Tile Saw Chipping Corners

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.

Tile saw chipping corners.

Mark the point where you wish to notch. By cutting the end before the middle you can reduce the stress and better control how and more importantly where the tile breaks. A great way to avoid chipping on porcelain tiles is to notch the tile before cutting through. Place the tile with the marking facing the blade but do not let them get in touch yet and turn on your saw.

The saw is a dewalt 7 wet tile saw the 99 kind they sell at home depot. It just needs a quick sharpening that you can do yourself. It is run of the mill 12 ceramic tile from home depot. Set your tile saw blade upon the tile.

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. This way you will prevent chipping even more. Turn on the saw push the tile slowly through the blade and get the shallow cut done. Don t know the thickness but it is the stuff that makes up about 50 75 of the ceramic floor tile on the aisle.

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. Make sure the tile doesn t touch the blade before doing this. If you don t allow this to happen this tension has the ability to crack the tile apart before you complete the cut. To notch the tile follow these steps.

Fix a piece of masking tape along the mark to make the line easier to follow and help prevent chipping. 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. Now resume cutting but slow down the pace slower and slower as you come closer and closer to the end. The blade just just some metal blade that honestly looks like a round shiny circle of metal.

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. Follow the below steps to do so. I will show you what yo.

You can cut a little past the corner on the backside. Set your blade so that this time it will cut through the whole remaining thickness of the tile. Turn the saw on. Use a spray bottle to wet the tile with water to reduce dust.

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.