Have you sharpened your diamond blade lately?
Throw out the bricks, old silicon carbide grinding wheels, and stop wasting money on unethical tin oxide sticks.
When you've been in the industry for a long time you start to recognize that some of the techniques people recommend just don't work.
This simple technique will both sharpen your blade effectively and extend its cutting life.
Are you curious about what this technique is?
All you need is a bastard file. You can buy it at any hardware store for probably less than $5. This bastard file has serrations both on the face and on the edge. The edge serration is the part we use when sharpening the blade.
If you don't sharpen your blade you'll build up more heat in your oil, your feed components will wear out more and you're going to get more blade marks on your cuts.
When using the bastard file, make sure to ping every segment all the way around the blade.
The bastard file is hard enough that when it strikes the top of those diamonds where they're polished it will put a little crack in them. When it cracks, the sharp edge will be exposed and break in that glaze. This is the best and cheapest way to sharpen your blade and it works every time.