any one use a grinder (with a decent diamond blade) for cutting tiles/stone.

got talking to a tiler in the supplers today, he was telling me how he dos't bother with a wet cutter anymore just uses a grinder for all his stone and L shaped cuts.

I only use an angle grinder for grinding down some of the biscuit if required to fit into trims etc. Use wet cut for everything else

Slow, messy, dusty,tedious...................no thanks.

I don't even own a grinder...........

i have one in the van, they come in handy on occasions.

I use mine quite often, mainly if I'm doing checkout cuts and cut in a diagonal and then score and snap both ways

Originally Posted by Stewart__SPM

I don't even own a grinder...........

nor me.

I wouldn't be without one !
so handy,i even shape marble with the grinder.

Originally Posted by doug boardley

I use mine quite often, mainly if I'm doing checkout cuts and cut in a diagonal and then score and snap both ways

doug.......what blade do you use in it

I use a grinder now and then, but not for cutting. Prefare the finish of the dewalt or vitrex flat bed.

Originally Posted by andy allen

doug.......what blade do you use in it

it's just a bosch diamond blade, (I do seem to have a lot of bosch stuff, honest I'm not plugging them lol)

use grinder most of the time quick and easy

i use a grinder a lot. it has a multitude of uses.

Seen as i do a lot of stone work , i use my grinder and turbo blade quite a bit.. shaping..scribing..curving etc etc.. always handy for that precise little shaping.

i was using my grinder to day with my stone polishing disc for preping the cut edge of the meter long tiles ready to stick the perfils. it did the job like a goodun.

use it ocassionally on stone but do prefer the wet cutter for most other applications!

Don't own one, would be handy on occasions though, such as plunging a socket out. Don't think I'm strong enough to hold one properly.

i se a grinder,with a rubi blade absolute god send

for cutting curves but not a lot else...

I use one often and for a variety of uses.

I'd like to think that manufacturers spend vast amounts of money on cutting machines for safetys sake.......

In other industries you need a certificate to use grinders

I use mine for plunge cuts for sockets and the occasional removal of material for awkward 45deg mitres on ceramic tiles, but I minimize use for dust reasons and I'm always a bit nervous of a blade shattering tbh.

Used mine last week on some composite granite floor tiles. Much quicker that my wet cutter.

Duro blades are quite good and cheap too. Variety of qualities available too.

Thinking about a new one and looked at a Milwaukee 18v lithium battery one the other day, went off that at the £247 price tag!

Many sites will ask to see your 'abrasive wheell card' if your using a grinder, I have seen this as a requirement on job advertisements also.

My scaffolders were told they couldnt use a grinder on site to cut down some oversize poles. Bought themselves battery reciprocating saws instead

I was working with 20mm thick limestone the other week so used my grinder to clean up the internal corners of cuts, as my wet cutter blade is too small.

The grinder comes in handy for all sorts of jobs, IMO.

Best way to prevent this is visual inspection before each time you use the blade.

Always ensure that the max rpm printed on the blade does not exceed the rpm on your grinder.

Choose the correct cutting disc for the job e.g. silicon carbide or diamond etc

The correct way to cut a curve to minmise chance of injury would be to do it in several straight cuts (the bl;ade isnt designed to bend remember) and the correct way to grind is with a grinding disc rather than using a cutting disc (many of us will grind with a cutting disc, I can hold my hands up here. lol)

This is the type of thing that is covered on the training when attaining an abrasive wheel card.

work alot with stone,so use mine often.

use one 99 % of the time . hate wet cutters , water spray everywhere . fixing wet / damp tiles , not good. lose cutting lines.
easy to cut holes squares with grinder .
may be use wet cutter for mitres ,but thats it

Always worth having a small grinder about to make cuts.



This is ours.



To put a plug socket in we drilled out the corners from the front of the tile. So that it guarantees the blade will not run on.



Cut the front of the tile with the grinder



Pop the socket in. Perfect fit every time. Works on Large format porcelain tiles.



Equipment used
1x angle grinder
1x battery drill
1x bathroom fitters kit



Selection of seven diamond core drills in five sizes