Cutting Quartz With Tile Saw

Using a wet saw with a diamond blade will help to keep airborne dust controlled but the amount of water produced by the saw does cause the work area to get messy.

Cutting quartz with tile saw.

Adjust the blade in your circular saw to cut through the quartz. Cover your mouth and nose with a paper mask or. Use a color of chalk that will be visible. Position the quartz on the.

Holding the tile glazed side up with both hands feed. Lift the blade guard and use the lever next to your saw s handle to adjust the blade so that it sticks out roughly 1 2 inches 2 5 5 1 cm past the bottom of your slab. Before wet cutting make sure the saw s reservoir is full. Put on a pair of safety glasses and heavy work gloves.

Cutting quartz countertops step 1. No special tools are needed. When cutting quartz it s a good idea to be in an open area preferably outside because even with a wet saw you ll produce a tremendous amount of stone dust. Turn on the saw and give it 15 to 20 seconds to get up to speed.

It shows how to cut using both dry and wet techniques. Measure out the cuts that you need to make with a tape measure.