Hi. I tried to get some wall grout out of 2mm joints the other day with the thing carnide blade. The blade lasted about 5 minutes! Didnt get much done.

Am I doing something wrong? Does speed setting make much difference, or was I just unlucky and someone had used a sanded grout?

Anyone know where you can get a THIN diamond blade for narrow wall joints?

Not sure mate, the diamond grout removing blade I have is still going strong !!!
Is yours not diamond ? My blade cost about £50 ( or so may have been a bit less )

the fein bits ..imo are over priced and shatter too easily.Try here

I find they cut the edge of the tile too much, so back to the grout racker.............

Buy yourself a dremil you get two different sized grout remover bits one for wider joints and the second for smaller joints. The key to using the dremil is to run the bit down the middle of the joint dont try to remove all the grout using the bit. Once you have run the bit down use a carbide tipped grout remover that Tradetiler sells this then allows you to rake the remaining grout out. By running the dremil down the middle of the joint it weakens the grip of the grout and allows it to be removed easier with the grout remover.

Gary

I have a company near me that i get diamond blades from, they produce them there at there own factory, i took them some fein diamond blades and they said the could make them a lot cheaper and better quality...Watch this space.

Found the carbide blade did'nt last long and the diamond was over £50

I have found that it does depend on the grout - replaced a few kitchen tiles a few months back and the grout ground out really easily with the fein, but this week in a bathroom it was almost impossible to shift!

Think it helps it the grout is already in a weakened state

Get the bosch ones, similar to the fein,I've done 2 full bathrooms and 1 shower area with 1 of these carbide blades. the original fein 1 did 1m2 and was ( do not swear )about 15 quid on ebay.

Do the bosch blades fit the newer feins with the star shape fittings?

and can you give the exact name of the bosch blade?

Thanks

heres the link.
they fit the old ones, but i use them on my star fein... slips a bit if ya use too much pressure but thay are far better than the flimsy fein ones



Bosch ACZ 85 RT HM RIFF saw blade GOP 10.8V & FEIN on eBay, also Saw Blades, Saws, Power Tools, Business, Office Industrial (end time 11-Feb-09 17:02:38 GMT)

Try this site http://www.mtmc.co.uk/product.asp?co...istory=related

my grout blades are about knacked but they`ve done some work tho,hate grout removing really as by the time you`ve done it (especially large areas) your fingers are numb and tingly