DEWALT Diamond Blade for Tile, Wet Cutting, 10-Inch x .060-Inch (DW4764)

Lasted a good amount of time before becoming too dull. I use it for rock cutting

This blade may have gotten a bad review from some that don't know that the blade needs to be conditioned by cutting into a cement block, or some other hard material as few times. It brings out the diamonds to make the blade cut better. The first cut when new was on big porcelain time and the edge of the cut tile was a bit rough. This is bad for rectified tile, as the cut edges can be in the middle of a wall, where ceramic tile cut edges are all along the walls under the molding. I took the blade and cut through a landscaping brick a few times, then I tried it again, and it cut a nice clean cut that time and all times after. You do need to do this process after a while to keep the blade cutting the best it can.

I have used this 10-inch DEWALT tile blade on over 700 sq ft of ceramic tile. Every now and then I use a solid brick to bring out the diamonds and clean up the blade a little. So far, I have had great results with this blade compared to the one that came with my wet saw. The durability has been great so far, and still have 1300 sq ft of tile left to cut. I made some cuts on some porcelain samples I had laying around and the quality of the cuts was even better than what I get on the ceramic tiles I've been cutting.Cutting other materials like thick paving bricks works like a charm. It's quite pleasing to see the nice smooth edges on a brick that was cut with this blade. Even with the same amount of water supply and flow, the blade does a great job at dissipating the heat and staying cool. I have even accidentally cut some stone while forgetting to turn the water back on. Blade is still cutting like new.Would highly recommend! Will update as this blade is continued to be used.Pros:- Great durability- Minimal chipping at slower speeds on ceramic- No flex observed in blade when cutting at angles- 5/8-inch arbor- .060-inch thicknessCons:- Blade cut outs tend to get clogged with dust easily- Needs periodic blade sharpening (a paving brick does just fine)

Everybody likes to be thrifty from time to time, and I tried every no-name ceramic tile blade...We cut ceramic tile, hard porcelain tile, granite tiles and even solid stone.(we do commercial work).I have to admit that DeWalt XP is worth paying the extra price - it outlasts the cheap blades many times over.it cuts granite as if it were butter, and there is enough diamond on the blade to last through many many cuts.No chips, no problems.However, as other reviewers mentioned, the blade is very thin and flexible. It cuts faster because of it, but at the same timeit becomes an issue in bevels, and a really big problem if the edge needs to be taken off - the blade just bends and glides on the end instead of cutting straight down.Recommended.

Excellent quality blades. I've used these blades on a porcelain tile project and they work fine. But mostly I've used these blades to cut natural agate a part of my hobby of making agate marbles. I have been amazed with the life of the blades when cutting pounds and pounds of agate freehand in the MK Diamond tile saw. I can recommend these blades without hesitation as being just as good as the best lapidary blades for cutting hard stone.Like all blades of this type, it needs to be "dressed" regularly to expose fresh diamond when cutting gets difficult. This is nothing defective, just an expected consequence of this type of blade design. You dress the blade by using it to cut through any cheap coarse-grit silicon carbide grinding wheel, like the kind on any 8-inch bench grinder. Cut into the grinding wheel an inch or two deep a couple of times and the diamond blade will cut like new again. One such cheap grinding wheel is good for many, many "dressings".

It cuts porcelain (which is very hard) and ceramic tile which is what I needed.

In switching from XP to XP4 blades, I found longer lasting, smoother cuts, and no chipping from the blade on porcelain tile. I do dress the blade from time to time to maintain the diamond quality (using the Raimondi Diamond Blade Resin Dressing Stone). It is easy to recommend with regular production cutting where there is less critical. I seem to qualify this a bit only because for small tile cuts that require precision (not field tile), the blade gives gives a tad and change the bevel distance. For example, in a niche where pieces are small, beveled and require precise cuts, I prefer a less pliant blade. But you can remedy this a lot by not rushing the cuts or other steps to ensure the blade doesn't move. Perhaps I need more skills. SO, for the price, this is an excellent blade.

I bought this blade based on all the other reviews saying how nicely this blade cut porcelain tile (granted some of them were somewhat mixed which should have been enough to deter me but oh well). Fact is, this saw cuts fast but it also chips the heck out of the porcelain tile I was installing. Using the no name blade that my saw came with out of the box, it would cut the same tile much nicer, cleaner, with only minimal chipping. When that blade stopped cutting and I bought this Dewalt blade figuring it would be even better. Man was I disappointed. I'd say that chipping was 5 to 10 times worse with this Dewalt blade. I returned the Dewalt and went to Home Depot and bought a KD (King Diamond) Tile Pro saw blade (based on some other reviews) and the KD blade worked just as well, if not even better, that the original saw blade I was using prior to the Dewalt. If you don't care about the chipping then this blade is fine I guess but I will not buy it again either. I also think that the segmented design of the blade contributes to the aggressive cutting action and thus the chipping. I would stick to continuous rim blades if you are looking for a smoother cut on porcelain. Just my 2 cents!