Patent ID: 7798888

Claim:
A diamond wire saw, comprising a cord whose outer surface is covered by an insulating material, the insulating material having an outer surface further covered by a net for being coated by a diamond particle layer through an electroplating process; wherein the net is formed by interlaced metal wires and insulating wires, and the electroplating process is applied to the net to form the diamond particle layer thereon; and wherein each said metal wire of the net is electroplated so that a metal-plated layer accumulates on each said metal wire up to a predetermined depth to wrap and secure diamond particles in place and form the diamond particle layer, whereas the insulating wires of the net are electrically non-conductive and do not bind with the metal-plated layer of the diamond particle layer during the electroplating process, such that the metal-plated layer of the diamond particle layer extends only up to two lateral sides of the insulating wires and is movably engaged with but not affixed to the insulating wires, thereby rendering the diamond wire saw flexible.