Saw Blade Size

Thunder Tile

This may be an uneducated question, so humor me.

Are their any pro's and cons to using an 8" blade on a 10" saw as long as it will still reach the tile to cut clear through?

GoodHouse

Theres nothing wrong with it at all. I actually use 7 1/4" Circular saw blades in my 10" table saw. It really saves a lot of money and i like it better because it has a small kerf. So its basically the same thing with the tile saw. Doesnt work in chop saw / miter saws.

Teetorbilt

A 10" blade will cut faster at the same RPM due to a higher blade surface speed.

An 8" blade has a circumference of about 25". At 1750 RPM the cutting surface moves about 3,650 ft. With a 10" (31.5 c) at the same speed exposes about 4,600 ft., about a 20% increase in productivity.

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Dan V.

Will it also reach the reservoir? (I assume we're discussing a wet saw?)

Jerry T

10" wet saws use a pump to get water on the blade.