Gemini Apollo 5-3/4" Flat Wire Blade - Slicer

The Slicer wire blade is the thinnest blade for the Apollo Ring Saw and only cuts forward and backward. It can grind slightly left and right, but take your time and it will turn on a dime or smaller. Its action is just like that of a band saw but infinitely better in that you rotate the material into the blade as you are cutting but you can in the middle of the cut without binding and head off in any direction either backwards or forwards.   This blade was developed for slicing material quickly with a thin kerf (.040, 1mm). Also it has finer diamond so the cut is even smoother than all the other blades except for the dichro blade. 

• Blade Shape: Flat  .040 width x .150 length.

• Grit is fine.

• Material Thickness Capacity: 3/4", normal use is for slicing thin wafers in rods and pattern bars, and scroll cutting of fused glass up to 3/8" thickness.

• Average Blade Life: 50-100 hours

*Requires a wire blade cartridge.

Available as part of the Flat Slicer Blade Cartridge Assembly (item no. GEM-0518F).