7 in. Segmented Diamond Blade

I was skeptical. Cutting asphalt with a circular saw. Ended up cutting 2 approx 14x14 holes in my asphalt drive to put posts in for a gate. Asphalt was anywhere from 2-3” thick. Ran a slow stream of water on the pavement where I was cutting, plugged the saw into a gfci receptacle (in case water got where it wasn’t supposed to while sawing) and kept the cord well away from the water. Worked slow, but as someone said, deliberate, and it cut like butter. Used a 7 1/4 Ryobi 15 amp regular circular saw, put the front edge of the shoe on the pavement, pulled the trigger and moved the blade guard up out of the way and did a slow plunge cut, then pushed it like you’d cut anything, kept just enough pressure forward to let the saw work, but didn’t force it. Hit the corners with a thin wide chisel... and the pieces came right out. Had the depth set to about 2 1/2”, never hit dirt or rock with the blade. Great blade for small stuff. Saw a couple comments about the arbor spacer in the middle. It’s brass, and mine came out, but I tapped it back in place gently with a finish nail hammer and was gentle putting the blade on the saw, and had no problem. If you cannot figure out how to do that... you probably don’t need to be cutting asphalt.

Used this blade to cut a ton of concrete pavers that were 2.5" thick. I was worried about the purchase because the reviews stated the arbor would pop off and the blade would not be secure. I used the blade in a 12amp 7.25" Skillsaw with no problems. Because of the dust I did run a trickle of water from my hose to help repress the dust. I have included pictures of the blade prior to all the cuts.

Cuts through the cement stone retaining wall with no problem.

I used this 7" AvantiPRO segmented blade to cut both Belgian block and a large granite stone. I used it with a Dewalt battery operated 7 1/2" skill saw and it did a great job of cutting thru both types of stones. There was a large amount of dust, so if you can, use a little water & it will cut down the dust big time. Make sure to use eye protection & a respirator. In my case I had a large granite bolder that was in the way of laying Belgian block. I used this blade to cut slats about 1" apart on the top of the stone and then used my Milwaukee 4 1/2"- 5" M18 grinder with the same type of blade to cut horizontally. I then took a cold chisel to knock off the pieces of stone. For cutting the Belgian block I scored all around the block about 1/2" down with the blade and then used a small 1" cold chisel in the scored line and whacked it with a one handed 2LB Estwing sledge hammer. The block broke cleanly off right on the scored line (see pic below). This blade is a real bargain, I remember when carbide wood blades cost more than this diamond one does! LOL..If you found this review helpful please check the box, Thanks! MikeTheReviewer

This blade is advertised as being able to cut faster than the "turbo" blades. I did not notice any ability to cut any faster, having used both blades. While cutting a 4 inch thick slab with no steel reinforcement, this blade lasted for only a few feet before the diamond coating was completely worn a way to bare steel. The turbo blade lasted far longer, and costs less.

This thing was amazing, worth it's weight in gold. Cut through 3" concrete like butter. Strapped it to my rigid 7" circular saw (not even the worm drive model) and it flew right through the floor. I also tried, http://www.homedepot.com/p/Avanti-Pro-7-in-x-1-8-in-x-5-8-in-Masonry-Cut-Off-Disc-PBD070125L01C/202831047 but that blade just burnt up and was at about 4" after my first 4' cut. One recommendation, follow all recommendations, but we the blade down if possible, really keeps the dust to a minimum (and obviously buy/wear a dust mask).

Used it to cut concrete pavers. I cut all of them dry and the blade was still cutting like new at the end of the job. I cut the full thickness of the pavers with a circular saw and had no problems. It was as easy as cutting wood with a circular saw.

Cut a dozen yards of both brand new and thirty year old concrete. Cuts well, both wet and dry, and no noticeable blade degredation with cuts at about 3/4" deep and 1 yard per minute with frequent stops for cooling. If you push it too fast you'll smell the steel burning, but take it slow and this blade will last you for a good long while.

With only a 7 inch circular saw I used this blade to cut my soapstone countertops. It worked great and didn't take too long to make the cuts.

The Blade cut very impressively.