Tile Saw Chipping Edges

There are several methods for cutting tiles by hand without a tile cutter using a cutting tool such as a glass cutter.

Tile saw chipping edges.

Place the tile on the platform with one end of the mark where you will make the cut facing the blade but don t touch. Firmly press the edge of the glass cutter or carbide. Before using any tool to cut tile measure the glazed side of the tile to determine where you need to make the cut. To notch the tile follow these steps.

Push the tile into the saw blade approximately 1 or 2 inches. A wet tile saw cuts tiles made of ceramic and porcelain leaving a clean smooth edge. Cutting slowly with a good blade on a well aligned wet saw gives the best results but in my experience there will always be some minor chipping. Try these suggestions out.

Push the tile into the blade along the shallow. Welcome to the home improvement new year s resolutions. You can work the cut edge a little with a diamond impregnated or other hard abrasive block or grinder but that worked for me better on porcelain tile where i was able to get a factory looking edge. As mentioned owning a wet saw is not economically feasible.

Make sure the tile doesn t touch the blade before doing this. If you layout any tiles for a floor or wall space be sure to install those tiles with cut edges nearest to the edge away from any middle areas. Work carefully to avoid chipping the this year nothing will stop you. Notching one end set the saw blade or platform at a depth that will cut through the full thickness of the tile.

Replace damaged tile cut out the grout around the edges of the damaged tile with a grout saw or scrape it out with an old screwdriver. Now you are going to make the notch. Turn the saw on. Set your blade so that this time it will cut through the whole remaining thickness of the tile.