Mexco General Purpose Diamond Blade 8mm Segment – Contractors Budget

The Mexco general purpose diamond blade GPX10-8 is built for contractors who need a reliable cutting blade without spending a fortune every time a disc wears out. It sits in the GPX range, which Mexco developed specifically around the reality of site work — where you rarely know exactly what the next cut will be through. One minute it’s a concrete kerb, the next it’s hard limestone or a reinforced slab. This blade handles that without complaint.

The 8mm segment height gives you a decent working life before the blade reaches the end of its useful cutting depth. Mexco use a high diamond concentration in the segment matrix, which means the blade keeps cutting cleanly through dense non-abrasive materials rather than glazing over and slowing you down. The conventional keyhole gullet helps clear debris from the cut and keeps things running at a consistent speed — which matters more than people realise when you’re working through hard aggregate.

Where the Mexco GPX10-8 Gets Used on Site

This is the sort of blade that earns its place in a van without much fuss. It’s a natural fit for groundworkers cutting concrete paviours, block layers trimming hard engineering bricks, or anyone setting out foundations through reinforced concrete slabs. Hard limestone, concrete lintels, dense aggregate blocks — all within its range. It’s not designed for soft or highly abrasive materials, but for the core non-abrasive masonry work that makes up most of what’s cut on a typical construction site, it does the job consistently.

Available in 230mm, 300mm x 20mm, 350mm x 20mm and 350mm x 25mm, so it covers everything from a 9-inch angle grinder up to a floor saw or wall chaser. Check your machine’s bore size before ordering — it’s one of those things that feels obvious until you’re standing on site with the wrong blade.

The GPX10-8 is firmly in the budget-conscious end of the Mexco range, which is the point. When you’re burning through blades on a big concreting job or a long run of paving, the price per cut matters. You get a well-made blade at a price that doesn’t sting every time you reach for a new one. Mexco know their blades, and even at this price point, the GPX10-8 reflects that.