Patent ID: 6041766
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B23D,B28D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of cutting blocks of hard materials into plates by the action of an abrasive, which abrasive is added in a loose state, comprising the steps of:providing a wire saw apparatus including at least one pair of deflection rollers, at least one pair of guide rollers, and a continuous revolving fixed carrier disposed within peripheral grooves of the at least one pair of deflection and guide rollers so that the carrier forms a chain including first and second cutting portions through which the blocks of hard material are pressed, the at least one pair of guide rollers and deflection rollers rotate about parallel axes;pressing the blocks of hard material into the first and second cutting portions of the carrier; andguiding the first and second cutting portions of the carrier in opposite directions by way of the at least one pair of deflection rollers and guide rollers which form two adjacent cuts in the block of hard material.