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Best Practices for Gas-Powered Cut-Off Saws
Gas Cut-Off Concrete Saws, commonly referred to as hand-held saws, power cutters, chop-saws, or concrete saws, are essential tools for concrete contractors. They are designed to take on the toughest tasks and offer the most portability as possible.
Esch Saw and Blade Safety Training
A perfect safety record is no accident. Esch Saw & Blade Safety Training™ is a great addition to your company’s safety day. Our training is designed to better educate you about saw kickback, safety features, and approved cutting wheels.
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Check out the selection of brands and vendors we use to supply our customers with the best diamond tools, equipment, accessories, and replacement parts to complete your job with confidence
Husqvarna's New Solution to Saw Operator Safety - SmartGuard™ Helmets
Recently Husqvarna announced they are releasing an addition to their smartguard saw safety PPE family. The SmartGuard™ Safety Helmet is here to enhance saw operator safety and decrease the severity of injury if a kickback occurs.
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Coach's Corner - Cleaning & Maintenance of Husqvarna K4000 Electric
Properly maintaining your Husqvarna K4000 Electric Saw extends the life of your saw and saves you money! Keeping your saw clean and maintained can minimize the risk of saw failure, tripping a breaker, or having to replace your saw due to excessive wear.
Coach's Corner - Dust-Free Tuckpointing Shroud from Metabo
Staying "dust-free" when you are cutting or grinding can be a tough task. Many contractors run into problems collecting dust while tuckpointing because they can't see how close the shroud and blade are to the surface they are cutting. This leads to dust escaping into the air and may end with possible OSHA violations.
Coach's Corner - How to Break In Your Soff-Cut® Early-Entry Blades
Breaking in your Soff-Cut blade before using it can give your blades a longer life and a cleaner cut. Breaking in a blade exposes the diamonds in the segments which not only allows the blade to cut faster but prolongs the life of the soff-cut early-entry blades.
How To Choose the Right Cut-Off Saw - Concrete Saw Breakdown
Cut-off saws are a powerful tool for contractors to cut concrete, asphalt, pipe, and more. How do you choose between gas-powered, corded electric, and battery-powered saws that best fit your project? Each saw has advantages and disadvantages. Choosing the right type of saw depends on the level of power and mobility required, and ease of operation.
5 Steps To Select The Right Diamond Blade
Cut further, faster by selecting the right diamond blade for your cutting application. The best way to stay efficient on your job site is by minimizing downtime. If you have to stop and change your diamond blade every few cuts, you lose a lot of valuable time. Selecting the right diamond blade is crucial for several reasons, and it can significantly impact the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and overall success of the project.
Early-Entry Concrete Cutting Takes a Step Forward - Husqvarna x150E
The Husqvarna Soff-Cut 150E is an electric Soff-Cut saw specifically designed for indoor early-entry cutting. The 150E is the newest early entry saw from Husqvarna designed for light commercial and residential concrete cutting. The most prominent feature is the smooth, clean joint cuts it makes due to the low vibration of the saw.
Coach's Corner - Fix Ravelled Concrete Joints Cuts
Ravelled early-entry concrete joints are a nightmare for concrete contractors. When relief joints are poorly executed and become ravelled, they fail to effectively mitigate stresses, leading to an increased likelihood of unsightly surface cracks and potential structural issues.
Save Labor with Automated Water Supply for Saws, Grinders, & Drills
The EZ Pump & Can is one of the newest labor savers from Esch Construction Supply. The EZ Pump & Can eliminates the need for a second person to pump water to your saw or core drill. NO MORE MANUAL PUMPING! The pump has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that can be charged with an A/C charger.
Coach's Corner - Selecting Early-Entry Blades
Ensure you are selecting the right Soff-Cut® blade based on the timing of your cut and the aggregate of the material you are cutting. The high production rate of Soff-Cut blades and the ability to cut on the same day make Soff-Cut the best option for cutting green concrete.
Solutions for Common Diamond Blade Issues - Maximize Blade Performance
Cut further, faster with these solutions to common diamond blade issues. Extend your blade life and be more efficient with the blades you have.
Cut Downtime with Off-Season Fleet Repair
Take advantage of Off-Season Fleet Repair from Esch Construction Supply! Start the new year more profitable and more prepared by getting your saws, grinders, and other equipment tuned up by our expert mechanics.
Introducing Diamond Core Bits Made with Performance Enhancing Diamonds
With upgraded performance-enhancing diamonds added to the segments, our Esch Muscle Bits allow you to save time on job sites by increasing your productivity and decreasing the time to drill core holes.
Diamond Blade Myth Busting - Cutting With Water
With the high level of science involved in developing and selecting a diamond blade, research has shown that water plays a role in how the blade cuts when using a handheld saw. It can be easy to assume that the life of the blade would increase
Elevate Cutting Power with the Husqvarna K770 14" Cut-Off Saw
Launched in the summer of 2018, the new Husqvarna K 770 14" cut-off saw made way as the latest and greatest Husqvarna 14” cut-off saw. Husqvarna was able to take the top qualities of the reliable K 760 to create the K 770 14" saw.
What Can a Faster Diamond Blade Do For Your Production?
Deadlines come up fast – especially as the end of the season approaches. As you’re checking off the boxes on your jobs for the year, what is your plan to be efficient, smart, and put some comfortable space between you and that looming deadline?
Get To Know Your Diamond Blade - Diamond Blade Anatomy
Understanding your diamond blades can help you make educated decisions in the field, save time, and decrease the chance of injury. In this post, we will break down the components of a diamond blade, and the functions of each part.
Simplifying a Unique Process: The Edge Eater™ Chamfer Shroud
In late 2017, we were approached by one of our customers with a unique dust control issue – how do we use a grinding shroud developed for a flat surface to smooth an angled edge while remaining dust-free? The simple answer was, “You can’t... yet…
Fueling Your Saw: Properly Mixing Oil and Gas
If you want your saw to run longer, perform better, and function properly, it is critical to operate your saw with the proper fuel. This means understanding the proportions when mixing oil and gas. Too much oil can cause carbon build-up on your spark arrestor. Not enough oil can lead to scoring on the piston and cylinder and cause damage to the saw's bearings. With proper usage of fuel and maintaining good saw practices, your saw won't be the only one happy, but so will you!
Schedule Safety Training or Toolbox Talk
Take advantage of the winter season and let Esch help train your crew. Through years of experience, we have discovered three main areas of focus to keep your teams working safer and to reduce downtime: Saw & Blade Safety Training, Saw Maintenance Training, and Equipment Operator Training.
The 2017 OSHA Silica Rile - Take Action Now
To make sure that your company adheres to OSHA’s standards, there a few actions that you can still take: