▁links ▁ ▁Walter ▁Dur b ano ▁profile ▁at ▁Association ▁of ▁Road ▁Racing ▁Statist icians ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁long - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁mar athon ▁run ners <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁disc ▁cut ter ▁is ▁a ▁special ised , ▁often ▁hand - h eld , ▁power ▁tool ▁used ▁for ▁cutting ▁hard ▁materials , ▁cer am ic ▁tile , ▁metal , ▁concrete , ▁and ▁stone ▁for ▁example . ▁This ▁tool ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁an ▁angle ▁gr inder , ▁ch op ▁saw , ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁die ▁gr inder , ▁with ▁main ▁difference ▁being ▁cutting ▁disc ▁itself , ▁( circ ular ▁diam ond ▁bla de , ▁or ▁res in - b ond ed ▁ab rais ive ▁cutting ▁wheel ▁for ▁disc ▁cut ter ▁vs . ▁ab ras ive ▁gr inding ▁wheel ▁for ▁angle ▁gr inder ). ▁This ▁tool ▁is ▁highly ▁efficient ▁at ▁cutting ▁very ▁hard ▁materials ▁especially ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁hand ▁tools . ▁ ▁Dis cs ▁ ▁O ften ▁cutting ▁disc s ▁or ▁( cut - off ▁whe els ), ▁are ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁solid ▁ab ras ive ▁disc . ▁These ▁disc s ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁for ▁cutting ▁metal ; ▁they ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁an ▁ab ras ive ▁mix ▁of ▁g rit ▁and ▁ad hes ive ▁that ▁is ▁formed ▁into ▁a ▁rig id ▁and ▁thin ▁disc ▁with ▁fi ber ▁we bb ing ▁running ▁through ▁it ▁for ▁strength . ▁Some ▁disc s ▁used ▁for ▁cutting ▁cer am