On Jul 21, 1:50 pm, Joe wrote:
should I rent a tile cutter from Home Depot for $40/hr or buy a cheap
one for $100?

I went as far as having one of those $100 wet saws in my shopping cart
at Lowe's, then happened to notice a sign by their cutting station
that said $ .25 / cut, or something like that. Didn't take much math
to decide to put the saw back on the shelf.
I do own a score and snap tool and snippers. For most jobs they do
90% of the cuts. Any odd ball cuts are carefully marked and taken to
lowe's. The job should be planned so that there aren't too many of
these anyway.
I've done a kitchen floor, backsplash and fireplace surround and spent
less than $10 letting someone else make clean and precise cuts in
minutes. I wouldn't mind owning my own wet saw, but practicality has
ruled it out so far.
Renting doesn't seem like a bad option for large jobs. You shouldn't
need it for more than one day. Just plan out all cuts ahead of time
and do it all at once.