Silverline 930166 TCT Circle Tile Cutter 20 - 94 mm

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Step 2 – Position File: Take your file and position it so the flat edge is flat to the surface that needs smoothing Consider what is the largest size of tile that you plan to cut and choose a tile cutting tool that can handle the job. While you may be able to use a large tile cutting tool for small tile, don't expect to use a small tile cutting tool for large format tiles. Keep your tile-cutting work area well-lit and clean. Dark areas and cluttered benches invite injury-causing accidents. Step 3 – Position Tile Scribe: Position the blade of the tile scribe at the start of your cutting line, ensuring it’s tight to the straight edge Porcelain tiles are a lot tougher and more dense than ceramic tiles and this means that they are also much more difficult to cut.

On the other hand, if you are doing very large flooring jobs, you need to cut hard and glass tiles, you need to make straight, curved, and miter cuts, and you need a tool that is going to be able to work fast, then a wet saw is the way to go. Just remember that a wet saw does require a good deal of skill to use properly. Summary Step 5 – Break Score Line: Place the tile over the edge of a work bench so the scored line is (facing upwards) directly above the edge of the surface or, as we’ve done here, place a pencil directly under the score line. Using the heel of you palm or a piece of wood or similar, gently tap down on the over hang until it breaks offAs with most, if not all building work, the money spent on decent equipment will save you a fortune in wasted materials, time and things you have broken in temper. Read on to find out how to cut tiles and what different tools can be used. Types of Tile Cutters Avoid wearing overly bulky knee pads, which may restrict your movement, hindering your performance. Your knee pads should have slip-resistant surfaces so they don’t shift or slide while you’re working. How We Can Help

Tile saws are very straight forward to use, simply place the tile with the area to be cut overhanging the edge of a works surface, start the cut slowly and then simply take your time to cut around the markings. Tile Nips: Although not strictly used for cutting tiles, tile nips are ideal cutting shapes, curves and odd angles where accuracy in your cutting is of prime importance. Simply use them to “nip” away as small chunks of the tile until you get the shape you desire and then tidy it up using a file for or carborundum stone In addition to the folding stand that is easy to transport and set up, this professional tile saw includes a die-cast aluminum tabletop with sealed ball-bearing rollers for a smooth gliding action. The included submersible water pump keeps the blade cool and functional, and it is designed to prevent excessive water spray or mess. It also has a laser guide system for extra precision. All in all, if you need a professional-quality tile saw, this is a great choice. The tool weighs 45 pounds. Perhaps the largest difference between these two tools is that manual tile cutters are really only ideal for soft tiles. The simple reality is that the scoring knife on tile cutters can only cut so deep and only penetrate materials that are of a certain density. If the tiles are too hard, have way too high of a PEI rating, or are glass tiles, then a tile cutter will not be able to score and snap it. For very hard tiles and for glass tiles, you will need a wet saw. Difficulty of Use

How do I use a tile cutter?

The best tool to use for cutting ceramic tiles really depends on the type of tile you’re cutting and the type of cut you’re making. Two adjustable nozzles spray water from the reservoir onto the blade, but don't worry about overspray; this saw has an excellent water containment system that lets you use it indoors without fear of water splashing everywhere. You can make 22.5 or 45-degree miter cuts, and the edge guide helps you keep your straight cuts perfectly aligned. At 69 pounds, this isn't a light saw, but its included stand makes it convenient to use wherever you need to work. Step 2 – Place Tile in Cutter: Take the tile and place it in the cutter ensuring the cut line, lines up perfectly with the cutting wheel. Perform a test run to make sure that your line is straight and also that the tile is sitting square Most plumbing pipe holes are covered by a decorative escutcheon or hidden by a fixture base, so a precise round hole isn’t necessary. Use the technique shown here to make rough, round holes. If you’re a DIY kind of person and you are planning to do your own floors, then one of the things that you’re going to need to decide is what kind of material that you want your floor to be made out of. One of the most popular and most durable materials out there, not to mention one of the best looking, is tile.

There are a huge range of different tools that can be used to do this but the easiest and most effective to use are the good old template or the profile gauge.

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Draw another larger circle to guide the depth of the remaining cuts. Make repeated plunge cuts until the circle is complete. The profile gauge works in a similar way. It has hundreds of thin "needles" which, when pressed against the profile or shape you are copying, will form the outline which can be transferred by drawing round it. Before any cutting can take place the shape that needs to be created first needs to be transferred on to the tile. Using this method you will need, for neatness sake, a tile file to smooth off all the drilled edges. The tile saw is mainly used for cutting shapes in tiles rather than straight lines as it’s extremely hard to cut a straight line with such as tool, the methods above often give much better results.

However if you need to cut specialist tiles such as quarry tiles or porcelain tiles, as they are very hard and brittle you need to use a wet tile cutter equipped with a diamond-tipped blade. Staying Safe When Cutting Tiles? Tile nippers are another manual option. These tools, which resemble pliers, "nip" off small pieces of tile, allowing you to create a curve, a notch, or trim a tile to fit into an oddly shaped spot. Like rail cutters, you need to use your own exertions to power the tool, which can be tiring if you face a big job, and you can only nip a very small chunk of tile at a time. Hole saws are perfect for cutting precise circles. The circles produced with grinders aren’t as precise, but grinders are small and simple to use. Dremels are also small yet more precisethan grinders. Most fixings you will use in the bathroom require a red wall plug and a 6 or 7mm hole, you should start with a 3mm hole first, right into the score mark you have made, then go up to a 5mm drill bit, then 7. This makes the operation far less likely to break tiles. Do not put force on the drill, just gentle pressure. Stone, porcelain and glass tiles offer beautiful options for bath and kitchen tiling projects. But cutting these hard materials presents a unique challenge. Straight cuts are easy to make with a diamond wet saw. But cutting curves and holes requires special techniques.On the top of the tool there is a cutting wheel that’s used to score the cut line and then the tile is placed in the cutting jaws and once the handles are squeezed, the tile breaks along the cut line. Hole saws bore clean, precise holes through tile. The holesare the shapes and sizes of the saws used.