Hi
I need to do a fair bit of tile cutting, and not just simple cuts. I assume I will need a diamond bladed water cooled saw, but just worth asking: could it be done dry with an angle grinder in a stand?
cheers, NT
It can - but if you want an equal quality of finish to the tiles you will need spend a decent amount on a suitable dry cutting disk:
- and it gives a very good edge, and as you would expect - lots of dust!
Different people claim differently. I'll offer my experience.
(Hard) floor tiles, 8mm thick, I needed cut into an "L" shape. I'd been through various tools at this stage and decided to cut cost and head to my dad's with a couple of tiles with the measurements required.
He took a new diamond cutting blade (smooth edge, generic, as far as I know), and tried cutting by hand (no stand). Within seconds the blade was white-hot and basically knackered. Tried again, different tile, another blade, same result.
So, considerations: Hand-held,5" new cutting disk, on hard floor-tile @
8mm. For that, the angle-grinder solution didn't work.Different, softer, tiles, or a better blade, maybe.
But for £25+ for a water-cooled diamond cutter (I got a cheap plasplug one which did the job admirably), you get a convenient, safe, workable solution.
Just my experience.
Mike
It can - but you'll not get as good an edge. A wet saw can give a near perfect one. They're also far safer to use.
You'd also need several cuts for all but the smallest tiles. A tile saw is like a circular saw where you slide the tile past it.
Just happens to be the same price as an Erbauer tile cutter, so I guess I might as well go with that.
Thanks!
NT
If you've not used a wet tile cutter before you'll be delighted with the results. You can cut very small 'slivers' - something very difficult with score and snap. And make identical sized ones time after time. Also with some ingenuity make curved cuts easily.
Remember to protect the floor and yourself from the water splash. There won't be that much, but some is inevitable.
ooh goody :) Cheers.
NT
You could, but you would have to do it outside cos of the volume of dust. With a water cooled saw you can cut on site.
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