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Posted by EXT on February 26, 2007, 11:51 am
Yes, sometimes flipping end over end and cutting a 1/4" in will help, with
some tiles it causes the glaze to chip when cutting glaze side down, and
when not using a fence or other guide it can be difficult to align the
bottom cut with the top, or it will not work when cutting a 45 degree mitre.
Flip over end to end,cut in 1/4" and flip back and continue the cut.
>I have a HD 7" tile saw. The blade that came with it had a very slight
> wobble to it, it cut fine but would crack the tile at the end of cut
> breaking the last corner off if you went a little too fast. I changed the
> blade for a better one, now it doesn't wobble, and cuts fine.
>
> With all the saws that I have used owned or rented, the last 1/4" of the
> cut
> is the most critical as there can be tremendous stress on that last little
> piece of tile. Caution and slow feed is always the best method to get a
> good
> cut when at the end of the cut.
>
>>> Hello, all. I recently bought a 7" wet tile saw. Nothing fancy, just
>>> an inexpensive Home Depot saw. The saw does a great job of cutting;
>>> however, on some types of tile, at the end of the cut it tends to chip
>>> or break a corner off the tile. Does anyone know a way to prevent
>>> this from happening? The only thing I've found that seems to help is
>>> to slow down the tile feed to a creep as I approach the edge of the
>>> tile, but this does not always prevent the chipping.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jack
>>
>> I've had the same issue from time to time. The cause is that the
>> blade is "prying" the tile apart, and when you get near the end, the
>> last little bit of tile breaks off. You have the solution - go slowly
>> at the end. You could also cut partway from one side and then turn it
>> around and finish the cut. The ultimate solution is to get a serious
>> saw - not cheap.
>>
>> JK
>>
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