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Cutting Mosaic Tile with cheap wet saw
Posted on 9/7/23 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 9/7/23 at 6:45 pm
Going to hang some 2 inch square mosaic backsplash...
How good of a wet saw do I need?
Thanks
How good of a wet saw do I need?
Thanks
Posted on 9/7/23 at 7:14 pm to NATidefan
I did it with a cheap one but a good diamond blade. Worked well but a huge mess. Also I tell myself each time I do a project like that just to hire someone. I never learn.
Posted on 9/7/23 at 7:22 pm to LEASTBAY
K thanks, just wondered if it would slide around too much with the mesh on one of those small table saw style ones.
Posted on 9/7/23 at 8:50 pm to NATidefan
Pretty much any wet saw will do it if you have a decent blade. Sometimes the tile will come off the mesh but no big deal, just install those individually.
Posted on 9/7/23 at 8:51 pm to NATidefan
Depends on the type of tile too. Glass mosaic? Good luck with a cheap saw, you'll probably chip out or break 2 out of three pieces of tile you cut. I have a rebadged MK Diamond 370, decent for light contractor and DIY work. Blades are everything though, if you have a local flooring business then go there for blades, the stuff they carry at box stores isn't great.
Posted on 9/8/23 at 7:10 am to Clames
You can also use a grinder OP. Sometimes with those smaller tile pieces a grinder is easier to work with. You may have to cut a lot of those pieces individually as you said they will not stay on the mesh when you cut them.
Posted on 9/8/23 at 8:51 am to NATidefan
The cheap table saw style has pretty much the same motor as the cheaper sliding rail saws. Basically just a grinder locked in place. If you're only using it once the table saw will be fine, but they do suck compared to the others as far as ease to use. And don't cut quite as smooth because it's not getting as much water flow directly to the bade. If you ever plan on doing any other tile projects I'd spend a little more on a sliding rail, but if that's it, it'll be fine with a new blade.
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:00 am to iwyLSUiwy
Thanks, I've got a manual one that scores and pops it I use for floor tile and a grinder to do special cuts for that. That works well.
But figured I needed a wet saw for thr mosaic small tiles, so didn't want to spend a ton.
Probably get a used one on market place.
But figured I needed a wet saw for thr mosaic small tiles, so didn't want to spend a ton.
Probably get a used one on market place.
This post was edited on 9/8/23 at 9:01 am
Posted on 9/13/23 at 6:58 pm to NATidefan
Picked up a used Felker TM-75 with a float and two trowels in great shape for 65. 

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