It's easy to inadvertently choose the wrong tool if you don't understand how each metal bonding tool option works, or how it does its job. This may not seem like a big deal, but choosing the wrong tool will affect the speed of your production and compromise the potential quality of your results.

Basically, diamonds work like this: they are set in a matrix that interacts with the concrete dust created during the grinding process, wearing away at the matrix during the grinding process and exposing more and more diamonds to continue cutting the floor.

When grinding hard concrete, you don't have the same amount of dust and the dust can be very fine compared to soft concrete; Since we know it is the dust that interacts with the substrate on your diamond tool to expose the diamond, the hardness of the concrete is an important factor to consider when choosing a tool.

If you choose incorrectly, two things can happen, and neither is good.

(1) The first scenario is that you run the machine and nothing happens - the diamond doesn't cut, often due to heating and glazing. This happens mainly with hard concrete.

(2) The other scenario is that the diamonds are cutting like crazy, but you may run them out quickly - using up $350 worth of diamonds in 600 square feet is very frustrating.

You have to find the balance between diamond use and productivity. To find this "balance point," you need to know the hardness of the concrete and understand the role of each bond hardness. Although there are several types of bonds, the four most commonly used substrate bonds are: Hard Bond, Medium Bond, Soft Bond, and Super Soft Bond. A simple guideline is: soft concrete needs hard bond diamonds, hard concrete needs soft bond diamonds.

Once you understand the hardness of concrete, you can easily use this guideline to find a balance between diamond use and productivity. This will help you produce the best results efficiently.