GMC 1250W Wet Stone Cutter 110mm (GMC1250) (263288)

I bought this machine to avoid generating a lot of dust for my neighbours, by cutting 28mm concrete paving slabs, as well as 100mm concrete blocks. It will cut about 30mm deep, so it won't cut right through 100mm blocks, but I cut all around and then used a hammer to knock the offcut off, then a chisel to tidy the remaining bits. It cut clean through a 28mm concrete paving slab.A great machine for the price, and perfect for my single diy landscaping project.What it didn't come with is a small tap to adjust the flow rate near the machine. I bought a small inline 1/2" tap on ebay, item number 323316467495 You still have to very carefully turn the flow of water on, as with too much flow rate the connector just pops off.I also bought a reducing bush so I could use 115mm 22mm bore blades : "Spectrum JRB22-20 22.2mm - 20mm Reducing Bush" ebay item 391909146708And finally I could then buy Turbowave Diamond Blade 115 x 22mm from Toolstation, part number 83764 I believe this blade can be used wet or dry, but I can't now find the reference that proves this.By providing this information I am not guaranteeing these products all work together properly, nor am I vouching for any of them, I have no association with any of these sellers. I provide this information as it took me a bit of research to find what I needed to make this tool really easy to use. All I can say is all these parts work well together for me.Great machine to make cutting dust free. I guess not for professional use, but perfect for my diy garden landscaping job. Hope the above helps someone.

First of all, ignore the very bad reviews here:- most are just annoyed that this comes without a blade, whilst one obviously didn't realise that the spindle nut is a left hand thread and snapped it. Another wants the trigger to lock when the thumb button is a safety interlock and not a latch.This really isn't a bad little machine. The hose connector (which also gets a lot of complaints) works well enough at lower pressures. Turn the tap up full and it will blow the hoses off. Too little pressure and there is dust, so it takes a little practice to find a happy medium, but in all honesty anyone who can't sort the water spray out shouldn't really be let loose with a high power stone cutting saw. The water spray system looks very similar to the DeWalt tile cutter system (in fact the whole machine is very similar) and it worked fine for me after 5 mins setting it up.I'm not a tradesman and I only wanted this for one specific job where I didn't want all of the dust associated with dry cutting discs in an angle grinder. In reality it still made a lot more mess than I had hoped for, but it did the job and I didn't spend the day in a cloud of dust (though I did get a bit wet).If I did this type of work a lot then I could justify a better tool (or maybe make a better shield for this), but for a one day job I have no complaints at the price.Be sure to buy a wet cutting compatible blade (some aren't) and make sure the spindle size is 20mm (some of the 110mm/115mm discs on here have 22.5mm centres and so they are useless for this saw).Other than that it makes neat cuts with no dust. The marked line being cut needs to be something which won't wash off and be prepared to get a bit wet.Don't forget to wear the PPE that the maker recommends.

22mm Limestone paving slabs. Cuts really quick and smooth.One important thing is that the disc spins upward at the front at cutting edge so it's throwing all the water/dust slurry in front of the cut so it's impossible to see the line I'd drawn on the slab.Other reviewers have said that the water pipe isn't very secure. It is a strange attachment but I have various pond plumbing attachments so had no problems attaching it securely. With water running it lubricates and cools well and cut quickly through the slab. But with all the debris being thrown up in front of the cut I couldn't actually see where I was going. So no use at all for accurate cuts trying to follow a line.I disconnected the water feed and simply held the hose pipe in front of the blade to wash away all the debris and keep my line clear. Doing that and I had no problem working and got all my cutting done accurately.Added a picture.The picture is 22mm limestone slabs. Didn't use the water feed - couldn't see where I was going with all the water slurry being thrown up in front - so i disconnected the water feed and just held a hosepipe on a low flow in front of the cut to keep the front clear. I'm more than pleased with it.By the way. That's the first time I've ever layed or cut paving slabs.2 years later and it's still cutting well. I just can't stop doing curly paving.I now use one of those pressure garden/plant sprayers. Disconnected the the spray gun thing and put the hose directly into the cutter. Works perfectly. Just enougb water to cool without splashing everywhere.If I could give more stars I would.