Marble Tile Radius Cut

However there are two other methods you may choose for this material.

Marble tile radius cut.

This official sponsor may provide discounts for members. You may need to bevel the edges of the tiles you cut to match the manufacturer s bevel. With all the new tools we have today some methods have become outdated and time consuming. Smooth the edges of the tiles you cut with a honing stone.

Then rather than deepen the scoring cut simply remove the excess tile with straight cuts photo 1. As with ceramic tiles you can use a tile nipper tile cutter or electric wet saw to cut stone tiles. The faster more efficient way to cut curves in tile. Using a wet tile saw helps to ensure that you don t shatter the stone or marble tile.

Hi everyone i need to buy a tile cutter to cut my tiles in the bathroom. You can use an ordinary circular saw equipped with a diamond blade to wet cut your marble. You can use either a wet saw to make straight lines or an angle grinder to make curves as long as you have a diamond blade. Mark your cutting line with a marker on a wide piece of tape.

You start by marking the cut and scoring the face of the tile on the line. I read a review about the rubi tx 700 n is this a good cutter for what i. Most saws have tables that tilt to a 45 degree angle with respect to the blade to simplify this procedure. How to cut stone tile and marble tile with a wet tile saw.

Aug 31 2010 1 looking for someone with a bit more experience of laying marble than i have. Describing how to cut a curve in a tile by initally creating a template and slowly cutting to create the curved shape tile was cut using a erbauer erb337tc. The wall tiles are 10mm marble and the floor tiles are ceramic. A tile saw is messy.

Do your cutting outside if possible. Thick piece of rigid foam. The process for cutting semicircles from the edge of tiles is similar to the technique shown for full circles. Smallest radius cut on a tile saw is 8 10 depending on the wet tile and a jig was used for the 8 cut.

While ceramic tiles can be scored and snapped marble needs to be cut completely or else it will shatter. Cutting curves in tiles is one of those methods and you can now cut smooth decorative curves and cut outs in ceramic and porcelain tiles with ease. Marble tiles look great in a bathroom or kitchen but sometimes you may need a smaller piece of tile to fill in a gap. Because this will be a messy job and you ll need your garden hose you ll want to work outdoors.

Protect your marble slab by placing it on a 2 in. Cutting marble tile tiling. A 15 radius is being cut in the travertine tile fast with an inside and outside cut at the same time.