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Cutting Mosaic Tile Pieces
Anybody have suggestions on how to cut those little (1" x 1") tiles
that come bonded to a mesh backer? My area to be tiled doesn't work out to an even inch boundary (surprise!). These seem to be Turkish marble if that makes a difference. I've cut bigger ceramic tiles before by scoring and snapping, but I don't see how to do that on something this small. Ditto with a wet saw. Don't need a production line solution, only a few (!) to do. Diamond disk in a dremel?? Thanks, Red |
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wrote in message ... Anybody have suggestions on how to cut those little (1" x 1") tiles that come bonded to a mesh backer? My area to be tiled doesn't work out to an even inch boundary (surprise!). These seem to be Turkish marble if that makes a difference. I've cut bigger ceramic tiles before by scoring and snapping, but I don't see how to do that on something this small. Ditto with a wet saw. Don't need a production line solution, only a few (!) to do. Diamond disk in a dremel?? Thanks, Red a wet saw will do it correctly and easily. you don't have to worry about getting fingers near a wet saw blade like you do for a toothed sawblade, as it can't really hurt you as long as it's wet. you can use the side of a blade (gently) to shape tiles. |
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On Jun 9, 2:35*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
snip Nope. Wet saw. Spoke to the rental place, but I'm too cheap to meet their price for the little bit I had to do. Wound up using the diamond disk in the dremel. Worked out ok, need to stop once in a while to let things cool down. lots of dust. If I ever have to do more than a few, it'll be wet saw for sure. Red |
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On Jun 10, 6:56*pm, wrote:
On Jun 9, 2:35*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote: snip Nope. Wet saw. Spoke to the rental place, but I'm too cheap to meet their price for the little bit I had to do. *Wound up using the diamond disk in the dremel. *Worked out ok, *need to stop once in a while to let things cool down. *lots of dust. If I ever have to do more than a few, it'll be wet saw for sure. Tile nippers are what is normally used for real mosaic work. http://www.mosaicartsupply.com/cuttingmosaictile.htm The wet saw is for the straight cuts. R |
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"RicodJour" wrote in message ... On Jun 10, 6:56 pm, wrote: On Jun 9, 2:35 pm, David Nebenzahl wrote: snip Nope. Wet saw. Spoke to the rental place, but I'm too cheap to meet their price for the little bit I had to do. Wound up using the diamond disk in the dremel. Worked out ok, need to stop once in a while to let things cool down. lots of dust. If I ever have to do more than a few, it'll be wet saw for sure. Tile nippers are what is normally used for real mosaic work. http://www.mosaicartsupply.com/cuttingmosaictile.htm The wet saw is for the straight cuts. R Depends. I have used a wet saw to nibble some small pieces into odd shapes. You just have to be very careful. To the OP: Watch for a wet saw at yard sales, etc. They are incredibly handy, even if you only need one once a year, and will pay for itself on the first job. The one I got cost me $10 at a yard sale, and it's a major brand that costs about $280 at the Borg. Makes the job go a lot easier, and better results. Steve |
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