Rotary Saw Blades

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Permalink Reply by Sandy Lasa on April 26, 2008 at 8:59pm

Rex,
We have 2 rotary saws. Both are Cutters Edge 735R's. One with a A.G.E. blade (cheap, doesn't last worth crap) and the other metal abrasive, both are 14" We're trying to get a new Black Lighting Diamond Blade, but got laughed at when they saw the price. Waiting for them to stop laughing before we ask for it again. A few of us used them at a class we took and were impressed on the cutting performance and how well they held up with all the cutting we were doing.
we also carry 3 chain saws, 1 Cutters Edge 2171RS and 2 Homelite 360's

Permalink Reply by Drew Smith on April 29, 2008 at 12:41am

We have five rotary saws, one on each company.

Our aircraft rescue fire fighting vehicle has a Stihl TS560 with a "D'Ax" blade.
Our tower ladder and heavy rescue each have a Stihl TS760 with 24-tooth carbide blade from Fire Hook Unltd.
Our two engines have Stihl TS 700s with abrasive wheel metal blades. The engines use their saws more for forced entry than vent work so that is why they have these blades.
We also have a Stil chain saw on each company except the ARFF unit.

Each company has a 14-inch diameter saw blade case from Duluth Trading Company. This case is made from ballistic nylon and designed for contractors. In it we carry the saw tools plus a 1-2 24-tooth carbide blades, 3 abrasive wheel metal and 3 abrasive wheel concrete.masonry blades. All blades are 14-inches diameter.

We use Sthil saws beasue we like the way they handle (we like the Partner saw too) but we have two large equipment companies in our district that service the Stihls with 8-hour turnaround service.

Permalink Reply by Barry Aptt on May 4, 2008 at 6:19pm

We have 2 Partner saws. One on each Ladder (one is a reserve). They both have the new Cutter's Edge rotary diamond encrusted blade on them and they work great. For the amount of time we use them, they should last for awhile.

Permalink Reply by Scott Kahn on May 20, 2008 at 5:13pm

Rex,
Our Department has 2 rotary saws on each of our truck companies, both are Partner saws one a K1200 and the other a K950. On the K1200 we cary a sacrificial metal cutting blade. On the 950 we cary a 14" Diamond Tiger tooth, which is a multi purpose segmented diamond blade. We have used this blade on a variety of materials, including vehicle doors, masonary, wood and up to 12 layers of comopsite roofing material. The blade shows no sign of reduced performance. About $350 a copy. The Truck Co. also has a variety of other blades that we can change out on scene including Carbide toothed wood blades, sacrificial massonary, diamond segmented masonary blades and sacrificial metal blades. The Trucks also cary 2 Sthil chainsaws with 20 inch bars for roof ventilation operations. The Engines cary one K950 with the Tiger tooth blade. We tried a blade called the power ripper, which is a carbide toothed metal cutting blade. The blade worked well, but threw off a large amount of shrapnel when used.

Permalink Reply by Rex Strickland on May 20, 2008 at 6:34pm

Thanks fellas for your info. I plan on doing some research and look at some thinned out funding sources to test and possibly replace the D-AX on one of the two saws.

Appreciate your help - stay safe!

Permalink Reply by Rex Strickland on July 10, 2008 at 3:03pm

I got to cut with a new blade at our latest structural collapse drill. It is called the Power Twister. It is a diamond blade that will cut through concrete, steel, and everything in between. It is VERY impressive and cuts remarkably fast through reinforced concrete. One of our rescue companies has been testing this blade for a few months and it is showing very little wear.

You can find it at: http://www.firsteditionproducts.com/powertwister.html

This may be the front line blade for both of our rotary saws, as it effectively combines the necessary functions from hardened forcible entry, roof top operations, and concrete cutting.

Permalink Reply by Scott Simmons on August 6, 2008 at 10:30pm

This was just standardized by our department. Credit given to our apparatus committee.

Attachments:

• Standard Truck Blade With Pics.doc, 518 KB

Permalink Reply by Dan Byes on August 7, 2008 at 2:39pm

We just got a couple of the Simonds systimatic rescue blades. So far they're great. We have them on a Partner K950, and so far they have cut right through everything we have tried... Granted, its only been a few things around the station in training, so we'll see.

http://www.simonds.cc/productpages/cirrescue.php?menu=mnuCirNonFerrous