Cutting sqaure 'holes' in porcelain

[White Room]

I take it you mean a wet cut to the corners, no I have'nt but will give a try next time

 

[jimmy495]

cheers for the thank,s whitebeam.if it saves time we have more time to make more pound notes:hurray:

 

[Alan.P]

I can see the benefit, time, extending blade life, lining up the cut, in my view might be the hardest part, will deffo try it though

 

[jimmy495]

should have said mark from corner to corner on the front of the tile and plunge cut. so move up down or left or right to line the cut up

 

[White Room]

We understood jimmy:lol:

 

[jimmy495]

:lol:

 

[Alan.P]

I understood, it's just as and when I plunge cut ( prefer angle grinder ) I can line up on the cutter along the lines of the tile, going at an angle seems strange, but i will try it

 

[nudge]

on most jobs i set up an old bucket and fill it with water for weight,then i use this for setting tiles on for grinding,works a treat and it doesn't matter if you cut into it,its plastic.

why wouldn't you just turn the empty bucket upside down
it'll keep Mr shocko away from the water :yikes:

cheers

 

[heavytrevy]

I used to do this ,but all the ups and downs makes me tired and back sore.
So i brought 2 of these foldable workbenches Foldable Metal Work Bench | Overstock.com 1 for my grinding and the other for me cutter.

Highley recomend these, dosent matter if I cut into the tops either , they are easy to replace with offcuts lying around the worksite.

Trev

on most jobs i set up an old bucket and fill it with water for weight,then i use this for setting tiles on for grinding,works a treat and it doesn't matter if you cut into it,its plastic.

 

[tfs]

If you are doing several plunge cuts in tiles you can make a simple adjustable jig made from mdf and use an angle grinder to cut.

 

[stevee]

i cut the face with 4" grinder on a workmate,i dont enjoy bending over either ,paid a handsome£5.70 for a cracking blade from machinemart

 

[Jelthetiler]

Blimey, some of you take risks using those small grinders.

Anyway, i have a bench wet saw that i use for virtually every precise cut. For sockets, i pencil the tile out first and cut the amount that my blade will allow along said drawn lines. My blase will just about go through the back of a 10mm tile before 'overcutting. After i have 'cut' my square (which is too small to fall out of the tile on it's own), i then wet cut across 45 degrees to the points of the square. By this time 6 cuts should have been done. You will then be able to tap the tile through the middle of the square, then tidy up inner edges manually.

I might sound a bit of a knob here, but i find that most precision cuts should always be done with water. Much kinder to the tile!

 

[DHTiling]

Blimey, some of you take risks using those small grinders.

Anyway, i have a bench wet saw that i use for virtually every precise cut. For sockets, i pencil the tile out first and cut the amount that my blade will allow along said drawn lines. My blase will just about go through the back of a 10mm tile before 'overcutting. After i have 'cut' my square (which is too small to fall out of the tile on it's own), i then wet cut across 45 degrees to the points of the square. By this time 6 cuts should have been done. You will then be able to tap the tile through the middle of the square, then tidy up inner edges manually.

I might sound a bit of a knob here, but i find that most precision cuts should always be done with water. Much kinder to the tile!

So would you mess about setting your saw up for 1 plunge cut..?

 

[Jelthetiler]

So would you mess about setting your saw up for 1 plunge cut..?

Most certainly mate.

I can cheat a little when it comes to filling the machine up though. I always keep a couple of bricks in the van, jack the back of the machine up so i only have to put half a bucket of water in!
Takes about a minute to set everything up, maybe 10 minutes to cut the tile.

 

[jay]

i always use angle grinder mark front cut to lines turn over finish off :8:

 

[Gazzer]

i always use angle grinder mark front cut to lines turn over finish off :8:

Same here Jay

 

[DHTiling]

Most certainly mate.

I can cheat a little when it comes to filling the machine up though. I always keep a couple of bricks in the van, jack the back of the machine up so i only have to put half a bucket of water in!
Takes about a minute to set everything up, maybe 10 minutes to cut the tile.

A tip!!....Put the pump in a bucket of water for single quick cuts....then you don't have to worry about putting bricks under the legs..

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

A tip!!....Put the pump in a bucket of water for single quick cuts....then you don't have to worry about putting bricks under the legs..

I do the bucket of water thing, keeps your pump clean. Do any of you guys put a drop or two of fairy liquid in? Keeps my hands nice and soft to.(Not)

 

[Jelthetiler]

I do the bucket of water thing, keeps your pump clean. Do any of you guys put a drop or two of fairy liquid in? Keeps my hands nice and soft to.(Not)

Barrier cream mate. Keep it in the motor and put it on in traffic jams. My hands have taken a beating in the last 6 weeks, had to buy some different cream, Eucerin. Expensive but much better all round handcare.

 

[Sean Page]

grinder through the front, finish from the back. Good quality diamond disc essential though so it doesn't chip the tile edges.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

I'd mark the FRONT of the tile

Drill out the corners to be safe:

Drill out the holes front to back

Then plunge cut the lines on a small wetsaw

looking through the holes of the tiles to see where I am cutting

That way you're guaranteed not to have any over runs.
Ignore the fact the demo is on a tiny tile.

If you have large porcelain tiles like this then doing everything from the front leaves less room for error.

Mistakes on BIG tiles are costly.. Drilling out sockets can be tricky

Results.. A socket in a tile

 

[Dan]

Don't mind me while I bump up some of the old threads. I wont be doing this much more. Just the last few in the Tile Drilling forum - How to Drill Porcelain Tiles. Just one of the many tiling advice forums.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Bump Bump

 

[Italy]

I'd mark the FRONT of the tile

Drill out the corners to be safe:

Drill out the holes front to back

Then plunge cut the lines on a small wetsaw

looking through the holes of the tiles to see where I am cutting

That way you're guaranteed not to have any over runs.
Ignore the fact the demo is on a tiny tile.

If you have large porcelain tiles like this then doing everything from the front leaves less room for error.

Mistakes on BIG tiles are costly.. Drilling out sockets can be tricky

Results.. A socket in a tile

I also like this, then use blade grinder with 75mm Montolit from above without touching the corners , no breaks google translated