Dewalt D24000 10-Inch Tile Saw
The Dewalt D24000 1.5 horsepower 10-inch Wet Tile Saw is designed to cut through all types of wet tile and makes it easy for anyone to get an exact cut for even the tightest places.
Tile Cutter Reviews
The QEP 83200 Bridge Tile Saw is powered by a 1.5 horse power brushless electric motor and is capable of cutting through masonry products, marble, granite, stone, porcelain and tiles.
The QEP 60088 is a compact, easy-to-carry tile cutter, complete with a laser guide for straight cutting. It comes with a standard 7-inch continuous rim cutting blade.
The MK 100 10-inch wet tile saw is something that will appeal to both DIY enthusiasts and professional tilers alike.
The MK 370EXP 7-Inch Wet Tile Saw is a relatively light tile cutter, weighing in at 33 pounds, but still has enough power to get the job done right.
Guide to Selecting A Tile Cutter
Tile cutters come in all shapes and sizes, some are manually powered and some are electric. If you want to purchase a tile cutter but are having a hard time choosing the right one for you, take just a moment and think about a few tile cutter facts.
Types of Tile Cutters
There are a huge variety of different types of tile cutters, knowing what each tile tool can do will help you make a more informed buying decision.
The manual ceramic tile cutter looks like an old school paper cutter. This cutter’s job is to make straight long cuts using only the tool and your hands, this is non-electric.
There are many hand held tile cutters on the market today, all of which are manual and because they are manual it will take a bit of force on your part to make those cuts. Manual tools take longer to use than an electric tile cutting tool which is one drawback. Professional tile layer will usually insist on using the electrical powered tile cutting implements so that the job gets done in a proper amount of time.
There is one smallish hand held tile cutter called the nibbler. The nibbler is named because it nibbles away at your tiles piece by piece. These can be used on very small tile jobs. The cuts are irregular and so they are best when hidden from view.
There is a plethora of electric tile cutting tools on the market these days. Generally speaking the electric tile cutting tool such as the wet saw is hooked up to a water source such as a hose. When the tile gets hot it can easily break. When attached to a water source the water drips onto the tiles while the saw cuts through the tiles. It keeps the tile cool so there are no cracks or breaks in it.
The last tile cutting tool is called a hole saw because it cuts perfectly round holes so that you can put in your faucet or run your plumbing through the tile. This is a small saw that is round with teeth on one side. You attach this saw to your hand drill, while you are pressing down on the tile with your hole saw you will again need to drip cool water on the tile. When you saw cuts completely through the tile you will have a perfectly round circle in your tile.
Final Thoughts
Now that you understand the variety of tiling tools to choose from, be sure and choose according to the work you will be doing. The wet saws are perfect for large tile jobs when cutting has to be done with precision and accuracy. The prices of the hand tools that cut tile are reasonable. The wet saw counterpart on the other hand can be very pricey. Wet saws are used mostly by professional tile layers. The home owners can use either the manual tile cutter and nibblers or a less expensive small wet saw made for home owner remodeling projects.
