Tile Saw Chipping Corners

Unfortunately wet saws can also chip the surface of porcelain tiles so many tile installers use a couple of tricks to help ensure a cleaner cut.

Tile saw chipping corners.

It is run of the mill 12 ceramic tile from home depot. How to cut tile with a cheap wet saw and stop breaking the ends and corners at the very end of whatever cut you are making. The blade just just some metal blade that honestly looks like a round shiny circle of metal. To notch the tile follow these steps.

If you don t allow this to happen this tension has the ability to crack the tile apart before you complete the cut. A great way to avoid chipping on porcelain tiles is to notch the tile before cutting through. Invert the tile on the sliding bed then saw from the back of the tile to remove the remaining bit of tile and create a clean corner. Don t know the thickness but it is the stuff that makes up about 50 75 of the ceramic floor tile on the aisle.

Mark the location of the cut with a marker or pencil. If the blade has drifted off a straight path the tile will shift slightly to the left or right and that tension will be released. Make sure the tile doesn t touch the blade before doing this. Now resume cutting but slow down the pace slower and slower as you come closer and closer to the end.

After you ve done this you can either cut through the whole tile or cut a notch into one end and then cut the whole tile. By cutting the end before the middle you can reduce the stress and better control how and more importantly where the tile breaks. Typically when cutting a tile the blade puts a bit of stress on the tile which can lead to uneven chipping of the tile at the very end of the cut. You can cut a little past the corner on the backside.

This way you will prevent chipping even more. Turn the saw on. Set your tile saw blade upon the tile. Set your blade so that this time it will cut through the whole remaining thickness of the tile.

Place the tile with the marking facing the blade but do not let them get in touch yet and turn on your saw. You ll need a wet saw. I will show you what yo. The saw is a dewalt 7 wet tile saw the 99 kind they sell at home depot.

Use a spray bottle to wet the tile with water to reduce dust. Follow the below steps to do so. Pull the angle grinder carefully along the cut line to score the tile. Chipping tile when cutting with a saw happens because the blade gets worn.

Mark the point where you wish to notch.