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Angle Grinder Speeds

Stone Conversations : Archive 3 : Message 00053

From: "Linda" <LMHTWB@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 15:31:37 -0700
Subject: Angle Grinder Speeds

I was looking thru the archives trying to answer one question, and ended up
confusing myself on another issue. When using a diamond wheel with an angle
grinder, what is the recommended rpm? I was told by a sculptor that 5,000
rpm's would be ideal as it wouldn't melt the matrix that holds the diamonds
and the blade stays relatively cool. But I found in the archives someone
saying that you need to run angle grinders at 10,000 rpm's so that the blade
cools. Both can't be right!

I'm trying to find a slightly faster way to cut very hard marble. The angle
grinder I have is at 10,000 and the diamond wheel doesn't really cut it. I
will spend the money to get a variable speed angle grinder, if the wheels
will cut better at a slower speed. What do people who work with either the
hard marbles (such as the black Belgium) or granite use to cut their stone
with?

Linda

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