Show us your mitres | mitred tiles

[p4ulo]

Wow, mitred Metros.
I didn't even think you could....
as D man says, what tools???
I'm guessing a wet-saw with a very fine cut blade??

 

[AliGage]

Wow, mitred Metros.
I didn't even think you could....
as D man says, what tools???
I'm guessing a wet-saw with a very fine cut blade??

All of them, with the exception of the white mini metros were done on my DeWalt DW2400 with the standard blade that came with it.

The mini whites were done on my Norton Clipper bridge with the "clipper classic" blade.

Both straight forward,basic ceramic blades.

The only key thing is not to pull through the cut at all. Bring the blade to it and just put your hand behind it literally to stop the rotation pushing the machine back. The blade does 100% of the work.

 

[D man]

Did this a year back with limestone and it was no probs but tried it with the porcelain and couldn't get a neat finish

 

[AliGage]

On the subject of mitres and metros.
How do you guys deal with internal corners?

 

[John Benton]

Haha these are the time consumers Ali......

I go fully into the corner and then scribe the adjacent tile into it. So I use the wet cutter on the bevel at the angle of the bevel (if you get me) and then scribe and snap along the face between the two cuts.

And don't you just love siliconing the internal corners

 

[AliGage]

Haha these are the time consumers Ali......

I go fully into the corner and then scribe the adjacent tile into it. So I use the wet cutter on the bevel at the angle of the bevel (if you get me) and then scribe and snap along the face between the two cuts.

And don't you just love siliconing the internal corners

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Yup. That's what I do. But after cutting the 45 I use the grinder to take out the raw bit.
The amount of metro tiling I've seen where it's straight cuts in the corner, and sometimes even grouted in leaving a string of diamond shape grout.

Definitely time consuming scribing them in but looks the dogs bits!

 

[henrywillicombe]

Mitered porcelain, nice little test

 

[Old Mod]

Nice job!

 

[henrywillicombe]

Cheers mate,

 

[AliGage]

Ditto!

You need a better camara though. :s