ACG Saws & Tools of Canada Inc. has invented a new Ring Saw that can be adapted to any drive power with literally no blade slippage, no matter how much pressure is applied and allows for complete diamond wear before having to discard the blade.
In 2007, Stephane Campeau invented and started to design a Ring Saw that can accommodate 14" to 20" or bigger blades without requiring any changes or modifications to the drive mechanism, a blade that does not suffer from blade slippage, requires low maintenance and offers superb performance.
The Dragon Ring Saw side drive head assembly can be coupled to a hydraulic, electric, gas or even air motor due to our patent pending simple drive coupling design.
Over the last 12 to 14 months, operators of our sister cutting and coring company (in operation since 1978) have been using the hydraulic and electric version daily with 16" and 20" blades with very good results and minimal servicing. The blade can be changed in a few minutes with just a couple of wrenches. Maintenance has proven to be very low.
No matter the size of the blade used, the ratio between the cutting depth to blade size remains the same at minus 4 inches (a 16" blade cuts 12" deep, a 20" blade cuts 16" deep, etc...). The advantage of our saw is that no pre-cut is required, cuts straight, eliminates corner drilling, no over cuts, no slipping of the blade and the blade can be used 100%. The more pressure you put on the saw blade the more the drive roller grabs. Our competitor's saw on the market slips, requires high maintenance cost and the damaged blade has to be discarded even with good diamond life remaining.
The lightness and cutting capability of our Dragon Ring Saw eliminates hauling a heavy wall saw (where practical) or when access to a power supply is limited. Nobody offers a hand saw capable of cutting up to a 16" thick in concrete or block in a basement or on the 24th floor of a building using 110 Volts or a small hydraulic power pack.
Cooling and flushing water required is minimal (1/5th compared to a chain saw). The blade's width is 0.165 wide and will not bind when used in a pre-cut from a normal blade.
Stephane Campeau & Jacques Gareau
ACG Saws & Tools of Canada Inc.
July 23rd 2009.