split face tiles mitreing?

[Greg B]

Hi all,

A customer is asking me to mitre split face tiles on a window wall , into the reveal to meet with a porcelain tile. I don't fancy my chances due to the differing depth of the split face (slate) tiles but just wanted to throw it out there in case anyone has any advice ? Cheers

 

[Flintstone]

Do you mean he wants you to mitre the mosaic and the porcelain to meet ?

 

[Greg B]

yes that's correct

 

[Flintstone]

I don't think that is possible unfortunately!

 

[Greg B]

I was hoping to be told that , I think the split face would break under too much pressure. thanks for taking time to help me

 

[Flintstone]

You can mitre the split face but not to meet a different tile, only to meet its self.

 

[Greg B]

Ok, that's an option, would you use a wet cutter on a 45 tilt or a grinder of some sort ?

 

[Flintstone]

Whichever your used to using really.

 

[dynamictiling]

If it is the type of split face tiles I have used not a chance in hell. The tiles are completely type thicknesses and sizes. Trying to get two tiles even remotely similar, let alone cut to a 45, it has got fail wrote all over it.

 

[Flintstone]

Dynamic, you need to cut through the middle or a select area of a sheet and then mitre each half so they meet

 

[dynamictiling]

I would really like to see a picture of this done. Even cutting a simple bevel metro tile on a 45 is pretty much impossible, and that only has a 'bump' in the middle of it.