Carbide Grit Blades For Cutting

[jaydebruyne]

Just a quick question if I may..

Is it possible to cut tiles with a jigsaw using a carbide grit blade or should I just not go there? Do I need to wet cut the tile or can it be dry cut?

If not, is a carbide grit hacksaw ok?

Cheers
Jay

 

[CJ]

Only on soft ceramic.......they don't last long though.

http://www.NoLinksToThis/p/grit-edged-jigsaw-blade-gj4-76mm/10504?_requestid=218045#

 

[jaydebruyne]

Only on soft ceramic.......they don't last long though.

http://www.NoLinksToThis/p/grit-edged-jigsaw-blade-gj4-76mm/10504?_requestid=218045#

Hmmmm. Roughly how many tiles can you cut from one blade do you think? And they don't chip the glaze at all?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Doubt if you'd get more than a 6inch tile out of each blade!
It is also hard work!
As for chipping - yes.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Wow, that IS short lived!
So what is the best tool to use for cutting non circular shapes out of tiles, both from the edge and from somewhere inside the tile?

 

[CJ]

Clever use of a grinder and a good blade.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Clever use of a grinder and a good blade.

So maybe a 4.5" angle grinder and a decent diamond blade and plenty of practice? So they can cut from the edge and they don't chip the glaze?

 

[CJ]

So maybe a 4.5" angle grinder and a decent diamond blade and plenty of practice? So they can cut from the edge and they don't chip the glaze?

It does depend on the disk, and the tile......cheap Ceramic can be a pain for the chipping. Like other blades for different tools......the cheap blade will do the job, but not as good.

 

[jaydebruyne]

It does depend on the disk, and the tile......cheap Ceramic can be a pain for the chipping. Like other blades for different tools......the cheap blade will do the job, but not as good.

Yeah I'm practicing with a cheap tile, at least I think it's cheap.. Maybe it's not.. But it chips easy, even when scoring it lightly with the Rubi cutter.. Just gonna keep practicing

 

[cam_low]

a good pad will smooth up the edges !

 

[jaydebruyne]

So I decided to buy a couple of cheap jigsaw carbide blades. Agreed, they won't/don't last long, but for small jobs I reckon they'll be ok. Just practiced a few cuts and was quite pleased with the blades.

This is my most recent cut out using the carbide jigsaw blades and the Ruby to score along the longer edge and snapping it off.

Sadly, and I don't mind admitting this, this took my tile-jigsawing-virginity and I'm quite pleased with the result. Still a lot of practice needed but pleased all the same :hurray: