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Discuss tile markers? in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; in the past I've used chinagraph pencils for marking tile for wet saw cuts - pencils are fidgety to deal with. Any other suggestions?...
          
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    in the past I've used chinagraph pencils for marking tile for wet saw cuts - pencils are fidgety to deal with. Any other suggestions?

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    berol pen...(marker)

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    i use felt tips but i go through alot of them i tend to stand on them

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    Use these from tradetiler Don't lose the mark when wet and just wipes off
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    Default Re: tile markers?

    scribe the line with your dry cutter first then run a berol marker or pencil over the scribe line and hey presto it sticks out luverly...

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    What do you use to mark your tiles for cuts...


    have a read of this also....

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    same as andy p, sometimes use boys' wax crayons,

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    just wondering if you put a strip of masking tape over tile, marked it, would tape stay on long enough to run trough wet saw? or am I gonna get a load oficons1

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    Default Re: tile markers?

    Thank you all for the replies.
    whitebeam, can you sharpen a very narrow line on the tile trader marker?
    dave, read what?

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    Mike,

    Dave wants you to read THIS - CLICK HERE. (he did post that link)

    And yes, you can sharpen the tradetiler markers to a fine point.
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    CD Marker pens are also quite good.

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