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Last updated October 2026The consumables and gear that decide cost per square metre, finish quality and safety: blades, wire, abrasives, anchors and handling.
Steel cores with diamond segments for bridge saws, block cutters and hand tools. Picking the right bond is the whole game.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Steel cable threaded with diamond beads, for quarry saws, multi-wire saws and profiling machines.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Abrasive blocks for polishing lines: Fickert for granite, Frankfurt for marble, from coarse calibrating grits to final lux.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Flexible resin-bonded diamond pads on hook-and-loop backing, used wet or dry in a grit sequence from 50 to 3000.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Fingerbits, core bits, profile wheels and polishing wheels for CNC work centres and edgers.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Diamond bits that cut a ring and leave a core, from small tap holes to large penetrations.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Diamond cup wheels and grinding wheels that shape edges, remove lippage and strip coatings before polishing.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Bush hammer plates, abrasive brushes and garnet sandblasting that create grippy, rustic and leathered finishes.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Stainless pins, kerf clips, undercut anchors and rail systems that carry cladding safely, engineered for load and movement.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Alkali-resistant glass-fibre mesh bonded to slab backs with resin. Standard on onyx, exotics and thin veneers.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Slab clamps, vacuum lifters, A-frames, racks and carts, each rated and inspected, for safe, damage-free handling.
Best to buy: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov
Wet cutting, extraction, HEPA vacuums and respirators that keep crystalline silica exposure below legal limits.
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