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[Flintstone]

I've always used a flat bed electric cutter for cuts that need it or tiles that need it, always with water. I hear a lot of people saying they don't use a wet cutter. Do some of you use a grinder for all cuts that need it? Even on porcelain?

 

[Qwerty]

Depends on the tile and amount of cuts really

 

[Spare Tool]

I've always used a flat bed electric cutter for cuts that need it or tiles that need it, always with water. I hear a lot of people saying they don't use a wet cutter. Do some of you use a grinder for all cuts that need it? Even on porcelain?

Just recently switched over to a grinder with an ats blade in it, always been like yourself and used a wetsaw for L cuts etc. Sigma for any straight cuts.
Been using the grinder since Jan and takes some practice but can now split a pencil line with it and finish is as good as wet cut.. The vitrex been taking up unnecessary room in my van, infact I think tomorrow will finally put her in the shed

 

[Italy]

was been a while that I wanted to say ...
here none tiler cut tile with water in Italy.
of course the ones I know ...
only marble cutters have water cutting

 

[Flintstone]

Just recently switched over to a grinder with an ats blade in it, always been like yourself and used a wetsaw for L cuts etc. Sigma for any straight cuts.
Been using the grinder since Jan and takes some practice but can now split a pencil line with it and finish is as good as wet cut.. The vitrex been taking up unnecessary room in my van, infact I think tomorrow will finally put her in the shed

Got a link to the blade you use?
I'm pretty good with the grinder from doing metal work as a hobby. The only time I use grinder for tiling is the 9 inch grinder when using really thick and large stone floor tiles. Which cut like butter. Always found the grinder Rips up the edge of porcelain and doesn't feel right.. How's the dust?

 

[rufus the tiler]

I would use grinder but dust is horrendous.....still will use grinder on the odd tile if all else fails.

 

[J Sid]

Wet cutter only for stone or them b***** porcelain which my Rubi's won't touch, and that's not many

 

[Spare Tool]

Porcelain Continuous Rim Diamond Blade | ATS Diamond Tools
Takes about a month to wear in properly.. At the moment using it in a Bosch 240 grinder but am so convinced this is the way to go I'm soon gonna get a good quality battery grinder to avoid running extensions outside etc.
Wouldn't say dust was a major problem, just cut with the wind on your back.. been told a way of flipping guard over so dust fires away from you but haven't got to grips with that one yet, as I said new to this method myself but will fine tune over time..

 

[Stef]

I very rarely use any of my wet cutters.
Use an ATS blade in the grinder & hold a sponge at the blade & it's just as good a cut.

 

[One Day]

When you only need to make around 6 or so cuts in a bathroom, why bother with a wet saw?
I use this mainly for bathroom work. (nipping outside to make the cut of course!)

The blade is so thin and the grinder so smooth in operation, the cuts are superb.