How do I cut an edge counter tile without renting a wet saw


Buttmonkey , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 12:28:52 PM

l have 1 edge counter tile on my kitchen island that has cracked. l do not 
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know if this tile is porcelain or ceramic, but l did find the exact 
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replacement at Home Depot. But now l have to cut it down from 6'' wide, to 
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3 7/8'' wide. Now this is the edge tile that is ''L'' shaped, and l was 
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told that l could not use a basic tile cutter, and that l needed to rent a 
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wet saw at about $40 for the min. 4 hrs. To me, that is a bit too much just 
to cut 1 tile! Is there another store that would just cut my tile, or is 
there a way l can cut it myself? I've already tried scoring it with a 
glass cutter but with no success. Any ideas anyone? Thanks.
 
 
 
 
 

Abey-Bear , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 03:15:48 AM

Call your local Lowes or Depot and see if they offer cutting  
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services. Some stores do and they only charge a small fee. A co worker  
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once told me it was something like $1 a cut  
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Honey Dip Lamb Chop , Friday, 13th of August 2010 10:14:36 PM

hack saw  
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cheeto puff , Saturday, 14th of August 2010 07:33:38 AM

If you have a grinder just use a masonry blade, slowly run the  
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blade over the cut line over and over like you were scoring it, it is not  
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like you have a lot to do, you might want to try it on the broken one  
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