Marble Tile Radius Cut

The process for cutting semicircles from the edge of tiles is similar to the technique shown for full circles.

Marble tile radius cut.

Easy way to cut curves in tiles. Because this will be a messy job and you ll need your garden hose you ll want to work outdoors. Marble tiles look great in a bathroom or kitchen but sometimes you may need a smaller piece of tile to fill in a gap. Cutting marble tile tiling.

You start by marking the cut and scoring the face of the tile on the line. I read a review about the rubi tx 700 n is this a good cutter for what i. While ceramic tiles can be scored and snapped marble needs to be cut completely or else it will shatter. Smooth the edges of the tiles you cut with a honing stone.

You can use an ordinary circular saw equipped with a diamond blade to wet cut your marble. You may need to bevel the edges of the tiles you cut to match the manufacturer s bevel. The curve cut is being done on a 10 wet tile saw and a left blade i s. With all the new tools we have today some methods have become outdated and time consuming.

This official sponsor may provide discounts for members. You can use either a wet saw to make straight lines or an angle grinder to make curves as long as you have a diamond blade. Can someone advise me of a good quality easy to use tile cutter for this job. Aug 31 2010 1 looking for someone with a bit more experience of laying marble than i have.

Describing how to cut a curve in a tile by initally creating a template and slowly cutting to create the curved shape tile was cut using a erbauer erb337tc. How to cut stone tile and marble tile with a wet tile saw. Most saws have tables that tilt to a 45 degree angle with respect to the blade to simplify this procedure. As with ceramic tiles you can use a tile nipper tile cutter or electric wet saw to cut stone tiles.

Smallest radius cut on a tile saw is 8 10 depending on the wet tile and a jig was used for the 8 cut. However there are two other methods you may choose for this material. The wall tiles are 10mm marble and the floor tiles are ceramic. Cutting curves in tiles is one of those methods and you can now cut smooth decorative curves and cut outs in ceramic and porcelain tiles with ease.

A tile saw is messy. Thick piece of rigid foam. Protect your marble slab by placing it on a 2 in. Hi everyone i need to buy a tile cutter to cut my tiles in the bathroom.

The faster more efficient way to cut curves in tile. Then rather than deepen the scoring cut simply remove the excess tile with straight cuts photo 1. Mark your cutting line with a marker on a wide piece of tape.