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    Those dry cuts must wear out tools very fast as even a diamond coated blade doesn’t last very long without lubrication.

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    ....Silicosis 101....Too true, Drew. These look like homebuilt machines, with no provision for lube or dust extraction. We're having the same problem here with a resurgence of silicosis in fabricators of manufactured stone benchtops. Using routers and diamond saws without precautions...Cheers
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    As I watched these videos I thought I was actually smelling the sand stone and lime stone as it was being machined to shape



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