While ceramic tiles can be scored and snapped marble needs to be cut completely or else it will shatter.
Marble tile breaking while cutting.
Your tile won t chip or break where your two cuts meet.
Making a small cut on the back of the marble ensures the slab does not chip or break.
Slide the tile under the score and snap tile cutter.
May 11 2009 tile saw breaking porcelain tiles.
I ve tried tiles from different boxes.
Place your marble tile on the wet saw platform making sure the water sprayer is working and then slowly bring the blade down to cut the tile.
Tried cutting with the tile against the fence tried it off in the middle of the table.
How to cut tile with a cheap wet saw and stop breaking the ends and corners at the very end of whatever cut you are making.
Adjust the brackets to hold the tile in place while you cut.
If you don t do this the end of your tile may break off while you finish the slice.
Make all accurate measurements on your marble tiles using small strips of masking tape as your cut guide.
Marble tiles look great in a bathroom or kitchen but sometimes you may need a smaller piece of tile to fill in a gap.
Tile saw breaking porcelain tiles post 108302 johnt8 on sat tried having someone hold the one side of the tile while i hold the other.
Let s be honest don t worry about this for any cut that will get hidden.
Turn on the saw when you are ready to use it feed the marble slowly into the saw until you reach about 1 3 in 2 5 7 6 cm and then stop.