Material | Diamond |
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Brand | QEP |
Product Dimensions | 2.5"L x 9.5"W |
Color | black |
Number of Teeth | 9 |
Style | Modern |
Item Weight | 0.69 Pounds |
Compatible Material | Ceramic |
Manufacturer | QEP |
Part Number | 6-7008BW |
Item Weight | 11 ounces |
Country of Origin | China |
Item model number | 6-7008BW |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Size | 1 |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Number Of Pieces | 1 |
Included Components | QEP 6-7008BW 7-Inch Black Widow Micro-Segmented Rim Diamond Blade, 5/8-Inch Arbor, Wet Cutting, 8730 Maximum RPM |
Batteries Included? | No |
Batteries Required? | No |
Warranty Description | Will replace if product contains manufacturing defects. Contact Customer Service at 1-866-435-8665. |
QEP 7" Black Widow Premium-Grade, Thin Rim Diamond Blade for Wet Cutting of Porcelain, Ceramic, Granite and Marble Tile
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Material | Diamond |
Brand | QEP |
Product Dimensions | 2.5"L x 9.5"W |
Color | black |
Number of Teeth | 9 |
Style | Modern |
Item Weight | 0.69 Pounds |
Compatible Material | Ceramic |
About this item
- Premium-grade, thin-rim diamond blade for fast wet cutting of porcelain, ceramic, granite and marble tile
- Ideal for high speed cutting of hard masonry tile
- Unique diamond-shaped laser cutouts prevent blade wobble and keeps blade cooler for a longer life
- 7mm rim height for a longer life and for increased cutting contact with the blade
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From the manufacturer
7” Black Widow Micro-Segmented Diamond Blade for Porcelain and Ceramic Tile
- FOR ACCURATE, CHIP-FREE CUTTING. Ideal for cutting ceramic, granite, marble, and porcelain tile.
- HIGH QUALITY STEEL. The high-quality steel manufacture of this blade and the diamond rim deliver chip-free cutting.
- DIAMOND-SHAPED LASER CUTOUTS FOR SUPERIOR DURABILITY. The unique diamond-shaped micro-segmented laser cutouts around the perimeter keep the blade cooler for superior performance and a longer life.
- LARGER RIM. The rim of this blade is 7 mm high, making it larger than the rim of standard blades, and contributing to longer blade life.
- FOR FASTER CUTS. Independently tested, the total average cut speed of the Black Widow blade is 17.14 seconds.
QEP specializes in installation tools and accessories for tile, porcelain and natural stone. An iconic brand in demand in over 80 countries, QEP products have remained at the leading-edge of innovation for over 40 years.
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ASIN | B002DUACNA |
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Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #182,650 in Tools & Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement) #264 in Diamond Saw Blades |
Date First Available | July 15, 2009 |
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QEP 6-7008BW 7-Inch Black Widow Micro-Segmented Rim Diamond Blade, 5/8-Inch Arbor, Wet Cutting, 8730 Maximum RPM
From the Manufacturer
The Black Widow Diamond blades are designed for quick cutting of hard tile including porcelain, ceramic, granite and marble, without wobble or chipping. Independent lab test results have proven that Black Widow specialty blades continuously out perform the competition in durability for a longer life and speed of cut, reducing project time.
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Value for money | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Durability | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Longevity | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Accuracy | — | — | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | — |
Sold By | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | GoYonder | Delta Diamond Products, Inc | GoYonder | Zhenjiang Fewell Tools Co.,Ltd |
material | Diamond | Glass,Steel | Metal | Ceramic | Iron | 65 manganese steel |
number of teeth | 9 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
number of pieces | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
compatible material | Ceramic | Glass, Stone, Porcelain, Ceramic, Alloy Steel | Glass, Stone, Porcelain, Ceramic, Marble | Stone | Glass, Stone, Porcelain, Ceramic, Marble | Porcelain |
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Customers like the quality and value of the saw blade. For example, they say it's the best tile blade around and well worth the price. That said, some complain about the durability, saying it chips the edges and the glazing. Opinions are mixed on the smoothness.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the saw blade. For example, they mention it's a good blade, it does cut well, and it'll be good for a small job. Some say that the blade is wicked and is great for hard porcelain tiles.
"...A flat blade helps the finished cut quality...." Read more
"...This is money well spent. It does cut well, it's fast but more important to me is that it cuts dead on true...." Read more
"This Black Widow blade is wicked!! I have used several other blades and this is by far the best of the bunch...." Read more
"...My conclusion is that this is an excellent blade for a small job or maybe larger job with ceramic tile...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the saw blade. They say it's well worth the price and a real money and time saver.
"...Highly recommended blade for the price." Read more
"...This is money well spent. It does cut well, it's fast but more important to me is that it cuts dead on true...." Read more
"...Well worth the money! I won't buy any other blade now.P.S. I'm picky about how my tiles look!" Read more
"...the increased productivity of the blade, the Black Widow is a real money/time saver in my opinion." Read more
Customers are mixed about the smoothness of the saw blade. Some mention that it cuts smooth and lasted through job, while others say that it just wasn't cutting straight and that it's terrible for clean cuts.
"...I cut hundreds of tiles it for my bathroom and had smooth edges on every one. Well worth the money! I won't buy any other blade now...." Read more
"...This made for a lot of long cuts through hard tile...." Read more
"...and my conclusion was that it's the best considering price smoothing consistency cutting and low chipping" Read more
"...is no resistance from tile, it cuts it strait without chipping and very smooth.Worth every penny!" Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the saw blade. They mention that it chips tiles, glazing, and marble right out of the box. Some customers also report that the right side of the blade would break away and leave the left side wearing unevenly.
