How To Make Small Cuts In Ceramic Tile

Then pass back and forth over the score mark until the tile is cut.

How to make small cuts in ceramic tile.

Then run the divider across the clay slab and it ll cut six long strips of identical length then you can cut as many tiles as you need from the strips. A tile cutter can safely cut tiles as small as 6 by 6 inches in a straight line. Pull the angle grinder carefully along the cut line to score the tile. Fix a piece of masking tape along the mark to make the line easier to follow and help prevent chipping.

To make straight lines place the tile on the tray pulled away from the diamond blade. Make repeated cuts along the score until you ve cut through the tile and subsurface. First measure and mark the tile where you want to make the cut. Create a pencil line where you want to make the cut then use the grinder to lightly score the line.

Starting at the edge of the tile place the tile into the tile nippers and squeeze removing just a small amount of. Turn on the saw hold the tile rigidly against the tray slide it and let the blade cut the tile. Use a spray bottle to wet the tile with water to reduce dust. As an alternative use a grinder with a diamond tile cutter wheel to cut the tile.

A tile saw also cuts straight lines but is more versatile in the size of tiles you can cut and in that you can also.