Glass Tiles

[enduro]

I had a job this week tiling two 2sqm of Antimony Metallic 11 x 11 x 0.8cm glass tiles from fired Earth, behind a Aga. There was two power sockets to cut round...Now these tiles would not cut, in the end we had to get a sparky to come and move to sockets....I HATE GLASS TILES :ban:But it did look very nice once tiled.

 

[david campbell]

I know this sounds silly to ask but how come you couldn't cut them?

 

[diamondtiling]

Pictures?

I was in a friends shop many years ago and the rep came in showing these glass blocks that you could build a wall or similar with, they looked ok, a bit seventies for me.
In his magazine he had various pictures of the blocks in situ, one appeared to have a yellow rubber duck inside it to show you how clear they were. My mate decided to order a few but then asked the rep "how many should I get with rubber duckies in them?" and he was serious. there was a long silence before the rep explained that it was a promotional picture. I cracked up.

:lol::lol:

 

[enduro]

Because the were 8mm thick they just would not cut clean.

 

[david campbell]

not meaning to question you but i've cut them on my wet saw before,a bit raggy but the socket covers them
did you try a glass blade on the wet saw?

 

[enduro]

No didn't try Glass blade must get one...but at £3.00 a tile couldn't risk breaking them, showed customer and she decided to get sockets moved. I does look better without sockets in the run of tiles.

 

[david campbell]

thats a pleasant surprise a customer willing to fork out for sockets getting removed
i'm sure tradetiler does the glass cutting blades(sanyo i think)

 

[enduro]

I have a new marcrist CK850 blade in my angle grinder, this says it cuts glass, and i have before with these blades.

 

[DHTiling]

I wouldn't even think of cutting L cuts in glass tiles dry with a grinder...the chipping would be horrendous.

Wet cutter with a suitable composite blade..

 

[Aston]

agree with the above about the wet cutter on thick glass tiles..

i got a sankyo glass disc (very impressed for the price)from tt because i was using a little bricccolina and it was a mare getting a glass blade for it..its horrible cutting thick glass on the wet cutter. i wear rubber gloves and have a bucket of water handy to dip my hands in after every cut.

you have to watch out when cutting L-shapes out because if the back of the glass tiles has coloured epxoy paint on, then they can leave a cross mark on the back of the tile which looks bad, so you have to stop near the end of the cut and turn it around to finish the cut neatly and avoid this..

Ed

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I am so glad its not just me, I have a job to price and have tried all ways to get a good result on L shaped cuts. If anyone can suggest a good way I would appreciate your imput. After 43yrs I thought I was OK on most things. I have said it before, you never stop learning. PS. I have tried glass wheels.:mad2: