Alpha Vetro Glass Tile Diamond Blade
Product Details
Alpha Vetro Diamond Blade for Glass
The Alpha Vetro is the ideal blade for the glass contractor looking for a high-speed, portable, long-lasting cutting solution. Equipped with a smooth continuous diamond rim and bond hardness, this blade is best suited for glass and hard vitreous materials to provide cuts with minimal chipping.
Features
- Premium quality glass cutting blades
- Designed for high-speed wet cutting of glass
- Excellent choice for plunge cutting, trimming near the edges of glass and for cutting an internal radius
- Must be used wet and when the 4-3/8" size is used on the AWS-110 Wet Stone Cutter it provides a portable dust-free solution to cutting thick glass
- Cut with minimal chipping even near the edges of glass
- Waste is kept to a minimum creating a cutting solution that is quite cost-effective
- For use on standard tile saws only
- These blades are designed for wet cutting only
| Alpha Vetro Diamond Blade Specifications | ||||
| Model | WG0438 | WG0700 | WG0800 | WG1000 |
| Blade Size | 4-3/8" | 7" | 8" | 10" |
| Rim Height | 10 mm | 10 mm | 10 mm | 10 mm |
| Arbor | 7/8" - 20 mm | 5/8" | 5/8" | 5/8" |
| RPM | 13,200 | 8,400 | 7,400 | 5,900 |
| Kerf | 0.039" | 0.063" | 0.063" | 0.063" |
| Material | Performance |
| Glass | Excellent |
| Ceramic | Not Recommended |
| Porcelain | Not Recommended |
| Marble | Not Recommended |
| Granite | Not Recommended |
| Hard Granite | Not Recommended |
1 questions
this glass blade cut great out of the box but now i'm sometimes chipping glass tiles. does the blade need to be sharpened? how can i bring back its cutting performance?
by anonymous 10/7/2015 9:24:56 am
It sounds like your blade needs to be dressed; a few cuts through a Diamond Blade Dressing Stone can revitalize the blade and restore its cutting power. It is advisable to do a few passes through the dressing stone after every 50-60 feet of cutting to expose new, sharp diamond along the blade's cutting edge.
15 reviews
Smooth, fine cuts in glass
by RMC2 -
Clean, smooth cuts in glass, porcelain and marble. What surprised me was how *quiet* it was, I didn't need to wear earplugs. It cut very slowly though, if you don't need a very fine cut then use a more aggressive blade to go faster (and wear ear plugs).
Very Smooth Cuts
by Tile Joe -
This blade has one purpose, Ultra Smooth, chip free cuts in Glass, that's it, nothing else. Alpha makes great products and this one is no exception. I'm very pleased after using it for 2 glass tile projects. The cuts are excellent in glass that has the color on the back as well as the color throughout. It cuts SLOW, but I am after the best final product I can get, and this blade gets me there. At [$]I don't even think of trying to cut anything but glass with this blade.
best glass blade
by Glass lady -
I have used the Alpha Vetro glass blades for years. Best blade for thin or thick glass. Runs best on slower speed saws but does a great job.
very impressed
by jason
I am a professional installer. This blade performs very well. With a glass blade you must accept the fact that it will cut very slow and need to be dressed often. This blade made flawless diagonal chip free cuts in 3x6 glass subway tile when cut face down as recommended on blade label.
You must buy a dressing stone!!!
If you do not buy a stone you will complain that the blade stopped working and seems to have went bad after 10 or 20 cuts. This is your fault. Use a dressing stone. I used the gold one.
I dress my blade no more than every ten cuts. Glass tends to smear on the blade and clog the diamonds so you must use a dressing stone often to keep the blade and cutting smooth. You must have very good water flow directly at the point of cut to keep the glass from overheating while cutting.
It's ok.
by Matt
I have to believe there is a better blade out there. I bought this blade because it is suggested to be the best. The blade did cut the glass tile unbelievable until the tiles get pulled into the blade and brake. We tried to go extremely slow but every other cut got pulled into the blade. We used a dressing stone but that did not seem to help. When the tile did go thru it was a great cut but expect an extremely slow process.
I'll keep looking for a better blade.
glass no match
by JB Tile
so far great blade and im working with a high dollar glass tile