Review on 🪚 DEWALT Diamond Blade - 4-1/2-Inch - Dry/Wet Cutting - Continuous Rim - 7/8-Inch Arbor (DW4701) by Darius Early

My wife wanted the sidewalk to be tile from the driveway to the porch and I wanted the sidewalk to be cobblestone. In a burst of genius, I decided to lay out some large slabs of stone in a random order and then lay pavers around them, cutting the pavers to fit the natural contours of the stones. I had no idea how much work and time I would have to put into this project. Needless to say I cut a lot of pavers and cut a lot of flagstones. I started with a 7 inch Makita grinder that was too heavy to use for hours. I bought a Makita 4.5" angle grinder (best move) and started buying 4.5" diamond discs. Most of them cut cobblestone perfectly, but rock dulls it quickly. I don't know how many other brands I've used, maybe 4 or 5, but when I received this one I knew immediately it was different. This blade cuts fast and lasts a long time. I actually bought two because I changed a blade or two every week and got tired of using a dull blade while waiting for the next blade to ship. I didn't open the second pack because it lasts for a month, more than a month. So when I think of ALL the other blades that have lasted less than a week, that's the real deal. The compromise and the only bad thing I can tell you about this blade is that it makes a rough cut. I work with wood a lot more than stone and I have some quality saws that leave an amazingly clean cut and there are some that aren't as good and I can tell you why one of these is better for super smooth cutting and why there is no other. I don't know much about diamond masonry blades, but it compares very well to my skeleton saw blades: they cut fast but don't leave a clean cut. That being said, I would choose this blade for cutting natural stone anytime. All the blades I used were fine until I started cutting stone slabs. After cutting flagstones and returning to cutting pavers, there was a big difference in the cutting ability of the blade. The natural stone just destroyed the other blades, but this one keeps cutting. In fact, some of the blades I've used cut slowly and leave a very clean edge, sometimes the edge was so sharp you could cut yourself if there wasn't one. not careful. This blade is so aggressive that there are small cracks on the edge of the stone like the blade is cutting right through it instead of making a nice clean cut. So if you cut natural stone (not artificial stone) this is the blade for you. . If you're cutting other masonry it's fine and will likely hold many other blades, but you won't get a sharp, clean cut.