Ceramic Tile Cutting

[stryvya]

I`m sure someone here will know the answer to this??

If using an Angle Grinder fitted with a Tile cutting Blade do you cut with the Glazed side up or with it under??

 

[kendo1]

Up normally for the best cut.
You can do either to be honest, but there is less chipping if you start on the top.
Try with a spare tile first to see how it works. The tile MUST be clamped so it doesn't move.

 

[stryvya]

Hi, you say start at the top, do you mean cut towards you and not away from you??

 

[Sharky]

Cut into the finished surface so top.

 

[andya700]

I would never use an angle grinder, and I have cut thousands of different tiles over the past two decades.
This what I would use, having used it on very small mosaic tiles in the kitchen, between units and worktop, and on marble floor tiles.

http://www.crowntiles.co.uk/vitrex-...gle_shopping&gclid=CMaa69z_j8UCFTPMtAod-l4ADA

 

[Nod]

As Andy's said, use a proper tile cutter rather than an angle grinder. For most cuts, the simple score and break method works fine but for the more intricate things, I use a simple tile blade in a junior hacksaw frame.

 

[kendo1]

A lot of professional tilers use angle grinders for cutting tiles, just check out the Tilers Forum which I frequent.
To be honest, it's a difficult skill to get right. The direction of the cut has to be right too. The blade has to cut into the material otherwise it will kick back.

I prefer to use wet cutters for intricate cuts. Bigger cuts I use my Sigma or Bellota for up to 1 metre tiles.

 

[stryvya]

Thanks all for your advice.

 

[mxfun]

I normally put masking tape on where I have to make a cut when I use a grinder ...works for me

 

[Phil V]

If you're only cutting a few, the angle grinder is fine (make sure you have enough spares, it's definitely a skill. But if you've got a big-ish job to do, a cheap wet cutter will pay for itself first time out.