Cutting Depths & Operating Speeds
Diamond blade operating speeds base on 9500 Surface Feet Per Minute.
Diamond blade cutting depths listed below are approximate.
Actual cutting depth will vary with:
- Exact blade diameter
- Flange
- Saw types.
The optimum blade RPM will depend on the machine and material and may vary from these values.
- Concrete & Masonry products is +/- 10% of the recommended RPM listed in this chart.
- Stone & Tile (hard or dense materials) is 10~25% less than the recommended RPM listed in this chart.
Cutting Depths | RPM |
Diameter | Tile | Concrete | Masonry | Power Hand Saw Blades | Wall & Hand Saw Blades | High Speed Blades | Recommended | Maximum |
| 4" | 3/4" | | | 1" | | | 9072 | 15000 |
| 4-1/2" | 1" | | | 1-1/4" | | | 8063 | 13300 |
| 5" | 1-1/4" | | | 1-1/2" | | | 7257 | 12000 |
| 6" | 1-3/4" | | | 2" | | | 6048 | 10185 |
| 7" | 2-1/4" | 1-1/2" | | 2-1/2" | | | 5184 | 8730 |
| 8" | 2-3/4" | 2" | | 3" | | | 4536 | 7640 |
| 9" | 3-1/4" | | | | | | 4032 | 6790 |
| 10" | 3-3/4" | | | | | | 3629 | 6115 |
| 12" | | 3-5/8" | | | | | 3024 | 5095 |
| 12" High- Speed | | | | | 4-5/8" | 4" | | 6300 |
| 14" | | 4-5/8" | 5" | | | | 2592 | 4365 |
| 14" High- Speed | | | | | | 5" | | 5460 |
| 16" | | 5-5/8" | | | | | 2268 | 3820 |
| 16" High- Speed | | | | | | 6" | | |
| 18" | | 6-5/8" | 7" | | 6-1/2" | | 2016 | 3395 |
| 20" | | 7-5/8" | 8" | | | | 1814 | 3055 |
| 24" | | 9-5/8" | | | 9-1/2" | | 1512 | 2550 |
| 26" | | 10-5/8" | | | | | 1396 | 2350 |
| 30" | | 11-3/4" | | | 11-1/2" | | 1120 | 2040 |
| 36" | | 14-3/4" | | | 14-1/2" | | 1008 | 1700 |
| 42" | | 17-1/2" | | | 17-1/2" | | 864 | 1455 |
| 48" | | 19-3/4" | | | 20-3/4" | | 756 | 1275 |
