Tile Saw Chipping Corners

Unfortunately wet saws can also chip the surface of porcelain tiles so many tile installers use a couple of tricks to help ensure a cleaner cut.

Tile saw chipping corners.

Don t know the thickness but it is the stuff that makes up about 50 75 of the ceramic floor tile on the aisle. After you ve done this you can either cut through the whole tile or cut a notch into one end and then cut the whole tile. The saw is a dewalt 7 wet tile saw the 99 kind they sell at home depot. Typically when cutting a tile the blade puts a bit of stress on the tile which can lead to uneven chipping of the tile at the very end of the cut.

The blade just just some metal blade that honestly looks like a round shiny circle of metal. Fix a piece of masking tape along the mark to make the line easier to follow and help prevent chipping. Mark the location of the cut with a marker or pencil. Make sure the tile doesn t touch the blade before doing this.

To notch the tile follow these steps. Pull the angle grinder carefully along the cut line to score the tile. If the blade has drifted off a straight path the tile will shift slightly to the left or right and that tension will be released. How to cut tile with a cheap wet saw and stop breaking the ends and corners at the very end of whatever cut you are making.

You ll need a wet saw. It is run of the mill 12 ceramic tile from home depot. I will show you what yo. If you don t allow this to happen this tension has the ability to crack the tile apart before you complete the cut.

A great way to avoid chipping on porcelain tiles is to notch the tile before cutting through. Set your tile saw blade upon the tile. It just needs a quick sharpening that you can do yourself. Chipping tile when cutting with a saw happens because the blade gets worn.

Turn on the saw push the tile slowly through the blade and get the shallow cut done. This way you will prevent chipping even more. Now resume cutting but slow down the pace slower and slower as you come closer and closer to the end. Set your blade so that this time it will cut through the whole remaining thickness of the tile.

Mark the point where you wish to notch. By cutting the end before the middle you can reduce the stress and better control how and more importantly where the tile breaks. Invert the tile on the sliding bed then saw from the back of the tile to remove the remaining bit of tile and create a clean corner. Use a spray bottle to wet the tile with water to reduce dust.

Turn the saw on.