Homeowners wishing to do their own tile work have two tools at their disposal to cut the tiles: wet tile saw or tile snap cutter. A tile snap cutter is closer to a glass cutter than it is to the other tool for cutting tile, the wet tile saw. Wear Safety Glasses: Though tile snap cutters don’t produce the fast-moving shards of tile like wet tile saws do, they still can shoot pieces of tile in your direction.
An expert DIY guide on the best ways to cut ceramic tile, using a manual snap cutter, tile nippers, and wet saws for different tile cutting techniques. To use a snap cutter, mark the line to be cut on the tile. To make a cut that a snap cutter can’t make-usually 1/2 inch or less from a tile’s edge-use a tile nippers after scoring the line with the snap cutter. Mark your cutting line on the surface of the tile and cut the tile right-side up. To cut straight, position the tile on the guide tray, pulled back from the blade. Cut a notch by making a series of parallel cuts, about 1/4 inch apart, within the cut-out area, then finishing with a tile nipper. When making the parallel cuts, hold the tile so that it is angled steeply, allowing the blade to cut through deeper on the tile’s back side.
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How do you score a snap tile without a tile cutter?
Hold the tile tightly with your other hand and press the pencil downward to snap off the scored part of the tile, or use tile nippers as a stronger alternative if one’s handy. You can then sand the edge smooth with a medium-grit rubbing stone.