Cutting Large Porcelain Tiles

Insert the tile.

Cutting large porcelain tiles.

Follow the below steps to do so. More specifically five common ways to cut tile using five different tools. Plunge cuts are necessary when making space for vents outlets drains or any other protrusions through the tile surface. Cutting large stone and porcellain tiles.

Split tiles look pretty shabby especially since cutting a hole in tile is neither difficult nor expensive. Montolit has developed a special tile saw called dna scx used in the video above capable of easily cutting vitrified thick tiles as well as common porcelain tiles. If it is a small tile cut only 1 inch in from the. The easiest and neatest method is to buy a 1 1 4 in.

In this video you ll learn how to cut tiles b. Many cuts that require a circular opening such as a toilet. Tile mountain s resident expert craig philips shares his top tips to creating your dream bathroom or kitchen. Insert the tile into a tile cutter lining up the mark with the center cutting line.

Make a plunge cut with a wet saw by positioning the material glazed side down directly underneath the cutting wheel. It has carbide grit embedded in the rim that allows it to cut into vitreous tile. How to cut large porcelain tiles 1. Push the tile into the saw blade approximately 1 or 2 inches depending on the size of the tile then back the tile out and turn off the saw.

You ll learn how to cut ceramic tile. In this video you ll learn how to cut tile. Measure the exact location where the tile is being set with a measuring tape. Even this blade should be revived but we re talking about doing it every 2 or 3 cuts.

Prop up the excess tile so it. Subtract the width of the spacers to. Set your tile saw blade upon the tile mark the point where you wish to notch place the tile with the marking facing the blade but do not let them get in touch yet and turn on your saw push the tile towards the blade and cut an inch for small tiles go till 2 inches. You can get an equivalent result for a fraction of the price by doing it yourself using large format 2ft or 610mm squared stone or porcelain tile.