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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm
by Dave_L
JCB diamond blades manufactured by Edge Diamond Blades.
http://www.edgediamond.com/
Edited By Dave_L on 1337113287
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:25 pm
by local patios and driveway
Got my 6 blades sent from capfix this morning. Was recommended the red ten by the company.
Just checked the edge website, these are ra30-300-20 blades listed at £80 each. I got 5 for £100
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:25 am
by lutonlagerlout
those edge blades havent got the holes that the jcb ones have?
similar segments etc but no holes
LLL
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:13 am
by mickg
you got what you paid for LAPD
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:35 pm
by lutonlagerlout
them jcb blades are fine for general stuff but try cutting an engineering brick with one ???
did all the cutting today with the pulvex one, absolutely no issues here seems very little wear after cutting in the 80m drive
mind you i use water and am quite a gentle cutter IYKWIM
LLL
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:05 pm
by oioisonnyboy
LLL...do you use the blue and gold hiremaster blade from obas?
I have been using them for the past 6 years, last 2 years with waterbottle, and have yet to find as good an all round blade as that, especially for the money. I have had one blade lose a segment whilst cutting hard concrete, apart from that, fantastic blades 
I have also used obas blades for floor sawing (350mm) and again, quality product, was not impressed with a JCB floor saw blade I tried!
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:08 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i blew obas out a while back because their customer service talked to me like an idiot and though i may be a cnut l am nobody's fool
obas were cheap and cheerful for general building stuff, but very happy with the speed and wear on the pulvex one
got to cut out a patio door tomorrow so will see how the pulvex gets on with bricks
cheers LLL
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:35 pm
by lutonlagerlout
so far cut in 2 drives,used same blade to cut through 4 inch roots on a stump, brickwork and 4 bits of 3 inch angle iron
hardly any noticeable wear
the only problem is I have 20 jcb blades in stock haha
definitely feel that the pulvex one is better than the jcb by a factor of 2 anyway
LLL
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:18 pm
by GB_Groundworks
you cut angle iron with it? i always change to a metal disk for cutting, we did a test the other day on 8mm thick sheet piles, stihl saw and metal blade vs oxy-0ctecalin gas axe, gas axe won but not by much.
we use makita blades in ours just becuase we have loads of them, last one i got for the floor saw though was £350, but big 420mm size i'll look on tuesday what make it is.
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:56 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I know your not supposed to but we didnt have a metal disc and it had to go
worked anyway
have done loads of scaff tubes in the past
LLL
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:15 pm
by DNgroundworks
I cut steel all the time with mine but only small stuff like scaff tubes and bits of box etc
I thinks mine is a marchrist, seems ok
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:17 pm
by haggistini
So will steel feck your lovely diamond blade up quicker?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:47 pm
by Dave_L
Never cut steel if I can help it with a diamond blade, carbon blades are cheap, diamonds aren't!
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:34 pm
by msh paving
A large amount of diamond blades can now cut light steel,pins bar etc etc.i had one made by sprectum and a norton i think it was, MSH
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:09 am
by Mikey_C
Mikey_C wrote:i use a spectrum tx10r, don't cut any asphalt with it mind but on clay paviours, Indian stone, metal, its been good. about £60 inc vat each if you are buying 300mm (I use the 230mm, at £40 inc vat)
the spectrum specifically says its for cutting hard materials and metal. did struggle a bit with 2" thick tooling steel bar though.