Toolman 7" Continuous Diamond Blade Circular Saw for Masonry STH017

I needed to cut several natural flagstone (sandstone, not slate) pavers. The cuts were straight cuts, but lots of them and they needed to be precise. In the past, I always rented a wet saw from a tool rental facility for about $200 for a half-day, including gas both ways. This saw blade worked great in a 7" Skil circular saw. I was expecting to slowly chew through the stone pavers, but the saw zipped right through the material. I worked dry and there was a dense cloud of dust. Wear goggles and a dust mask! If you can work wet, do so. I am so happy with the result.

This blade is really worth the price! I laid a brick path in my yard using 650 bricks, and I had to cut about 40 bricks on one edge of the path to fit within the its boundaries. The bricks I used were made of concrete and we're a little under 2.5 inches thick. The blade is so sharp and durable that it felt like you were cutting wood. I marked the bricks with a pencil after measuring each space, and I cut them freehand using my 7 1/4 circular saw. I did not use water, but cut them dry. I used protective goggles, gloves, a facemask and a steady hand to do the job. The blade could easily cut another 50 bricks without needing to be replaced. It was as sharp on the first cut as it was on the last. I highly recommend this blade for cutting masonry.

This blade did not work out for cutting tiles. The cuts come out way too wide, losing a good 1/4" of the tile. Also even tho the hole is the middle is the correct arbor size for my skilsaw, I really have to push it on there whereas my other blades fit easily. The blade certainly cut right thru very easily and I'm sure this is a very good blade and I will keep it for probable need in the future but I would not recommend for tile cutting. I was having mega problems with the normal tile cutter for a very odd shaped tile I am working with which is the only reason I thought I would give a circular saw a try . I do realize this is not the best option for tiles and want to be fair in reviewing this blade.

Cut about 25 ft. of 3" concrete. Blade is about 90% used up. It works well if kept cool with water. If the water runs out it immediately overheats and stops cutting. That's probably when most of the wear occurs as well. Not a long life tool but it did what I needed it to do and for cheap.

I used this blade in my Ryobi wet tile saw to cut quartz lodestone pieces to go around the front of my fireplace. Works really well! I made sure to take it out of the saw once I was done for the day and it still rusted just a little bit, but still worked to finish my tile project in the kitchen! I'd buy it again.

I've been wet cutting a lot of pavers over the last few months using the yellow name brand guys until I got fed up with how quickly they dulled and decided to buy this cheaper set thinking "If they are only going to last 10 cuts, might as well save money". This blade is thinner, cuts a cleaner, better cut, and lasts way longer. I'm incredibly impressed.

Had to modify (enlarge with file) the arbor hole just a bit, but, that done, the saw blade worked great in cutting out a major piece of my street curb to allow the flow of drain water.

Cut through 1.25" thick granite like butter using a Ryobi circular saw. Definitely give it some water to keep dust and heat down. This blade left a very smooth and clean cut that will be easy to polish for a finished edge. Money very well spent. I'm sure this blade will come in handy for years to come.