Cutting porcelain tiles question - TilersForums.com

[what]

I'm considering using porcelain tiles for my bathroom renovation. I have tried a sample tile on my wet cutter and found it chips the glaze slightly.
Is there a technique to avoid this?
Do I need a professional tile cutter?
Should I use a manual cutter instead?
I have cut slate and ceramic tiles without any problem in the past.

 

[Lou]

Porcelain is very tough. If you go a lot slower with the tile you may find it doesn't chip. But you may want a better blade or perhaps buy a good manual tile cutter.

 

[GoneGuy]

I would invest in a better blade, but if your only doing straight cuts why not buy a decent dry cutter?

 

[NZ_Tiler]

A nice new blade may fix the problem.

You could try running your current blade through a cement block a couple of times. This can improve the blade sometimes.

 

[what]

I would invest in a better blade, but if your only doing straight cuts why not buy a decent dry cutter?

Is this a decent cutter:
Vitrex VIT102380 Pro Flat Bed Manual Tile Cutter 630mm

 

[Rob Collins]

A thin blade 1.2mm wide with an enhanced centre for rigidity would be the best bet to prevent chipping

 

[One Day]

The most important factor in clean cuts is an accurate saw spindle.
Cheap saws tend to wobble.
Sigma 10m9 or Raimondi GS86 (I won't include Rubi anymore!) are precision set for zero wobble.

So in my experience you can put a great blade on a cheap saw and it will only cut faster, not really any cleaner.

Saw > Blade > Tile quality - in that order.

 

[Profix]

I'm considering using porcelain tiles for my bathroom renovation. I have tried a sample tile on my wet cutter and found it chips the glaze slightly.
Is there a technique to avoid this?
Do I need a professional tile cutter?
Should I use a manual cutter instead?
I have cut slate and ceramic tiles without any problem in the past.

Get a porcelain specific blade for a wet machine and you should notice a big difference

 

[One Day]

Where's my spelling mistake? !

 

[Italy]

Where's my spelling mistake? !

Is sigma and raimondi, ahah