"...I've noticed a very small bit of ragged edges once I got to cutting the "baseboards" with the tile, but not to the point where I'd be..." Read more
"...Then the right side would break away and leave the left side wearing unevenly on the blade......" Read more
"...so there was a lot of chipping going on on the edges but I’m sure this blade will work just fine overall." Read more
"...Yes this blade was amazing - at first. Then it began to dull and cause chipping even at a very, very slow feeds...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the saw blade. They mention that it didn't perform very well, produced worse results, and didn''t work on their porcelain tiles.
"...To my dismay the QEP blade actually produced worse results, which were reconfirmed when I reinstalled the cheapo blade and finished the job with it...." Read more
"...cut great but then it started chipping tiles, binding and overall very poor performance. I put on my old blade and it out performed the Black Widow...." Read more
"...It did not perform very well - lots of cracked tiles and chipped edges. I finally went back to my old blade I had been using for a long time...." Read more
"This blade is thin and its perfect for porcelain tile. Best used wet ." Read more
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Highly recommended blade for the price.
I read just about everything i could trying to find out what the best blade was, and if the premium blades were worth the premium price.
The decision was basically between the MK hotdog and the QEP Black widow which had the second best ratings for the price...
So due to a bit of inexperience I thought i had worn the hotdog out and then bought the this one anyway. So i have firsthand experience with both.
Up front i will say the blade you buy might be irrelevant depending on what quality saw you have, a good blade wont fix the problems of a bad machine...
Or depending on the kind of cuts you are making, if your cutting up your own mosaics that need fine edges vs just cutting end pieces that will be covered up with caulk anyway... Or the material your cutting a hard porcelain vs a soft ceramic, then the blade just might not matter much in the end.
That said, what i found...
The hot dog is made in korea is manufactured better to a higher tolerance.
It is more flat measuring less that 10mil overall run out.
Where this QEP run out was about double that, and showed a visible wobble side to side which i tried but couldn't easily fix.
A flat blade helps the finished cut quality. The hotdog could cut down to about a 1.5 mm strip, where the QEP would wiggle and vibrate enough to break off a piece more than twice as thick...
So if you need to make very thin cuts, you want the hotdog.
The hotdog having a thinner kerf around 50mil, to the QEP was about 64 mil, so with my 1.5 hp rated, 8 amp saw, i did notice a difference cutting a very hard Italian porcelain. Both blades would cut but a weaker saw would benefit from the hotdog.
Also, the hotdog being thinner, you will be able to squeeze that much more material when cutting down from larger pieces.
As i was resizing larger tile, and had lots of cuts to make, slight slower speed of cut was noticed with this black widow.
i would also stack 2 or 3 on top of each other, there you could feel the difference even more. Your saw needs to work harder with the thicker blade, which may be a concern for some saws.
You will also see a finer grit diamond on the hotdog which also helps in the finished cut quality. The hotdog certainly has the edge in quality of cut also, where it would often result in not the slightest of chipping, i cant say the same for this QEP mostly i think its because of the blade run-out (wobble).
As far as longevity is concerned, even having done hundreds of feel of linear feet, mostly with the QEP, i didn't come near wearing out either blade after all.
But because of my own ignorance, I did unevenly wearing the hotdog at first, thus replaced it with the QEP.
But since then i realize it was not the blades fault, but because of the nature of a sliding bridge saw, pulling the blade along with one had left right side of the material unsupported. Then the right side would break away and leave the left side wearing unevenly on the blade...
The problem being this started to cause a slight wander to the right when the unworn side would more aggressively cut.
(This is why i can not recommend a bring saw unless you have large tile and need to make long supported cuts. On a push sled type saw you support both sides of the material evenly)
That said, because the QEP is thicker and has larger diamonds I would guess
that ultimately it would last longer than the hotdog,but this is only a guess... as i said it has cut hundreds of feet in hard Italian porcelain, and has nearly all its rim left.
Similarly, when making cuts where there is more material on one side or the other, like a 45° cut, potentially the thinner blade has more of a tenancy to bend in the direction of less resistance, and wander, a potential disadvantage of the hotdog.
But since you can get the hotdog on subscription for just a few dollars more than the black widow, price should be less of an issue.
This QEP blade isnt offered on subscription...
Neither blade is a bad product, the hotdog is overall better (for me) so i would buy that one again.
But for many DIYers reading this, i would imagine they would ultimately see a difference
P.S. I'm picky about how my tiles look!
The blade supplied with the saw worked okay for a while, but I noticed that I was spending more and more time cutting as that blade apparently wore out. A friend of mine, who is a professional tile setter, had advised me to get a Black Widow blade, so I had one on hand. When I changed to it, the cutting went from from perhaps 15 seconds or more per cut to 3 or 4 seconds per cut. I was very sorry that I hadn't just installed the Black Widow from the start because I had wasted a lot of time cutting with the OEM blade.
I'll know better once I do another job if the Black Widow continues to out perform, but my sense is that I cut less than half the job with the OEM blade, and the Black Widow was still cutting quickly at the end, so I'm pretty certain that the Black Widow is going to have a much longer lifetime than the OEM blade. Given the roughly $25 I paid for the blade, and the increased productivity of the blade, the Black Widow is a real money/time saver in my opinion.
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I cut about 1/8" off it and expected it break into pieces as I cut it.
Amazingly it stayed together...
Was left with a strip about 3/32"....
The blade cut is on the left, tile cutter on the right.
Definitely will buy another when I need a new one...
Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2017
I cut about 1/8" off it and expected it break into pieces as I cut it.
Amazingly it stayed together...
Was left with a strip about 3/32"....
The blade cut is on the left, tile cutter on the right.
Definitely will buy another when I need a new one...