I’m starting some tiling projects around home and want to upgrade tools like nippers, cutting tool, etc. What are your favorites? I’m thinking I might rent a tile saw if I can’t find one to borrow.
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Those cheesey little plastic tablesaws for tile work better than you'd think if you take your time.
You might buy one for less than renting.
Or see if the rental yard has a used one for sale.
Joe H
HD is selling a small Husky tile saw for around $180, looks more substantial then the typical baby tile saws, has anyone seen or used it, I was thinking of getting one the next time I have a small tile job so I don't have lug over the larger one.
Are you using ceramic or porcelain?
If porcelain, then I think the only way to go is a diamond-blade circular saw (wet). I tried my own tile cutter (13 in square tile capacity) - score and snap - and it hardly even registered a score line. And just forget about snapping it. That stuff is *hard*. Didn't use nippers. Carbide drills etc, it just laughs at them. The other useful tool was a small diamond blade (about 4 in dia) used dry on an angle grinder. Make sure that you use a continuous rim one and not segmented (I can't give you the reason; just repeating what I was told). Also used a small diamond grit core bit (no pilot drill) about 3/8 in dia. to cut out corners of an electrical outlet.
Good luck on your tiling.
Thanks for the thoughts. Some tile has yet to be chosen, but what I have so far is ceramic.