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[kilty55]

hi all,good write ups for ats on the hole corers has anyone used the grinder blades?
cheers jamie

 

[Gazzer]

Yes Jamie but at the moment its not too good from the ones I have tried.

 

[kilty55]

bugger...price was ultra nice lol

have you tried the dry corers for the angle grinder neale?

 

[Concrete guy]

We're working on blade products for Porcelain right now. We've a few more test blades on their way in this week.

We've come from a stone masonry background so most of our blade products have been manufactured for natural stone and granite, they work great on the products their designed for but right now we're not the blade of choice for porcelain and hard ceramics.

We are working on it and a couple of forum members get our test blades as soon as they arrive. Based on the last couple we made they can only get better!

 

[Gazzer]

bugger...price was ultra nice lol

have you tried the dry corers for the angle grinder neale?

No I havent but I do get a good sense of security ( if thats the right word) with ATS , they produce something that isnt cutting the mustard so its back to the drawing board and they will come up with something that suits the job. I like this.

I am not sure if anyone else has tried those cores you mention, I and other have tried the standard drill cores with very pleasing results.

 

[Concrete guy]

We've sold a lot of the dry cores abroad, they seem to be used more frequently in mainland Europe than here. Plus masons use them for coring tap holes in 20mm & 30mm stone.

We have the adaptor in transit this week which I think will make them more appealing to the UK market. This converts the M14 thread to an 8mm Hex so each bit has a dual use, in a drill or grinder.

 

[kilty55]

i used the dry cores from montolit in the past and they were excellent i prefer the higher speed as well think ill put an order in

 

[Concrete guy]

Was this the type you've previously used?

DIAMOND CORE-BITS FOR DRY DRILLING-MONDRILLO_FS

Actually Montolit produce a video showing how these bits should be used, if this isn't a product you've used before it's quite interesting.

These are vacuum brazed dry bits. The idea of rotating the drill during cutting is to clear cut material from the cutting head and reduce friction. If you cut in the traditional manner it shortens the life of the drill bit considerably.

[video=youtube;KoOsJ3QMbAs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KoOsJ3QMbAs[/video]

 

[thompsonbrown]

have armeg core cutting set cost a fortune and has to be used wet, So will be intrested in dry cutting.

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have armeg core cutting set cost a fortune and has to be used wet, So will be intrested in dry cutting.

 

[Peter]

Been using these two sizes week in week out since September and still look like they're hardly broken in.

 

[Concrete guy]

Do you make a jig or template to use the 115mm bit Peter?

They are quiet unwieldy things.

 

[Gazzer]

Do you make a jig or template to use the 115mm bit Peter?

They are quiet unwieldy things.

I use a piece of plasterboard.

 

[kilty55]

hi ats yes its the fs montolit bits i used they were good

 

[Concrete guy]

hi ats yes its the fs montolit bits i used they were good

Ours are fundamentally the same thing, vacuum brazed dry bits.

 

[Peter]

Yep, use a template made of cement board. Near enough drains a drill battery too. :lol:

 

[Aston]

I ordered some bits from ATS on monday and they arrived tuesday. i'll give them a go at the weekend.
fast delivery!! if i get 3-5 jobs out of them then that'll do me and i will use them on a permanent basis.

 

[kilty55]

i am going to order both types to try out based on who has used them and your feedback so far i have no doubts they are good value ats

 

[Concrete guy]

i am going to order both types to try out based on who has used them and your feedback so far i have no doubts they are good value ats

If you want dry bits and want to take advantage of the free offer we're running for the adapter (see this thread for details):-

http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-tools/64717-dry-diamond-holesaws-vacuum-brazed-m14-2.html

Then send me a message with a list of what you need rather than buy straight off our shop - the free adapter offer is only on this forum so won't appear automatically.

 

[Concrete guy]

hi all,good write ups for ats on the hole corers has anyone used the grinder blades?
cheers jamie

Resurrecting this thread, we have been busy over the last few months working on a variety of new blades, not just for tiling.

We have three products in pipeline which a couple of members on here are helping us test, rather than a quick "does it cut ok" we're also gauging lifespan of the products.

So over the next few months we'll have the following becoming available at our usual reasonable prices.

Continuous Rim Porcelain blades from 115mm to 250mm diameter.

Turbo Porcelain blade with flange 115mm to 250mm diameter.

Vacuum Brazed grinder blade at 115mm and 125mm diameter only to test. Most of you won't have ever used one of these. It's the same technology used to manufacture our Dry holesaws. They are currently being referred to in house as the "Comedy Blade" as most people laugh at them when they first see them.

They generally stop laughing when they realise these cut anything, and I mean absolutely anything. They are the fundamental basis for blades used by rescue services to cut people out of vehicles/buildings etc. It will even cut bullet proof glass, not that tilers get much call for that - but it's an option!

I'll post on line with details as these roll out over summer.

 

[Peter]

Sounds good Alan, will they give a clean cut on porcelain too?

 

[Concrete guy]

Sounds good Alan, will they give a clean cut on porcelain too?

Actually the testers are probably in a better position to answer that than me, from their feedback so far - it's actually quite a clean cut, not as clean as a dedicated porcelain blade - but certainly passable. As a multi purpose grinder blade it ticks a lot of boxes.

 

[Gazzer]

As Alan says , clean but not as good as a dedicated porcelain blade. Due to the kerf size it also kicks up more dust than a thinner wheel too.

 

[Jeff the tiler]

Alan i have had a couple of the grinder hole cutters which I can certainly recommend.
When are the grinder blades due out would like to give them a go.

 

[Concrete guy]

It did take us a while (about 4 months judging by the first post on this topic) but we got our act together with regard to tile and porcelain blades.

The following two threads provide more detail:-

http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-in...-ats-diamond-tools-turbo-porcelain-blade.html

http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-in...s-diamond-tools-vacuum-brazed-continuous.html