| Ceramic tiles are thick and brittle, so a special saw is | | | | saws allow for ease of cutting and make for |
| needed for cutting them. Ordinary circular saws do | | | | precision work. The saw combines a circular blade, |
| not cut ceramic tiles properly. Wet tile saws are | | | | similar to a wood table saw, with a water pump and |
| generally used to cut tiles made of ceramic. The | | | | hose that constantly drenches the cutting area with |
| advent of the wet tile saw brought a real change in | | | | water. This reduces friction and cools the surface. |
| the way ceramic tiles were cut. The advantages of a | | | | The quickest way to cut ceramic tiles is by using a |
| wet tile saw are that it doesn't overheat, uses a | | | | hand tile cutter. The tile is placed on the padded bed |
| relatively dull blade with no serrations, and is portable. | | | | against a frame provided for support. Then the saw |
| It can be transported to a job site and set up on top | | | | handle is pressed down firmly and the titanium wheel |
| of an existing table or a sawhorse. | | | | is rolled along the tile. Now when the handle is firmly |
| A wet tile saw operates by grinding a channel | | | | pressed again, the tile will break cleanly across the |
| through the tile. Then a blunt, wide, non serrated | | | | desired line. Tiles cut in this manner may not be cut |
| blade that uses sharp sand crystals or diamond to cut | | | | very accurately. |
| is used instead of sharpened metal. The use of these | | | | Heavy duty ceramic tile saws are available for cutting |
| saws leaves a clean, smooth edge. A tile setter can | | | | extra hard and dense domestic tiles. These saws |
| use such saws to trim tiles at the installation site to | | | | come equipped with large cutting wheels and |
| fit the edges of a room or to set the tiles in | | | | specially-equipped handle carriages. |
| innovative patterns. Table-mounted, portable wet tile | | | | |