i want to know what to use to cut granit
i would like to know what to use to cut granite backsplash, i have a wet saw , rotor zip and all tile equip.
never dealt with granite before.
thanksw
i would like to know what to use to cut granite backsplash, i have a wet saw , rotor zip and all tile equip.
never dealt with granite before.
thanksw
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If its not too long to cut on the wet saw, that's the way. If it's too long use the hand held grinder with a diamond blade, best if you can hile that cut though, it's likely to be a little rough.
R.
IT IS A 3' BACKSPLASH 4" WIDE AND I NEED TO CUT IT DOWN TO 2- 1 5/8"PIECES.
I did an island with granite tile and a lot of cuts , I was lucky enough to use a friends rail type tile saw for cuts and bullnosing blade where I changed elevations to the cooktop. My granite has a 32nd" chamfer on factory cuts, pretty hard to dress that fine of an edge so I went with the cut as it was which even with a pro saw you get a few "pop outs" or nicks along the cut edge, small but depends on how picky you are. The bullnosing takes the blade then wet sanding with 100,200,400,600,1200 and rouge, this is hard to make as shiny as factory even with all the steps. Last thing there is epoxy and color that you can use to join or fill pieces
If you are hoping to cut a 3' long piece and end up with a straight enough cut to use as backsplash your best bet is to make a "shooting board" for your skilsaw with a diamond blade.You will generally get the straightest cut if you make 3 or 4 passes with the saw cutting in 1/4 inch increments.Cutting freehand with a grinder or tilesaw is ok if you are just cutting to width and the freehand saw cut will be hidden up against a wall.If you had a crappy old tablesaw you didn't care about I would suggest putting a diamond blade in it and rigging up some kind of makeshift water feed. GFI is probably crucial however you do it if wet.Granite will "dull" a diamond blade quicker than tile or other masonry. You can restore its cutting ability by "dressing" it regularly on a concrete cinder block or any other soft abrasive piece of masonry.Given a choice you want a diamond blade with a very soft bonding matrix holding the diamonds If you use a blade with a hard bonding matrix new diamonds will not be exposed as the original layer of diamonds dulls. (granite is very hard but not very abrasive)Can you just take it to a local fabricator and pay them to cut in on their saw?Karl