How To Cut Ceramic Tile With A Cobalt Tile Saw?

Are Kobalt tile saws any good?

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent tile saw. Took a chance on this and this machine runs super smooth and is quiet and is very solid. The blade and the sliding table are true and it cuts and glides like a dream. It’s considerably more quiet than my last saw in which an inner plastic spindle bearing basically exploded.

Can you cut ceramic tile with a regular saw?

Shortly, the answer is yes. It can be cut with a traditional manual tile cutter or a wet tile saw. With the tile cutter, a specific scoring wheel gets a shallow cut in this material. This way, you can make the most of the brittle nature of ceramic, snapping the tile along the cored cut to finish.

What’s the best manual tile cutter?

Top 7 Best Manual Tile Cutters

1. QEP 10800 28-Inch Rip and 20-Inch Diagonal Professional Porcelain Tile Cutter.
2. Manual Tile Cutter with Tungsten Carbide Scoring Wheel for Porcelain and Ceramic Tiles.
3. Roberts 10-900 Vinyl Tile Cutter.
4. Sigma 6053820 Pull Tile Cutter 2B3 26 Inches.

Does Lowe’s cut tile for you?

Yes, most Lowes stores will cut floor and wall tile for you, free of charge. Just bring your porcelain tile or ceramic tile to the Flooring department and Lowes has a wet saw that a Lowes employee will use to cut your tile.

Do you need a wet saw to cut ceramic tile?

While all tiles can be cut on a wet saw, you’ll get the best results from using a wet saw on the following materials: stone tiles, such as marble or granite; porcelain tiles; glass tiles, when the wet saw has been outfitted with a glass cutting blade; and commercial grade ceramic floor tiles.

What is the best blade to cut ceramic tile?

The Blade. The best type of blade to use with an angle grinder when cutting ceramic tile is a diamond-tipped, smooth-edge blade without any notches or serration. Notched blades are for porcelain and serrated blades are more suited to natural stones.