[modeleng] Re: Plasplugs diamond wheel

Doug

My wheel runs in a water bath.  Probably no deeper than 1/4" (6mm).  I just
top it up as it gets used.  The wheel generally floods the tile with water
it picks up so, if you put a bit more water in the tray, it gets a bit messy
until the level goes down.

FYU.  I've cut paving slabs thicker than the 30mm depth of cut and am
currently cutting some reconstituted cement/Yorkstone "bricks" which are
65mm thick.  To do these, I take off the "riving knife" and top guard.
Water gets everywhere but the job gets done - even though the dosc is not
recommended for this type of "masonry".

Have fun but let the disk cut at it's own speed.  Don't force it and you'll
get a super smooth cut.

BTW.  My cutter is a Machine Mart "brand".

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Douglas Johnston
Sent: 17 May 2006 17:25
To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Plasplugs diamond wheel

Thanks for the reply Andy. I had thought these wheels ran much slower but
since my posting I have discovered that the machine that uses the wheel I
have actually runs at 4600RPM. Does your machine run the wheel in a water
bath or use a water spray system and if the former ,how deep is the wheel in
the water?
Doug
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:42 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Plasplugs diamond wheel


> Doug
>
> My tile cutter, using the same type of wheel - but not a Plasplugs - runs
at
> 2800RPM directly driven by a 2-pole synchronous motor.
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Douglas Johnston
> Sent: 16 May 2006 21:09
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [modeleng] Plasplugs diamond wheel
>
> When I was in B&Q the other day I picked up a Plasplugs 150mm dia diamond
> wheel from the odds and ends box at a very reasonable price. This is a
tile
> cutting wheel and I intend to make a tile cutting machine from various
bits
> and pieces in the workshop (if only to delay the bathroom tiling!). My
> problem is I don't know what speed to run the wheel at since the packaging
> of the wheel gave no clue. The wheel is of the solid type with no slots
cut
> in the periphery of the wheel and the lower part of the wheel runs in a
> water bath. Can anybody give me an indication of the sort of speed I
should
> aim at?
> Doug Johnston
>
>
>
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