How To Cut Curves With A Wet Cutter - Tile Advice

[heidigrl43434]

Hiya,

We bought a wet cutter because we are using really large thick tiles in our bathroom.

It's perfect for straight lines, however the instructions that it comes with does not make it clear how to cut curves. It just says to lift the wet guard and use the top of the saw to cut the corner.

I can't imagine how this would be done. Can anyone give a better instruction?

Thanks
Heidi

 

[Spud]

it is a difficult question to answer
what type of curve cut do you wish to make? as an out swinging curve cut is cut by cutting tangents ( several straight line cuts) and gradually you start to form the curve leaving less and less of the waste on the tile an internal curve cut can be cut by slicing lots of cuts out of the centre and this will would be repeated until all the waste has been removed slowly turning the tile with each cut to follow the curve .
There are specialist grinding blades designed for cutting curves which may be fitted to an angle grinder hope this helps

 

[White Room]

Have a look at this may give some idea Cutting Curves with a Wet Saw - Fine Homebuilding Video They use a grinder to finish off the curve, you can just use nippers and a stone to take any edges out

 

[Spud]

Have a look at this may give some idea Cutting Curves with a Wet Saw - Fine Homebuilding Video They use a grinder to finish off the curve, you can just use nippers and a stone to take any edges out

good one whitebeam

 

[DHTiling]

I noticed he had an XT as well........

Cutting Curves in Marble with a Ring-Blade Wet Saw - Fine Homebuilding Video

 

[doug boardley]

nice one whitebeam, only thing i do different (and this is being picky!) is use my nippers like a little toffee hammer to knock off the segments,!

 

[doug boardley]

I noticed he had an XT as well........

Cutting Curves in Marble with a Ring-Blade Wet Saw - Fine Homebuilding Video

thats a fair bit of kit! not seen owt like that before!.I'll bet MG would be liking one of those for her mozzies!

 

[DHTiling]

G has already seen it...they do a smaller version as well doug...go onto utube and type gemini XT and the little taurus is on there as well..

 

[White Room]

nice one whitebeam, only thing i do different (and this is being picky!) is use my nippers like a little toffee hammer to knock off the segments,!

Use a scoring blade/rubi blade embedded into an old file handle and do a score free hand on the marked line for a curved cut onto a tile which helps when breaking the tile peices which have been wet cut

 

[heidigrl43434]

Thanks for the direction. The video was most helpful!

 

[Alan.P]

Use a scoring blade/rubi blade embedded into an old file handle and do a score free hand on the marked line for a curved cut onto a tile which helps when breaking the tile peices which have been wet cut

Thats the way I do them, easy as pie :8:

 

[sWe]

YouTube - How to Use a Tile Saw : Wet Saw Tips and Techniques : Inside Circle Cuts with Tile Saws <- some good tips about using wet saws.

 

[brian c]

Thats the way i do the curves also Whitebeam,using the scoring wheel freehand .I also use a paper template to transfer the shape i want onto the tile.

 

[AndyNI]

Have to agree, best way i have found to do it.

 

[Alberta Stone]

I use an XT ring saw to do my inlay work in stone(like the hopi eagle I use as my avatar), best saw I have ever used for detail work, but you have to go slow to avoid chips and blade binding.
The only thing better would be a diamond band saw with a big work table, that way you have more than 9-1/2 inchs of work room to move your tile around in.
Or, if you have a spare $500 000 a waterjet just can't be beat.