ATS blade, Grinder, - Tile Advice

[Stef]

Alan from ATS sent me a new blade to try.
I've only had the chance to try it on ceramic tiles but have to test it on natural stone & quartz to see how it cuts.
On the ceramic it leaves a great cut, I've a slight bit of wobble in my grinder but I think this is the best blade I've used from ATS to date.
Will report back the more it gets tested.

 

[White Room]

How much ?

 

[J Sid]

been trying it as well, so far only on porcelain.
the first half dozen cut were bloody terrible, but once it was worked in a bit it cut very well.
so far, yes, good blade
price....no idea

 

[Old Mod]

I received one also, I've had it tested on 20mm Quartz, at 115mm might prove restrictive with Quartz because 20mm is about its limit.
However, this is the very first two cuts (2 on right) up against a 150mm segmented blade which is normally used for Quartz.
I had given it to a guy who fits Quartz on a daily basis, his initial impressions were good but was concerned that as it didn't have much width to the cutting blade, therefore he thought it may have problems clearing the debris.


I'll try it on some limestone and Porcel-Thin tomorrow.

 

[Stef]

How much ?

No prices as of yet..

 

[Stef]

been trying it as well, so far only on porcelain.
the first half dozen cut were bloody terrible, but once it was worked in a bit it cut very well.
so far, yes, good blade
price....no idea

Julian I was the same, the 1st cut I stopped & took the grinder outside & ran it through a concrete block a few times, back in the house it was cutting great.
It removes debris very quickly form the cut.
I used it to cut Hardie today with a sponge at the back for dust & it worked well.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

It's exactly the same as the trojan blade mentioned on the forum and I paid £16.99

 

[White Room]

Seen a few on the net which are similar....

 

[Old Mod]

It's exactly the same as the trojan blade mentioned on the forum and I paid £16.99

There are many blades on the market now with that particular design.
I've paid as little as £5.99 for a 125mm which has given excellent results.
Incidentally, it has gone up to £12.99 now, so must have been popular.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

The trojan blade is exactly the same red colour which is a coincidence or they both buy them from the same manufacturer

 

[Concrete guy]

Thanks guys, no prices yet this is just at test stage, if it looks like it will perform well we'll get some in. It will be comparable to our turbo porcelain blades though, it's not going to be £40 or anything.

@3_fall we have some of these in 125mm to test if your quartz guy wants to run one. 125mm is a more common size for our masons for this blade. The factory also produce this in a 175mm size which is slightly odd, but nothing larger currently.

If anyone has some absurdly dense 20mm porcelain or Dekton or Lapitec please give it a try.

Any one else notice it needed bedding in as Julian mentioned?

 

[Concrete guy]

The trojan blade is exactly the same red colour which is a coincidence or they both buy them from the same manufacturer

It's quite possible it's from the same factory in China. Our guy out there sent it over to test to see if it's any good.

We can specify the colour, diamond quality and content but the design would remain unchanged.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

 

[Concrete guy]

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German my a$$! Not for £16.99 it's not.

 

[Concrete guy]

Julian I was the same, the 1st cut I stopped & took the grinder outside & ran it through a concrete block a few times, back in the house it was cutting great.
It removes debris very quickly form the cut.
I used it to cut Hardie today with a sponge at the back for dust & it worked well.

The technical name for running it in concrete block (or anything very abrasive for that matter) is "dressing" the blade. It's also a good tip for bring back to life blades that may appear worn or that have overheated.

It's wearing away some of the sintered metal bond and exposing new diamond, which then cuts much more efficently.