PCT No. PCT / IB97 / 00155 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 2, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 2, 1998 PCT Filed Feb. 25, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97 / 32681 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 12, 1997The invention concerns a method of
cutting blocks of hard materials into plates by the action of an
abrasive, which is added in the loose state, and of a continuous, revolving, fixed carrier. As a result of being guided in
peripheral grooves in coaxial rollers of a roller
system, the carrier forms a chain through which the material to be
cut is pressed. The carrier, which runs in the
peripheral grooves in the rollers of a roller
system comprising at least one pair of deflection rollers and at least one pair of guide rollers, is pressed into the material to be
cut such that it is guided in opposite directions in respectively two adjacent cuts in the block.