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   Mad_Dog | Dec 12, 1999 05:06am | #1

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   Don't buy the cheap tile saws, you get what you pay for here. Why not lay all the tile you can that needs no cuts, and head down to the rental store and saw all your cuts in as short a time as possible? Shouldn't be too hard for one bathroom. It's not worth spending $1000+ for occasional DIY use, if I read your needs correctly. Or, pay a pro. He'll bring his very expensive saw with him.

   MD

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   Douglas_Tompson | Dec 14, 1999 07:26pm | #2

   *Thanks for the advice. Cutting all the tiles at once at the rental shop is probably the best idea. All that I'll have to do is keep track of which tile goes where. I'll use a wax pencil... Have a Merry Christmas!

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   John_Csukker | Feb 01, 2000 12:28am | #3

   *I will also be installing tile floors, but this project will entail roughly 800 square feet in my new home. I would like to know if there is a decent wet saw for this project. In addition to my home, I will have a couple of other homeowners who will use the saw in the future. Or will a tile cutter be my best option?

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   Mike_Mahan | Feb 01, 2000 01:52am | #4

   *This is what a "snap" cutter cannot do. 1. cut a piece out of a tile where it must go around something. 2. cut thin pieces of tile. 3. cut non glazed tile.If you do your layout carefully you can limit the cuts that need a saw to less than a dozen. Then you can rent a saw and make all these cuts at once; or you can mark the pieces and take them to Home Depot (or such) and have them cut. I don't see the need for you to buy a saw.

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   Jim_Kelly | Feb 01, 2000 08:49am | #5

   *I recently finished a tile floor in my basement; this was the first time I used a wet saw. What a difference! I cut, and recut effortlessly. I used a $288 saw, available at the big orange place. The brand is MK. The tool performed perfectly, and all the cuts were on the money. 600 sq ft of tile and the blade still makes beautiful cuts. Invest, you'll use it again.

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   John_Csukker | Feb 02, 2000 07:09pm | #6

   *Thanks for the information. By the way, what was the cutting capacities of the $288 MK saw?

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   Shiloh | Feb 04, 2000 11:27am | #7

   *I got a question....can a wet saw that is used to cut tile also be used to cut glass?

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   Mike_Mahan | Feb 04, 2000 08:30pm | #8

   *No!!!!

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   Mad_Dog | Feb 05, 2000 02:14am | #9

   *Shiloh,What kind of glass do you need to cut? Generally a cheap glass cutter makes it a snap!

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   Douglas_Tompson | Feb 05, 2000 02:14am | #10

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   Could someone please tell me the specific applications of both tools. When can I get away with a tile cutter? I want to gut and rebuild a bathroom and use ceramic tile on the floor, tub surround, and walls. I don't like buying "cheap" tools but it appears that wet saws cost ten times what tile cutters do. What is the difference between the edges. Do you notice it when it is grouted? The small lumber yard wet saws for DIY seem like a waste of money. In fact, a decent wet saw blade appears to cost as much. Thanks for any advice.