How To Cut Circle In Tile With Wet Saw

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How to cut circle in tile with wet saw. Align the blade with the cut line you marked on the painter s tape and block the tile with the guide. The tiles and stones can usually be cut with two type of wet machines one being using the tile saw and other using a wet wheel. Make a plunge cut with a wet saw by positioning the material glazed side down directly underneath the cutting wheel. The curve cut is being.

Lower the wheel onto the work piece allowing the tile to be cut from the center of the material. For holes more than 12 inches in diameter cut a 4 inch hole in the center. Cutting porcelain tile especially the large 24 inch tiles require special care and attention. Smallest radius cut on a tile saw is 8 10 depending on the wet tile and a jig was used for the 8 cut.

Diamond circular saw blade that has a contoured shape. In one the blade which is overhanging moves along the surface of the tile and in other the tile is moved along the cutting blade rotating. Do not be in a hurry to cut the tile push it slowly but steadily through the cutting line. Draw additional circles on the material at 2 inch intervals.

Https amzn to 2kgbxwn penny tile can be difficult to cut because it s small and breaks easily. Before turning on the wet saw move the edge of the tile backwards to move it away from the edge of the saw. These tiles are designed to be tremendously dense and rigid proving some challenges when handling. If your saw has no automatic water nozzle functionality you ll need to take a bucket of water to pour in the water reservoir of the saw.

Hold the tile at the tile wet saw so the grease pencil mark curves away from the saw blade. The faster more efficient way to cut curves in tile. Here s a video of myself cu. Make parallel cuts every 1 2 inch from the edge of the tile to the pencil mark using the wet saw.

To make porcelain tile work within your installation area it s vital that you know how to cut it accurately. Before making the cut make sure that you have side support to the tile. Purchase this wet saw on amazon. You can use a tile marker or a crayon for doing this.