Cutting Small Mosaic Tiles

Wear protective eyewear and don t nip tiles while other people are.

Cutting small mosaic tiles.

Wear protective gear including goggles. The absolute best way to cut any tile including mosaic is using a wet tile saw. Use mosaic nippers to cut small pieces from thin glass tiles. Nipping the glass tiles.

How to make basic cuts on mosaic tile mark the cut line on the front of the tile using a china marker or felt tip marker as appropriate. How to cut glass mosaic tiles method 1 of 3. Use a glass scoring tool to make straight lines. The solution is to place a thin scrap of plywood under the sheet of mosaic tile as you cut it.

If you plan to make. Cut glass tile with a wheeled mosaic glass cutter. These are available for sale at your local home depot or available for rent at your local store that has a tool rental center. Mark your cut with a washable marker.

Quick tutorial video about cutting glass mosaic tiles. Measure the space where the tiles must fit. Cut through the mesh between the tiles with heavy duty scissors where the markings are only on the mesh. Adjust the saw s cutting depth so you re not cutting into the plywood.

Best way i know to not get chips off your mosaic when cutting and keeping them in tact. Turn on the saw and let it come up to. A wet tile saw works by slowly grinding not cutting away the tile while spraying water on the surface. A tile saw also cuts straight lines but is more versatile in the size of tiles you can cut and in that you can also.

Draw guidelines in marker on your glass tile. Cutting glass tiles can create sharp edges jagged edges and edges that just don t look right. Using a tile saw 1. Then just saw as usual.

Make sure the nearest edge of the. A tile cutter can safely cut tiles as small as 6 by 6 inches in a straight line. This is okay for vitreous or recycled glass. The slot in the bed of most tile saws is so wide that small mosaic tiles will fall in making them difficult to cut.

Scoring and snapping thin glass. Place the tile sheet face up on the saw bed aligning the cut line with the saw blade. The edges can be cleaned up with a ceramic and marble file or a dual grit rubbing stone. Pry tiles off the mesh where the marked line barely.

Nipping glass tiles with wheeled mosaic nippers step 1.