Woodchips2
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We recently moved the kitchen in our bungalow to a bigger room to create a kitchen/diner and I've been doing the wall tiling. The ceramic tiles were from Homebase and quite a bit thicker than previous tiles I've used. Things went fine until I had to cut a few 'L' shapes around socket outlets. In the past I've scored the tiles and then nibbled away with a pair of pincers but no way could I nibble these little devils. I tried a saw on an oscillating multi-tool but that just blunted the saw . Even a hand tile saw didn't make any impression. I thought I'd have to hire or buy a tile saw which seemed a bit over the top for cutting half a dozen tiles.
I had a look on You Tube for some ideas and saw a guy cutting ceramic tiles with a diamond blade in an angle grinder. I bought a diamond blade for £3 and it worked a treat. The guy on You Tube held the tile with one hand and cut with the angle grinder held in the other hand. I clamped the tile and cut with two hands on the grinder :roll: . A cost-effective solution if you have just a few tiles to cut.
Regards Keith
I had a look on You Tube for some ideas and saw a guy cutting ceramic tiles with a diamond blade in an angle grinder. I bought a diamond blade for £3 and it worked a treat. The guy on You Tube held the tile with one hand and cut with the angle grinder held in the other hand. I clamped the tile and cut with two hands on the grinder :roll: . A cost-effective solution if you have just a few tiles to cut.
Regards Keith