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Typical Operation:
Note: For most cutting operations, it is recommended that you lay your
slab on top of a foam sheet at least 1” (3cm) thick. (1.5” (4cm) is
preferred for less crumbling).
1) Lay the rail on the slab along the line to be cut.
2) Allow the rails to overhang enough for the blade to clear the stone
where you will begin your cut. It may be necessary to clamp the rails to
the stone to prevent wandering. Clamp onto provided angle bolted to
one side of rail.
3) Put the saw on the left side of the rail. (Blade outside stone with the
handle pointed over the stone.)
4) Adjust the blade height to just enter the stone about ¼ inch (3mm)
deep.
5) Turn the water valve on and adjust desired flow.
6) Turn saw on before blade touches the stone. Do not stand directly in
front of or behind the blade while cutting.
7) Slowly begin your cut by pulling the saw into the stone. After
entering the cut, draw the saw along the stone at good speed to finish the
“strike” cut. You may need to apply pressure to the top of the saw to
keep it from “climbing” out of the cut
8) After clearing the stone on the right side of the slab, re-position the
motor ¼ inch deeper and cut again. The deeper the blade cuts through the
stone, the easier and faster the blade will cut, but the more stress there
will be on the motor.
9) Slowly enter the cut by pushing the saw into stone. If you enter the
cut too fast or too deeply, the saw will bog down too far and may trip the
electrical breaker, and can also cause the blade to wander, or even
destroy the motor. Once you have initiated the cut you must not go to
slow or the diamonds on the blade will glaze over, and the cutting speed
will drop dramatically.
10) Repeat from step 8 until the slab is cut through.
Example:
On a 2 cm thick slab of Absolute Black granite try to
maintain a cutting speed of about 4 fpm (1 meter per minute) or faster.
