Help Please. How Do I Cut This? - Tile Advice

[ANDY F]

All. I'm trying to cut a 330 x 330 square tile diagonally into 4 pieces, to fit round a wetroom grid. Dry cutting doesn't give you a grout joint, so want to use wet cutter. On my cutter you can't use the guide, see photo, as the tiles too wide and at 460 diagonal its too wide for the bigger wet cutters I've looked at. Help!

 

[p4ulo]

Is that side bar not removable on your cutter??
If not, does the blade stick up higher than it, so you could rest it on 2 pieces of batten and still cut it through?
Otherwise, unless you wanna buy a new machine (cheapo vitrex 750pro doesn't have any kind of restriction on size of tile) you'll need to use an angle-grinder?

 

[ANDY F]

Side bar is removable but then your free handing with no guide. I might be being ocd here but is that acceptable?

 

[Ian]

A grinder is the way forward here, I've never used a wet cutter for envelopes, I find I have much more control with a grinder. Also, score the tile first to avoid any chipping.

 

[Dalef]

Scribe it then use an angle grinder, the blade on your grinder will give you your grout joint

 

[White Room]

Side bar is removable but then your free handing with no guide. I might be being ocd here but is that acceptable?

Live dangerously, I usually score the tile then push the tile blade the centre of the score line

 

[peteablard]

One corner of the tile against the bar wouldn't really stop it twisting anyway, try it on an offcut first I'm sure you'll find it easier than you think

 

[ANDY F]

Gents a mahoosive thank you, I've been stumped all afternoon. Photo doesn't show it well but edge of tile is beyond the bar. Grinders coming out tomorrow. Thanks for the advice

 

[One Day]

You'll get a cleaner cut on the wet saw though. Get some safety glasses on, mark your cuts with waterproof ink and use the saw! I'd get my head down and eye level with the tile and 'sight' the cut line down the blade. You'll get a wet face but that's how I'd do it prior to buying a dewalt/sigma/raimondi etc...

 

[ANDY F]

Scored it, bigger score with the grinder, ran it through the wet cutter. Not perfect but customers happy with the finish, I thank you all. Off for some more practice with the grinder