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We usually suggest drilling out the four corners first into a curved shape. The 16mm drill gives best eyeball contact. 8mm is smaller.

Then put tile over the diamond blade of the tile cutter to take out the edges. Something like this:

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1) Mark out tile

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2) Drill starter holes into the four corners (16mm diamond core - or 8mm diamond core bit)

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3) Drill all four holes out and wash off.

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4) Use a straight fixed blade cutter blade to cut between the holes.

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Or an angle grinder if the tile is soft.

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Having the holes pre-drilled gives two advantages:
1) You will not "over run" with the blade. And score the tile
2) You can visually look through the holes to line up the blade. You cant get it wrong.
 

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