I look into my future and see a lot of herringbone brick work. I was hoping someone might have good or bad things to say about the MK BX-3. Alternately, can I simply buy the blade and mount it in my DeWalt chop saw? I’d love the save the $500 or so.
Thanks in advance, I appreciate your input.
e-man
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I did do just that, one week later the saw would not work! Plugged up the works w/ brick dust, and I mean PLUGGED! Don't know about the other saw.
Miami
Use a chop saw with a masonary blade. Keep an air compressor handy to blow out the motor frequently.
Or rent a wet saw...
Edited 4/6/2002 10:00:58 PM ET by BILL_1010
Buy or rent, a wet saw is the way to go.
Even wetted down the brick dust splatter can get into everything.
Just did a 90 degree herringbone patio and the rental saw was worth every penny for fitting around posts and corners.
As for buying one, I'm not sure if it would be worth it.
I was able to gang cut most of them except a handful of odd pieces that had to be measured carefully - I miss the 24-hour deadline and ended up keeping it another day. (But I wasn't working on it full day.)
On some jobs a rental could take a big bite.
I got a 8" goldblatt wet saw thats 20 years old bought it new, have cut 1000's of feet of brick, concrete pavers, blue stone and tile, just keep buying blades when needed. mk also is a good saw with a sguare table, good luck.