Tile Saw Chipping

One way to avoid chipping your porcelain tile is to notch the tile before you cut through it.

Tile saw chipping.

A little wobble or slight off centering of the blade to the arbor will create chipping. Turn on the saw push the tile slowly through the blade and get the shallow cut done. If you push the tile too fast towards the cutter you ll increase your chances of chipping the tile. It just needs a quick sharpening that you can do yourself.

Set your tile on the platform with the mark facing your diamond blade. Flip your tile over so the finished side faces the bottom of your saw. Set your blade to cut all the way through the tile. You have to be very patient in cutting tiles whether it is a wet saw or a manual tile cutter.

Fix a piece of masking tape along the mark to make the line easier to follow and help prevent chipping. Guide the saw forward until you cut 1 in 2 5 cm in from the edge. I will show you what yo. To notch the tile follow these steps.

To make a notch on the end of your tile. Do not touch the blade to 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. Mark the location of the cut with a marker or pencil.

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. This way you will prevent chipping even more. As time goes on with cutting the diamonds will wear themselves to adjust to the saw. Use a spray bottle to wet the tile with water to reduce dust.

Make sure the tile doesn t touch the blade before doing this. Follow the below steps to do so. A great way to avoid chipping on porcelain tiles is to notch the tile before cutting through. If the wet saw s tray moves toward the cutter slowly cut the tile towards the blade and ensuring that the saw is constantly getting sprayed with water from the pump.

Angle grinders and rotary tools are effective ways to cut tile while it s still glued to the wall or floor. Turn on your saw using the switch on the side of the front of the saw. Mark your tile where you want the notch to be. 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.

Set your blade so that this time it will cut through the whole remaining thickness of the tile. Cut a 1 in 2 5 cm line along your mark with the tile face down. If it is a small tile cut only 1 inch in from the. Set your tile saw blade upon the tile.

Mark the point where you wish to notch.