Customer Reviews for RIDGID 10 in. Segmented Diamond Blade

Did the job very well, highly recommend wearing a mask of not cutting wet.

Worked great in my circular saw. I used it to cut paver blocks (no water needed) (2 1/4” thick) for my driveway addition. Easily had 100 cuts to make. Has not dulled. I was surprised.

Worked well cutting 4" concrete

I always buy this blade for my flagstone jobs, it’s the only blade that holds up to the task.

This blade lasts forever, did a ton of cutting on 24 hour old concrete. Only went through 2, hundreds of feet of cutting! I used this and the 7 inch turbo edge

SUMMER DECK REPAIR PROJECT AT OUR MICHIGAN SUMMER HOME.OLD WOOD DECK NEEDING THREE NEW 4 X 4 SUPPORT POSTS THAT HAD ROTTED IN THE GROUND.AFTER STOPPING BY MY LOCAL BENTON HARBOR HOME DEPOT FOR SOME PROFESSIONAL HELP AND HAVING TO CUT THROUGH 3TO 4 INCHES OF CONCRETE PATIO TO INSTALL CEMENT FOUNDATIONS FOR THESE POSTS AS I DID NOT WANT TO INSTALL THE POSTS IN CONCRETE BUT REST THE POST ON TOP OF THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION THEY SUGGEST CUTTING OUT THE CONCRETE IN A 18 X 18 INCH SQUARE THEN DIGGING OUT THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF 3 FEET ,PACKING WITH CRUSHED STONE AND QUICK SET CONCRETE MIX.DIGGING THAT HOLE WAS THE HARD PART ,SAW CUTTING THE CONCRETE PATIO WAS EASY AS CUTTING BUTTER.THE SALES REP RECOMMENDED BUYING AND USING A RIGID 7 INCH SEGMENTED DIAMOND SAW BLADE. WELL I WILL SAY THEY ARE A BIT PRICEY BUT LET ME TELL YOU HIS ADVICE MADE THE JOB NOT ONLY CUTTING THROUGH THE HARD CONCRETE BUT LOW AND BEHOLD ,GOOD OLD REBAR, A PIECE OF CAKE.THAT DIAMOND BLADE LIVED UP TO ITS NAMESAKE - R I D G I D - A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. WHEN THE DUST CLEARED OUR CUTTING JOB WAS DONE AND THANKS TO THE RIDGID DIAMOND BLADE WE WERE ALE TO START THE HARD JOB OF DIGGING THOSE THREE FOOT FOUNDATION HOLES. AS YOU CAN SEE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE ,FOUNDATIONS ARE IN ,POST BRACKETS INSTALLED AND READY TO ATTACH THE SUPPORT POSTS.ANOTHER DIY PROJECT COMPLETED THANKS TO HOME DEPOT KNOW HOW AND RIDGID QUALITY PRODUCTS.

Honestly I have nothing else to compare it to. I am working on my Allan Block retaining wall that has a couple areas that are curved and require cutting the masonary stone. It has gone through at least 20 Allan Blocks - 2 cuts a block like butter and precision. Really cuts and vacates dust. You buy one of these, dont forget a mask.

The easiest cut on concrete.

Used this in my radial arm saw to make about fifty cuts in bricks; both length ways and cross ways. Worked like a champ and showed no signs of dulling after I was done. Made a heck of a mess with red dust everywhere. Had to blow out the saw with compressed air. My wife took one look at me and said "Those clothes aren't going in MY WASHING MACHINE!" So they are in a bag waiting to go to the laundromat. Definitely wear a dust mask. This was well worth the $69.99 price tag as compared to buying the 7" blade and using it in a hand circular saw. I would imagine that it will last through my next use as well, whenever that may be.

used it to cut multiple layers of hardi plank soffit... straight and exact on my table saw

Used this to cut 2 inch thick concrete toppers for my landscape wall. It really helped to soak the blocks in water first. I cut at least 14 toppers and one 4 inch block. Other than the black paint on the blade is gone, it looks as if blade has barely been used. Thank-you to the HD person in the Zephyrhills store who recommended this product!

