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My questions: Does anyone have experience with diamond blades? How long might I expect the blade to last? Can it be re-sharpened or the equivalent? When our blade starts to get dull it needs to be cleaned more often - is cleaning frequency different with diamond? Can we use standard saw cleaner? If there is another question I should be asking, what is it? Forum Responses
From contributor B: Why does your blade get dirty when you only cut MDF and VC? I don’t think sharpening the blade once a week is enough to justify a diamond blade. Some shops sharpen their blades every day. Diamond blades are expensive but will stay sharp for a very long time. From the original questioner: To contributor B: It is simple mathematics. The yearly cost of the blade(s) and sharpening is around $900. I have read a diamond blade can last years. If the blade is less then $1,800 and it will last two years I want to consider it. If, because it stays sharper, I don't need to spend 15 minutes a day cleaning it, that is a savings. 15 minutes a day is over $1,000 a year in labor. I realize it will likely need to be cleaned but hopefully less often. I think we need to clean often because we tilt the blade quite a bit and it causes a lot of friction. From contributor C: With out knowing the size, but assuming it’s a 12" (300mm), cost would be under $2000.00 for a fully serviceable unit. Service on our product is 8+ times. We use a nick-alloy coating that assists in the resin from building up on the blade. PCD type tools enjoy a constant feed - this is where you achieve the longest tool life, probably double that of a manual fed tool. Again assuming that your machine is a manual fed type unit, you can expect 30 to 40 times the life versus carbide. I hope with this information you can decide if this is a cost savings to your operations. From the original questioner: To contributor C: Thanks for the input. I have a few questions. What do you mean by serviceable? Assuming it is sharpening or equivalent, what does that cost? From contributor C: Serviceable means it can be serviced or sharpened. A ball park price for sharpening is about $300.00. This does not include adding a PCD tip. Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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