Cut Tile With Glass Gutter

You ll learn how to cut ceramic tile.

Cut tile with glass gutter.

In this video you ll learn how to cut tile. Use a glass cutter to score the tile on the cut line. Glass tile cutting pliers score and snap. A regular porcelain tile saw blade will cut glass tile and some even do a pretty nice job with it.

Glass tile blades have finer and softer diamonds that make for a smoother cut. Make a series of progressively deeper shallow cuts until you re through the tile. Turn on the saw and slowly push the. Use a tile wet saw fitted with a glass cutting blade to cut any glass tiles including thick tiles and those that.

Clean up and smooth the cut edge with a rubbing stone if desired. Using a wet saw 1. Press down on either side of the tile to break the tile along the score line. More specifically five common ways to cut tile using five different tools.

Set the tile on the tray of the wet saw with the back of the tile facing up. Score the tile with the glass cutter. However my personal experience is that a glass tile diamond blade does a nicer job than a regular tile saw blade. If the tile has a color back the white.

Firmly press the edge of the glass cutter or carbide pencil along the line using a carpenter square as a guide. Place the scored tile over a wire hanger on a flat surface aligned with the scored line. The process for cutting semicircles from the edge of tiles is similar to the technique shown for full circles. You start by marking the cut and scoring the face of the tile on the line.

If you can t find a glass cutter try a carbide tipped pencil instead. Place a square on the tile slightly away from the mark. Measure the glass tile and mark the desired cut lines then position the tile on the cutting pad of the bar cutter. You may have to score the tile a few times in order to make a shallow cut.

Place the tile on solid surface with a wire clothes hanger under the tile aligned with the score mark. If you re cutting mosaic sheet tile break each tile one at a time then cut through the mesh tile backing with a utility knife. Then cut in from the edge of the tile to remove as much waste as possible. Squeeze the pliers handles to snap the tile along the line.

Press down on the tile with the glass cutter then drag it across the line that you drew using the square as a guide. When using a pencil you may need to make several cuts. Do not cut entirely through the tile.