Tile face up or down when using grinder - TilersForums.com

[acaciaguy]

Hello all

When using an angle grinder with a tile cutting blade on, do you cut with the tile face up or down.

Do you want to have blade cutting into face ?

Sorry if this is a stupid question.

 

[GoneGuy]

Tile facing up

 

[Time's Ran Out]

No such thing as a stupid question ( but it’s close)!
Glaze surface up so your cutting through the glaze and make sure you put the blade in the grinder correctly so it’s cutting in the direction of the arrow.
Now if I’am cutting a hole in the tile I do cut on the back and punch the hole out the front.

 

[acaciaguy]

I thought that. Same as cutting into laminate wood etc. What about with porc? Glaze dependent again I guess?

Stupid question number 2 - arrow on grinder matches arrow on blade?

 

[Italy]

No such thing as a stupid question ( but it’s close)!
Glaze surface up so your cutting through the glaze and make sure you put the blade in the grinder correctly so it’s cutting in the direction of the arrow.
Now if I’am cutting a hole in the tile I do cut on the back and punch the hole out the front.

and punch the hole out the front....;(

 

[Time's Ran Out]

‘From the front’

 

[acaciaguy]

Thank you all for help

 

[Waluigi]

The arrow on the grinder blade must match with the direction that the grinder spins.

Usually the arrow side out. It is on my grinders/polisher anyway.

 

[acaciaguy]

Thank you. I don’t normally have a problem. It’s been a long day and I have been playing with my new disk and cutting guide - which has messed with my head a bit lol. It will all be obvious tomorrow when I look at it again and I will feel like a bit of a ... wally

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Where’s Wally?

 

[acaciaguy]

I will let you know if I find him tomorrow

 

[acaciaguy]

My confusion is coming from using a Bosch angle grinder guide / dust extractor. I wanted it to cut straight lines on long tiles. when the grinder is fitted into it the direction arrows are away from the face so looking at it side on the blade spins up not down into face.

 

[acaciaguy]

Wally may or not currently be in Sidmouth, Devon. I can neither confirm or deny