Diamond blades: dry cutting and wet cutting

A diamond cutting blade is fabricated with diamonds fixed in a metal matrix. This tool has many purposes such us to cut, slice, slab, wafer, cut-off, groove, slot, singulation, cross sectioning, and more. Diamond cutting blades can be bonded through a rim or segment, a metal core or with sintered metal powder. The diamonds remain in place thanks to the metal matrix, so the blade can live longer.
It is generally known that wet cutting helps the diamond blade lengthen its life, so it is the preferred kind of cutting. Besides, it helps to avoid the mess of dust clouds. But there are some situations in which you may need to use dry blades. For instance, when you find yourself working near an electrical power source, you must not use water with your saw. When the area is not safe or the place where you are working doesn’t have a water source close enough, you will have to perform dry cutting with a diamond blade.
Here you have some tips about each kind of cutting:

Dry cutting with diamond blade

• Make sure you have chosen a suitable diamond blade for dry cutting. There are some blades specifically thought to perform dry cuts, such as diamond cutting blades welded with a laser.
• Don’t put on too much force while dry cutting or the blade could end up damaged and overheated.
• Cut lightly, check the blade and alternate the cuts. It will prevent the blade from overheating and spoiling. You have to let it cool with the air flow, that is why this kind of blades have more space between each segment.
• You can dry cut with a tile saw blade but remember that the tiles might chip, so for this case we recommend wet cutting.

Wet cutting

• When cutting with a wet saw, the water flow prevents the particles of dust from getting everywhere and washes them out. This is very helpful when cutting rough materials, that is why wet concrete blades always come in handy.
• Besides, the water helps to avoid overheating, constantly cooling the blade. This way you won’t need to stop, you will be able to perform deeper cuts, so it will work longer and faster.