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Why a concrete saw grinds its way through a slab instead of cutting it

A diamond blade has no cutting edge at all Run a finger along a new diamond blade and there is nothing sharp to feel. The rim is a band of metal segments with industrial diamonds scattered through them, and those exposed crystals scratch away the stone and cement a tiny amount at a time.

Why a concrete saw grinds its way through a slab instead of cutting it

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A diamond blade has no cutting edge at all Run a finger along a new diamond blade and there is nothing sharp to feel.

The rim is a band of metal segments with industrial diamonds scattered through them, and those exposed crystals scratch away the stone and cement a tiny amount at a time.

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A diamond blade has no cutting edge at all Run a finger along a new diamond blade and there is nothing sharp to feel. The rim is a band of metal segments with industrial diamonds scattered through them, and those exposed crystals scratch away the stone and cement a tiny amount at a time.

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