How To Use A Protractor To Cut Ceramic Tile

The nipper will break the piece off.

How to use a protractor to cut ceramic tile.

To cut a ceramic tile using a glass cutter start by using a pencil and a square or a ruler shaped like a right angle to measure and mark your tile. Turn on the saw and cut the rest of the tile to where you made the notch. Then score a line marking the edge where you want to make a cut with a cutter. Finally turn off the saw.

To make angle cuts switch to the protractor like mode and cut notches by making small and parallel cuts that are around 1 4 inch distant. Use a straight edge to mark the line with an erasable marker. When using a pencil you may need to make several cuts. Turn on the saw hold the tile rigidly against the tray slide it and let the blade cut the tile.

To make straight lines place the tile on the tray pulled away from the diamond blade. Use the tile nipper hold it at the edge centre of the marked line and apply pressure. Place the tile on the platform with one end of the mark where you will make the cut facing the blade. Initially take the tile that you want to cut and prepare it.

Set the saw blade or platform at a depth that will cut through the full thickness of the tile. In this video you ll learn how to cut tile. Score the profile with the saw then cut in from the edge of the tile to remove as much waste as possible. You ll learn how to cut ceramic tile.

Next place the square right next to the marked line so you can use it as a guide then press down on the tile with the glass cutter and drag it along the line. More specifically five common ways to cut tile using five different tools. There s still a small chance of chipping your tile but if you follow the procedure i showed you you will maximize the chances of not chipping your tile. Flip the tile so that you are facing the blade with the other side of the shallow cut.

Before using any tool to cut tile measure the glazed side of the tile to determine where you need to make the cut. You start by marking the cut and scoring the face of the tile on the line.