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Asphalt cutter disc: how to use it.
The asphalt cutting disc is significantly different from any other disc on the market. In fact, cutting asphalt is significantly different from cutting cement and concrete.
While hard materials like granite and some types of concrete require hard diamond blades, materials like asphalt necessarily require a very hard product.
This is because the abrasion of the asphalt tends to consume the metal matrix very quickly and therefore causes the diamond part to come out very quickly.
It is no coincidence that diamond blades for asphalt are typically hard and composed of cobalts, carbides and heavy raw materials.
Cleaning and preparation for cutting with asphalt cutting disc.
Cutting surface preparation is essential. An asphalt cutting disc needs a cutting surface free from debris and obstacles. For this reason, it is advisable to wet and sweep the cutting surface.
The presence of debris could cause damage to the blade or even your asphalt cutter.
Tracing for asphalt cutting machine.
Another essential step is marking out the area for your asphalt cutter. These machines are generally used when there is a need to patch up an area. Or dig for the installation of hydraulic or electrical components.
Mark the area with chalk and then carve it out using a screwdriver and hammer.
Here is a useful tip regarding asphalt patching. Before using your asphalt cutting disc, mark out the area that you need to patch on the outside. This will allow you to do a job well done without wasting material.
Choosing the right diamond blade for asphalt cutting.
As anticipated, it is essential to choose a hard asphalt cutting disc. Do not trust universal or concrete products. Especially if you have to make many meters of cutting. This is because universal discs are very soft and you risk destroying your disc after 80 linear meters of cutting.
Buy specific asphalt diamond blades with hard segments (dark grey segment color) and with coarse-grained diamond.
Our ASF is certainly one of the best performing products on the market. Fast cutting and extraordinary resistance are essential features for a professional. Those who use an asphalt cutting machine on a daily basis know what we are talking about. This product can also be used in trios for digging nano-trenches for laying optical fiber.
From tests carried out with expert operators we can affirm that it has a high average of linear meters cut (1000 / 1200 ml.)
Our ASECO is instead an ideal solution for occasional cutting with high performance. Compared to our ASF it has a softer diamond segment and therefore, although it maintains the same quality and cutting speed, it drops drastically with ml (350 / 400 ml.).
PS a small aside: the diamond asphalt cutting discs on the market average around 150/200 ml of cutting. Both ASF and ASECO are your excellent alternatives.
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Cutting with asphalt cutting disc
The long-awaited moment has arrived: cutting with an asphalt cutting disc. To choose the disc and to incline the machine, it is essential to know the cutting depth. Another fundamental step is to understand what is under the asphalt surface. We hope that you do not intervene on pipes, electrical systems or other utilities.
While you are cutting do not put pressure on the machine, if an asphalt cutting disc is performing it will cut by itself and you do not need to make too much effort for nothing.
If you need to make a patch, finish the linear cuts, exit the cut and start a new one. Avoid making cuts with too sharp curves. This situation is very damaging to the blade and the shaft of the asphalt cutter.
