much time. I have some wafer thin 1" blades for the fordom (dremel) you could easily stack those and hold the work in your hand. You must need to cut a lot of diffusers.

[Flux]

The thinnest proslicer blades are only good for about 50 cuts. Even before that they start drifting in the cut and then chip away at the edges. The first few cuts are like going through butter. Good for slicing murrine or other valuable material. Otherwise get something thicker.

[larren]

I saw some diamond blades for tile work at harbor freight tools. They also had some small diamond blades that would probably work good on a dremel. I dont know how the quality is as I have not used them. But they are pretty darn cheap like $3.99 to like 12.99 depending on the size, and they go up to about 10" I think.