Marble Tile Breaking While Cutting
Marble tiles look great in a bathroom or kitchen but sometimes you may need a smaller piece of tile to fill in a gap.
Marble tile breaking while cutting. Make sure to ensure safety by wearing gloves and protective eyewear. Slide the tile under the score and snap tile cutter. How to cut tile with a cheap wet saw and stop breaking the ends and corners at the very end of whatever cut you are making. Your tile won t chip or break where your two cuts meet.
While ceramic tiles can be scored and snapped marble needs to be cut completely or else it will shatter. Let s be honest don t worry about this for any cut that will get hidden. Make all accurate measurements on your marble tiles using small strips of masking tape as your cut guide. Tile saw breaking porcelain tiles post 108302 johnt8 on sat tried having someone hold the one side of the tile while i hold the other.
Tried cutting with the tile against the fence tried it off in the middle of the table. May 11 2009 tile saw breaking porcelain tiles. Step 3 make the cut. Adjust the brackets to hold the tile in place while you cut.
Turn on the saw when you are ready to use it feed the marble slowly into the saw until you reach about 1 3 in 2 5 7 6 cm and then stop. Making a small cut on the back of the marble ensures the slab does not chip or break. If you don t do this the end of your tile may break off while you finish the slice.