Why won't it cut my tile? How to fix diamond saw blade. Tile Blade Sharpening
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Why won't it cut my tile? How to fix diamond saw blade. Tile Blade Sharpening. If you have a diamond saw blade that used to cut your tile with no problem, but now hardly works at all and struggles to cut your tile, here is how to fix it to make it like new. Diamond saw blades have a matrix on the rim of the blade that has diamonds embedded in it, the diamonds are what cut the tile, the diamonds need to be exposed for the blade to cut efficiently. Over time the cutting surface of the saw blade can get glazed or encrusted, diamond break, they wear and fall off so the blade can't do it's job. To fix this and make the blade cut like new, more diamonds in the blade need to be exposed. This can be done with a dressing stone, specifically made for the purpose, or a tile rubbing stone will do the trick, a piece of concrete will also work. Run the blade through the rubbing stone or the dressing stone several times to Dress the blade and make it cut like new.
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@calm3430 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sal for all the videos you post. I have learned so much & continue to support 😀
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊👍
@altsa4410 2 жыл бұрын
In addition to Sal's good information - I've found that (prior to using a dressing stone as shown in the video) that making a couple of *DRY* (i.e., no water) short straight cuts (an inch or so long) using a scrap piece of porcelain tile will wear away the substrate metal in the blade and quickly reveal a fresh set of diamonds thus restoring the cutting surface to the blade. When you do this, you'll actually see some small sparks coming off the blade and you'll know you're removing a thin layer of the native steel substrate in the blade. Follow this up with the dressing stone (with water) as shown in the video to polish up the blade a bit. I find you don't need to use the dressing stone nearly as much using this approach (thus prolonging the life of your dressing stone). Also, for really nice smooth cuts on porcelain with minimal chipping, use a continuous rim blade on your saw (i.e., not a segmented blade as shown in this video -- while a segmented blade will cut faster, it also tends to cause more chipping of the highly brittle porcelain coating.
@rezanyc Жыл бұрын
Is there a blade you recommend?
@allysonstrobel2758 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Sal!! Signed up and will look through your videos on how to cut a baby circle 3” on porcelain to fit around the metal decorative flange at the end of the waterline....urrrr, tried and failed! Cool on how to bring back your diamond blade like new, will go order an dressing stone....35 years on tile, OMG, how are your knees?! This is HARD work!
@mikez4132 4 жыл бұрын
Good vid. Often overlooked since people dont realize that diamond blades get caked with tile residue. I do this every few dozen cuts. Takes no time and keeps the cuts nice.
@abacavip6426 3 жыл бұрын
You're right Mike! I was looking for a new diamond blade thinking mine went bad until I read about a dressing stone. Great info!
@jeffbecker4882 10 ай бұрын
Thanks! This tip saved me both time and money; I didn't have to go out and purchase a new blade. Fortunately, I had a dual grit rubbing stone to dress the blade. I believe the backer mesh on the mosaic tile I was cutting was clogging the blade edge. After a few cuts into the rubbing stone, the blade cut through my porcelain tile significantly faster. Yay!
@SalDiBlasi 10 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad it helped
@williamwang1849 4 жыл бұрын
That's great. I'm going to buy a new makita blade.My blade is as good as new again. Incomparably grateful.
@fakku6356 4 жыл бұрын
Sal your the best installer of tile in North America that's unbelievable !!!!! I have not seen anyone install tile the way you do ,you should make some music videos
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
😊👍
@fd5449 9 ай бұрын
Another nice video Sal....informative.
@SalDiBlasi 9 ай бұрын
Glad to help
@KenJames9911 5 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@Dtileandremodeling 4 жыл бұрын
Good tip Sal! I dress my blades often.I find it works best when you dress the blade dry.
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
Wet, dry, will work either way.
@falconthree3815 3 жыл бұрын
Very clear thank you
@SalDiBlasi 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@neiltropolis 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@carlsartor1423 3 жыл бұрын
Good advice, I been in the tile setting for 50+ years. One thing that was not mentioned is using the proper blade for the proper material. What might sound backwards is that the harder the material (Granite, Porcelain) the softer the blade needs to be, and the softer the material (white body tile limestone, and marble) the harder the blade. The reason being is in order for the blade to cut the matrix needs to be broken down to expose new diamond. A hard blade matrix cutting a hard material doesn't break down to expose new diamonds and vice versa. Mate your blade to the material you are cutting and it will cut down on the glazing problem
@SalDiBlasi 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my video and thanks for the added advice.
