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Ben wrote:
I'm using the plastic guide thing that clips in and using the guide
along the bottom to set the width. Then I push the tile through as
slowly as I can with even pressure from behind. I thought about
putting a line down the tile where I want the cut and trying to guide
the tile with that. But this turned out to be useless as the line gets
covered by red muddy stuff from the tile which gets mixed in with the
water and thrown about by the blade.

First, is the whole machine solidly supported? It needs to hook over a
solid workbench or similar so it can't move - at least until you get used
to it.

Assuming you've fixed the guide correctly and it's square, I'd say it's
how your feeding the tile through. You need to apply pressure as near to
the centre line of the cut as possible, so push the tile through with two
hands, one either side of the 'line' only using enough sideways pressure
to keep it on the guide. If taking a small piece off where this might be
difficult, use the 'pusher' provided on that side.

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*Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn