tough porcelaine

[wall2floortilin]

sometimes no matter what cutter you use or what breaking system you have, or even if you are like me and snap the larger tiles over your leg, it just doesnt go quite right.
try scoring on both sides of the tile, especially on the larger format tiles that feel about a foot thick and made of concrete.

[sWe]

A tip if you've got trouble doing thin strips of porcelain, is to divide the tile so that the piece you want is 50% of the tile instead of, say, 20%. Makes it alot easier on really tough tiles.

If you're on the other hand having trouble removing a thin strip from a larger piece without damaging the piece you need, is to use a nipper. Most people seem to use nippers to "cut" tiles, as if using scissors. IMO, that's generally a bad technique.

Instead, just grab the tile (facing up) with the nipper. Keep the prssure on the nipper uniform and steady, and "break" pieces off with a doawnward motion of the hand/wrist.

With a little practise, you can nip of really long, thin strips in one go. There's also less chance of damaging the tile using the "breaking" technique instead of the scissoring technique.

[Grace'sDad]

The best way I've found to cut thin strips (4mm - 20mm) from porcelaine is to score cleanly just once, and then place the tile on a bench edge. Use nibblers to grip at the score line and use a pulling rather than crunching action to make the break, moving down the score line.

I've yet to find a tile this won't work on. If you get the technique right, the break is clean. If you get it wrong, you'll only remove the surface layer.

[pjc]

Originally Posted by sWe

A tip if you've got trouble doing thin strips of porcelain, is to divide the tile so that the piece you want is 50% of the tile instead of, say, 20%. Makes it alot easier on really tough tiles.

If you're on the other hand having trouble removing a thin strip from a larger piece without damaging the piece you need, is to use a nipper. Most people seem to use nippers to "cut" tiles, as if using scissors. IMO, that's generally a bad technique.

Instead, just grab the tile (facing up) with the nipper. Keep the prssure on the nipper uniform and steady, and "break" pieces off with a doawnward motion of the hand/wrist.

With a little practise, you can nip of really long, thin strips in one go. There's also less chance of damaging the tile using the "breaking" technique instead of the scissoring technique.

if you are cutting small strips if you do say 55% on the cut you want and 45% on the other piece if it breaks it will be the smaller side that breaks and you will still be able to rescue the cut be careful breaking over your knee ect have lots of scars to prove why:Pete

[sWe]

Originally Posted by Grace'sDad

The best way I've found to cut thin strips (4mm - 20mm) from porcelaine is to score cleanly just once, and then place the tile on a bench edge. Use nibblers to grip at the score line and use a pulling rather than crunching action to make the break, moving down the score line.

I've yet to find a tile this won't work on. If you get the technique right, the break is clean. If you get it wrong, you'll only remove the surface layer.

It seems I forgot to mention that you're supposed to score the tile as well.
Other than that, we're describing the same thing

[365drills]

And as I always say on porcleain posts



Dont forget your drill bits......




(Well I would - wouldnt I)