If a shop was “high-tech,” it might have a metal cutting bandsaw or abrasive-disk chop saw. In recent decades plasma cutters appeared in some farm shops to take slicing metal to a higher level.

Cut-off wheels and abrasive saw blades are used to cut bars, stock, pipes and other materials that are made of metal, concrete, or masonry. These center-mounted devices consist of an integral shank, ...

Coated abrasives now run the gamut from modern sandpapers to the diamond-studded cutting wheels found on tile saws and concrete cutting tools. But just what is it about an abrasive material that ...

The cable can be coated with an abrasive or fitted with cutting teeth. Some cable saws are smooth and cut plastic pipe solely ...

These heavy-duty saws cut long, straight lines and are ideal ... diamond blades suited for concrete saws come in three main types: Abrasive blades, also known as abrasive cutoff wheels, are ...

Resins that hold abrasive to wheels are designed to work at the higher speeds of conventional saws. At the TS440’s slower speed, they tend to glaze the cutting edge. Stihl designed abrasive ...

Depressed center wheels are used to saw metal bars or remove masonry ... Fine grits are suitable for light cutting and finishing, while very fine grits are used to improve finish. The abrasive grains ...

Circular saw teeth cut with the leading edge of the tooth shape ... They must be shaped with a diamond-impregnated abrasive. While grinding the tips of the carbide might provide some minor ...