Cut lines weren't to wide too wide. Provided clean cuts. Not too much breaking when cutting down to nothing.

Though it had a high review average rating I was a bit weary due to the low number of reviews. I decided to give it a go and all I can say is this blade is absoutley amazing. It sliced theough the brick on the side if my house like butter. Nice clean line with no chipout and best of all it does not need any water, just make sure you ware a mask as it creats alot of dust.

I don't normally write a lot of reviews - but felt obligated to in this case (knowing how much this information would have helped my decision). I used the segmented diamond blade to cut over 200 4"x8" concrete pavers for our patio - and it performed excellent. I had considered renting a wet saw, but decided to see how a purchased blade would cut dry first - since it was both much cheaper and easier than hauling a wet saw from the rental company. I used the blade in a standard 2.5HP (13 amp) Craftsman circular saw that is labeled to run at 5000 RPM. Entering the project, I was skeptical that both the saw and the blade wouldn't be able to handle that many pavers (we installed a 400+ SF patio with a 45 degree herringbone pattern - so we had cuts all the way around the perimeter), but I was pleasantly surprised how well the saw cut through the first paver and there was not any noticeable slow down in cutting between the first paver and the last one. Because I was using a circular saw, the cuts were not quite as professional as a miter or table saw, but after the joint sand was applied (we used a professional polymeric sand made by SEK), the quality difference is barely noticeable. I saw that there was a similar blade that is non-segmented and that it had excellent reviews, but opted at the last minute for the segmented one, expecting that it would remove the dust better and stay cooler longer. I generally marked and cut 4 blocks at a time, but cut as many as a dozen blocks in a row and heat buildup never seemed to be an issue. A few pointers I picked up... first, wear safety gear (goggles and respirator mask) - tiny particles of concrete will occasionally fly up at your face and there is an incredible amount of dust. Second, I happened to coincidentally cut on windy days and I'm glad I did. Even though I religiously wore dust protection, I (and I'm sure my neighbors too) appreciated the fact that the dust was being carried off by the wind. Third, bring the saw blade up to full speed before starting your cut on the the paver/block - it made for a more accurate cut since the saw jerks slightly when starting. Fourth, take your time and let the saw do the work. Fifth, if cutting dry, be sure to mark the block well - I used a chalk line for many of my cuts, but a white permanent chalk pen was actually much more noticeable when I used it (the chalk line got covered/blown away quickly by the dust). Sixth, cut on a slight angle inwards towards the bottom of the paver (i.e. the top of the paver should be the size you need to fit your opening but the bottom will be slightly smaller) - I cut at about 8 degrees. If the pavers are a tight fit, this slight wedge shape will help you to insert the cut paver into your pattern (picked up this tip from other websites). Finally, I cut my blocks about half way through (top to bottom). I put the scored/cut paver onto a large concrete block. I then lined up a brick chisel on that score and gave it a very firm whack with a 3 lb. hammer. This cut/broke off the rest. By doing this, the cutting went much faster and I imagine that the blade lasts much longer. Of course, the bottom of the paver was irregular and jagged, but that was unnoticeable in the finished product (I was also concerned that the paver would not seat properly in the bedding sand after compaction - but I had no problems at all with this). There were times that the paver would not break off entirely or enough, but a couple more firm hits with a well positioned chisel (or even just hitting the paver direct with the hammer would finish the job off. Definitely be sure to wear eye protection for this last step!

These blades had a tough job ahead of them and they did pretty good under the circumstances. We were cutting stone and they held up well.

cuts hard brick very fast and lasts longer than any other wet blade i have tried.

It works as supposed to

Very unbalanced and not truly round. Very unpleasant to use—so much so that I bought another brand.

The blade worked very good in the beginning, but after several cuts it became difficult to continue cutting the tile.

Worked well at the start, but life wasn't that great. Used for scoring and chipping out a concrete floor for tile setting. The whole "3X longer life" is more marketing than reality. The blade lasted about 1.5 days before needing to be replaced. About as long as the Diablo blades for about $10 more. Just get the Diablo ones.

Excellent product, this saw blade. But just as good was the advise and assistance I received while shopping for the right tools

Works really good for what I needed