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Posted by zxcvbob on September 24, 2006, 5:35 pm
Or porcelain tile. I'm about to tile my tiny little bathroom. I was
thinking about getting a cheapo tub saw to cut the tiles, but how about
just cutting them freehand with a "turbo" (wet or dry) 4" diamond blade
mounted on an angle grinder? Would this work better and faster than
cutting the tiles with a scribe and a nibbler? (the porcelain floor
tiles may be too thick to cut with a nibbler)
Is there a way to spray the cut with water to keep dust down if I only
have 2 hands? Seems like it would take 3...
thanks,
Bob
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Posted by Tim Fischer on September 24, 2006, 5:46 pm
> Or porcelain tile. I'm about to tile my tiny little bathroom. I was
> thinking about getting a cheapo tub saw to cut the tiles, but how about
> just cutting them freehand with a "turbo" (wet or dry) 4" diamond blade
> mounted on an angle grinder? Would this work better and faster than
> cutting the tiles with a scribe and a nibbler? (the porcelain floor tiles
> may be too thick to cut with a nibbler)
Might work, but would make tons of dust, unless you kept it sufficently wet.
The "cheapo tub saw"'s work prety good. I bought one at Harbor Freight a
few years back, and 4 major tile jobs later it's still going strong, on the
original blade. I paid something like $55 for it... The ones sold at the
BORG are similar, but more expensive. (These are the type that look like
table saws, and use a "splash" mechanism to move the water. That's the
biggest drawback-- the splash not only gets the tile and blade wet, but you
and the surrounding area too). The pro saws that look like radial arm saws
work better in this regard, since they use a mechanical pump to wet only the
tile and blade, but also cost much more)
> Is there a way to spray the cut with water to keep dust down if I only
> have 2 hands? Seems like it would take 3...
Sure, get a helper <grin>. Seriously, I used a circ saw and a concrete
blade to cut some patio pavers in half last summer. I had LOML stand by
with a spray bottle full of water. It helped keep the dust down and the
blade cooler...
-Tim
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on September 24, 2006, 5:48 pm
zxcvbob spake thus:
> Or porcelain tile. I'm about to tile my tiny little bathroom. I was
> thinking about getting a cheapo tub saw to cut the tiles, but how about
> just cutting them freehand with a "turbo" (wet or dry) 4" diamond blade
> mounted on an angle grinder? Would this work better and faster than
> cutting the tiles with a scribe and a nibbler? (the porcelain floor
> tiles may be too thick to cut with a nibbler)
>
> Is there a way to spray the cut with water to keep dust down if I only
> have 2 hands? Seems like it would take 3...
I think the problem with any freehand method, which is what it sounds
like you're suggesting, is that it's easy to bind the blade in the cut,
which will stress and likely fracture the tile in a way you'd rather it
didn't.
It *might* work if you could somehow strap the grinder down to make a
stationary saw setup. Now all you've got to figure out is how to spray
water on the cut without shorting out the grinder.
Probably easier just to rent a tile saw.
--
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II. The United States won in Vietnam, and the Soviets in Afghanistan.
The Zealots won against the Romans, and Ehud Olmert won the Second
Lebanon War.
- Uri Avnery, Israeli peace activist
(http://counterpunch.org/avnery09022006.html)
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Posted by on September 24, 2006, 6:11 pm
I have used one for many years for small jobs that I don't want to bother
with the wet saw. If I can I use it outside. Just be sure to use safety
glasses. If I can I clamp the grinder to a railing or something so both of
my hands are free. I bought 2 blades figuring I would have an extra for when
one wears them out. Been about 20 years now and I stll have not opened the
other blade. Tried masonary blades once when I didn't have the diamond one
with me. Then it gets real dusty. I also have a diamond blade for my chop
saw which I got one day when I was too far away to go back home for the
grinder. It works well that way also as long as it's outside if it's
possible.
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Posted by on September 24, 2006, 6:14 pm
I have done alot of tile work and until I was healping out my
brother-in-law at his new house never used a saw. I bouth carbide bits
for my coping saw, an adjustable diamond tipped ole saw for my drill, a
straight edge scorer, and several pairs of nippers. so far I have used
the scorer and the nippers alot.
The wet saw I used at the B.I.Ls was better for his particular type of
tile, or so his salesman claimed, but it was such a pain compared to
the scorer that I wouldn't pay for it until I ran into a problem.
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zxcvbob wrote:
> Or porcelain tile. I'm about to tile my tiny little bathroom. I was
> thinking about getting a cheapo tub saw to cut the tiles, but how about
> just cutting them freehand with a "turbo" (wet or dry) 4" diamond blade
> mounted on an angle grinder? Would this work better and faster than
> cutting the tiles with a scribe and a nibbler? (the porcelain floor
> tiles may be too thick to cut with a nibbler)
>
> Is there a way to spray the cut with water to keep dust down if I only
> have 2 hands? Seems like it would take 3...
>
> thanks,
> Bob
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