Need tile cutting tip (2023 Update)

[Charles Spitzer]

rent a wet saw for a day to do all your cuts, or take them to lowes and have them do it on their wet saw for a very small fee.

[RicodJour]

Porcelain tiles can be a bitch. Time to rent/borrow a wet saw.

R

[KenM]

I'm trying to cut 18"x18" porcelain tiles with a cutter I got from Lowes. If I cut a tile more or less in equal peices, it snaps OK. If I try to cut

3" off a side, the big piece usually gets chipped 1/2" in the corner where I snap it. Is there some secret for using the tile cutter, especially when trying to snap off smaller pieces?

Thanks.

Ken

[JimL]

Are you placing the tile score line on a sharp edge to break it and are you using a tool that is 18 in long to break it?

[Big Al]

Don't use a snap cutter for porcelain. Wet saw.

[KenM]

Sounds like everybody agrees. Get a wet saw.

Ken

[BocesLib]

Depending on the job size even a cheap one (88.00) is better than the ol snap method.

If you have to make holes, go for a rotozip (or anything similar) to make any size hole or opening.