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Brick Saw

A machine cutting bricks, pavers and cement blocks using a diamond blade cooled by water. Often portable with petrol or electric motors.

A small petrol engined saw.

• This saw is not complete in this photo. what you see here is the main part, which has just been cleaned.
• There is a folding stand, not shown, on which this machine sits, that brings the machine to a comfortable working height.
• The black rectangle sat in the tray is a cutting base that sits under the blade on the sides of the tray.
• The brick is placed on the black rubber and the the saw blade is swung down to cut the brick.
• The machine has an adjustable water system that provide a stream of water to both side of the saw blade.
• Some of these diamond saws have water recycling systems which not only saves water but they contain all the messy slurry.

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