[modeleng] Re: Plasplugs diamond wheel

Thanks for the information Andy, I will now cobble together something from
the junk box and see how it goes.
Regards,
Doug
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:05 AM
Subject: [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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