DIY Chip free wet saw

[TilingPeter]

You turn the tile 180° not flip it over.

I need to adjust the fence to do that and I'm worried that it'll be out and there may eve be a small step in the middle where the two meet. The cutter is mostly accurate, usually within 1mm, but there have been occasions where it wasn't so good.

 

[Andy Allen]

Do you have a dry cutter for the straight cuts or are you cutting everything with the wet cutter....?

 

[Dumbo]

Get rid of the fence . Get a score and snap cutter . Scribe tile first . Then cut waste side of scribe . As above cut tile to start then turn180 degrees to finish . Scrubbing first should keep chipping to minimum

 

[TilingPeter]

Do you have a dry cutter for the straight cuts or are you cutting everything with the wet cutter....?

My straight one is too small. I think my tiles are quite hard too. It scribes my old tiles reasonably well but the tiles I'm using need a lot of pressure to even scratch them. Some of the practice cuts I did had chips, although after another practice (on a 1" wide piece of tile) it has come out okay. Do large, high quality cutters have better scribing wheels?

Would a good quality scribe an snap cutting produce a good finish? Would they be able to make small cuts too eg. cutting 11mm?

 

[Old Mod]

If you want to go down the slide cutter route, which would be a better idea than using a wet saw, buy a Sigma 700mm cutter, then when you’ve finished, if you keep it in tip top condition you will easily recover 2/3 rd’s of your money upon resale.

 

[Old Mod]

Something like the 3c3m from @Pro Tiler Tools
And it will cut 11mm strips used correctly

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[Chris N]

Score the cut line with your dry cutter before wet cutting. Doesn't guarantee chip free cuts but helps massively. Afterwards, give the edges a quick flick with a diamond polishing block.

 

[LM]

I need to adjust the fence to do that and I'm worried that it'll be out and there may eve be a small step in the middle where the two meet. The cutter is mostly accurate, usually within 1mm, but there have been occasions where it wasn't so good.

So some how you’ve already attempted this to recognise this issue to be a problem? Mmmmmm

 

[TilingPeter]

I got a Rubi blade which cost almost double the other blades I tried. The finish is very similar to what I had with the other blades. It's hard to tell the difference. I've ruled out the blades. An angle grinder will be the next step.

My scribe and snap cutter sometimes causes similar chipping too but it may be partly because it's had a lot of use.

 

[Old Mod]

You may well be pushing too hard on both machines.