@quacktony 4 жыл бұрын
You're the best
@kc0rock 6 ай бұрын
Well done videos, straight and to the point like all you have made. Still watching them and thank you for making them! Sal, question: Which 7" blade would you recommend I purchase for chip free, clean cuts on 9mm thick 12 x 24 porcelain polished tile?? I have a small table top wet blade saw but looking to purchase an entry level (overhead) wet saw with stand for a small job to better handle the large format tile.
@jimmydiaz6072 3 жыл бұрын
Good thank you sir
@SalDiBlasi 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome
@neffk 2 жыл бұрын
It's good advice but you've got to wait for it!
@DahVoozel 4 жыл бұрын
Hearing protection! Nice.
@efrainvazquez3169 3 жыл бұрын
What you say? I didn’t hear you;)
@richardb4787 3 жыл бұрын
Can you elaborate more on how to use concrete to sharpen a diamond blade?
@jcmase72 4 жыл бұрын
Keep as much clean water as possible on the blade is a big help. I've also use the dressing stone and rub stone, the best way I found to clear the diamonds use a grinder and a older diamond blade then lightly touch the two running blades together.
@jcmase72 4 жыл бұрын
@C II well.. if you want to stop what you doing and go get a new blade more power to you. A tile setter always has a grinder and a few older grinder diamond blades close. It takes no time and little effort to clean the blade right up.
@Heb101922 4 жыл бұрын
@C II A new blade could be $40-$60 (some cost more, $70 - $100) depending on the one you prefer, so if you can sharpen the one you have in a matter of minutes, its worth it.
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
It takes no time at all to do this, and every blade should be dressed on occasion, it is part of owning a wet saw. This blade is over $100, not going to just toss it when it can be made like knew in minutes.
@KellyJett 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Plan to watch your other videos. This video was recommended by jeffostroff when I watched his assembly video for Dewalt D24000.
@SalDiBlasi 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my video.
@matsarellacasella9753 4 жыл бұрын
You must of heard me talking today about how my blade needs sharpening!!
@jeffd5970 4 жыл бұрын
Heads up..I had a sharpened blade but would wobble so i replaced with new noticing that the new blade was almost twice as thick as old...so..a blade that wobbles means its too thin to cut
@cervezatorres5700 4 жыл бұрын
I have the same DeWalt wet saw with a DeWalt XP4 blade, it has a slight warp to it and it wobbles a little bit when I'm cutting, any tricks on how to straighten it up or if it's even possible? I have a feeling I'm just gonna have to buy a new blade.
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
The dewalt blade is ok, but a better blade suited to the material you are cutting will serve you better.
@shawnjakan7431 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for video. Why is my new and expensive blade chipping the tile on one side??? Its only a Ridgid blade but its the top Ridgid.. The tile is cheap but I was getting decent cuts with cheaper blade that came with the saw. I wonder if I am going too slow?? Rest of shower project going well thanks to your videos.
@shawnjakan7431 2 жыл бұрын
By the way Carl Yastremski was the greatest.
@austincrosby9942 3 жыл бұрын
Your saw spins like 5 times as long as mine after power is cut. Just an older saw?
@CPer615 4 жыл бұрын
What do you have on the back tray of the saw for water containment? Looks like a great idea
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
Might be time to make a new one, just a piece of Foam board that stands up to stop over spray, notched out to lock into the back tray.
@CPer615 4 жыл бұрын
@@SalDiBlasi Very nice idea and as always thanks for the content
@danielfeldman7913 4 жыл бұрын
How do you determine the difference as to when the blade needs sharpening, or when it needs to be replaced? I assume the blades eventually go bad in general?
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
The part that looks different on the rim of the blade is where the diamond are embedded in the blade, as long as that is still there you can sharpen the blade, once you are close to bare metal, it is time to replace the blade.
@exportedafrican 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using a cheap brick from the home store. Just make a few cuts in it and instantly better. No need for a fancy stone
@Titantitan001 2 жыл бұрын
Brick always does the trick! Cheers mate.
@oddopops1327 8 ай бұрын
👍👍😊
@robkerrigan2040 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Sal, I'll be installing 2'x4' tiles on a shower wall in a few weeks. Do you have any videos or tips on working with such large tiles?
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
Just look through my channel, lots of videos with large format tile.
@MostlyPeacefulCombatVet 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, just my .02 cents.... I'm not Sal, but I am David. Lol! I'm a TCNA CTI. I don't know what you're looking for as far as tips to working with the large format. It's all pretty simple until you get into 4x8 ft units. What type of material are you working with? On what substrate? What saw or snap cutter are you using? Not everyone has a monolit P3 that will do super long tile. It is more time consuming, but it can be ripped with a grinder and diamond blade, then cross cuts on your saw will be easy enough. Or you can use go board or kerdi board to make long rips on a saw like that dewalt d2400 in sals video. Outside of that, we no longer do any large format tile without an anti lippage system. So I would absolutely use a good one. LevTec is our favorite, but T lock, and Raimondi makes good ones too. With large format we always back trowel our tile. And of course, always directional trowel no matter which tile you are setting. We use ardex and laticrete thinsets pretty exclusively. Make sure you're using a high quality thinset, and the correct thinset for the tile and substrate beneath. Shoot for 100% coverage. You don't want a 4 ft piece of stone falling and ruining your career. Easy peasy otherwise.... Hope this helps some. I'll help further if you provide the details or have any further questions. Good luck to ya👍
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
@@MostlyPeacefulCombatVet Thanks for chiming in, some good advice.
@sbflooringtechnical8358 4 жыл бұрын
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@Mike01129 4 жыл бұрын
Sal could you do a brief video sometime on how you got your start in tiling and who and what were the influences to achieve your professionalism?
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
I have several videos on the topic, here is one kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8ClndGmmLe7YZs.html
@Mike01129 4 жыл бұрын
@@SalDiBlasi ok thanks for pointing that out.
@firemanjim9025 21 күн бұрын
A red house brick will clean the diamonds and stop the chipping, easy
@MohamedAlkhafa 4 жыл бұрын
What do you do if there are ceramic 30× 90 or 50×15 60×120 go to rubi
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry, don't understand your question.
@MohamedAlkhafa 4 жыл бұрын
What to do if there is ceramic 60×120 or50x150 with roof staickers thanks
@MohamedAlkhafa 4 жыл бұрын
Us translate type in arbic
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry, just don't understand.
@MohamedAlkhafa 4 жыл бұрын
Trae
@XiaoXiaTian-fb7ir 8 ай бұрын
Can you try our blades ?
@llongdong Жыл бұрын
Ahh ga damn! Let's you me get down ta Biddy Early's far a few pitchers of beer. Ders women don air what will let ya touch 'em in all da right places. It's da place ta be adder a long day of cuttin' tile.
@brianglade848 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Sal, great video, my buddy and o are remodeling another bathroom, wonder if you had this issue, after mixing the tinsnips, it became a pin drop quiet moment, my partner farted and it sounded like a thick liquid bubbling out of a walrus ass, the homeowner was right on the stairs
@fittyleben9680 4 жыл бұрын
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@timctrayer 2 жыл бұрын
Save yourself the money. Dried thinset works better
@raven5ism 6 ай бұрын
nothing works as good as a bastard file hands down.
@thedude1249 3 жыл бұрын
Rambles on for 3:25, just tell us FFS!
@SalDiBlasi 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people like it when I ramble.
@karljam8220 11 ай бұрын
Nope none of these method's work by cutting this stuff your just glazing the blade think about it all these method's are exactly like cutting material it all has a similar hardness to tile.
@kyledeco 4 жыл бұрын
R c
@Aphony66 2 жыл бұрын
Does not work, use the bastard file edge bash technique, it definitely works.
@paulstar59 4 жыл бұрын
absolutely wrong technique
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
So instead of saying it is wrong, why don't you offer what the correct method is. Absolutely wrong comment. Anyone can say something is wrong, even if that something is correct, not offering an explanation or a suggestion on what was wrong with it is pointless. Please enlighten us all.
@SalDiBlasi 4 жыл бұрын
@@paulstar59 I am not going anywhere. By the way the fact that the blade cuts like new after it is dressed like this, would suggest that it is not absolutely wrong, but that maybe it is one way that works, but there are also other ways that might be better. So instead of saying that it is absolutely wrong, maybe a more diplomatic approach , like "Yes that is one way to do it, but a better method is ....." just saying for future posts it might be a tactic to employ, instead of an adversarial approach which will only result in a defensive response. .
@jongray5343 4 жыл бұрын
@@SalDiBlasi thanks so much Sal! Havent heard back from Paul yet. Maybe he cut off his typing fingers - using the correct technique no doubt... 😮
@abacavip6426 3 жыл бұрын
@@SalDiBlasi Great response Sal. It's easy for folks to criticize without offering a better way. I'm sure Paul really doesn't have a better way he's just a mean soul. I enjoyed the video and thanks for the tip that the blade needs to be cleaned more with glass projects! I'm ready to clean my blade but now I know I'll need to do it pretty often. Many thanks!!!
@gary4738 2 жыл бұрын
Sal for President!
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