All,

As a noob I was wondering how often you replace the diamond wheels on wet saws and the scoring wheels on tile cutters?

Without any experience how do you know when they need replacing?

Do you always keep spares, or just buy them when required?



Cheers

They need replacing when they no longer do the job correctly.
Diamond wheels i keep spares for the grinder and wet cutter.
Cutting wheels for my Sigma i have spares too, rarely needed though.

They need replacing when they no longer do the job correctly.

When they wear out do they start chipping the tiles then and making an untidy cut?

They will struggle to cut at all.

i know im probably stating the obvious but ,a salesman for my old norton clipper gave me a tip once that proved to work,when the continuous diomond blade in the cutter started to underperform , take it out and reverse it in the machine then cut into a house brick for a while, this uncloggs the diamonds then put the blade back the right way round ,and this gives the cutter new life again hope this helps m8

gooner59 that is a brilliant idea!

Originally Posted by gooner59

i know im probably stating the obvious but ,a salesman for my old norton clipper gave me a tip once that proved to work,when the continuous diomond blade in the cutter started to underperform , take it out and reverse it in the machine then cut into a house brick for a while, this uncloggs the diamonds then put the blade back the right way round ,and this gives the cutter new life again hope this helps m8

I do this too but with mixed results, it doesnt seem to last long but it can get you through a job.

Tradetiler sell the Rubi Ceramic Block for this purpose
Tradetiler Tilers Diamond Wheels - Miscellaneous

Tradetiler sell the Rubi Ceramic Block for this purpose

Must be worth having one of these in your bag then, in case you are ever caught short. As you say it would get you through the job.

Thanks

Originally Posted by gaztop

Must be worth having one of these in your bag then, in case you are ever caught short. As you say it would get you through the job.

Thanks

Yes i have had one in my box for years but rarely used. It wil llast many years as its only one cut you need to make using it.