Cutting Porcelian Tile without chips

01-31-2008, 08:35 PM	#1
BruceStone Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Cutting Porcelian Tile without chips I am tiling a bathroom and when I cut porcelian tile with my MK_100 tile saw and a 10" Hot Dog diamond blade the tile chips along the cut line. What is the best diamond blade to use to achieve a smooth cut.

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01-31-2008, 10:38 PM	#2
Tscarborough Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,032	Cutting Porcelian Tile without chips Cutting too fast? Cutting from the bottom of the tile?

02-01-2008, 04:19 AM	#3
ponch37300 Member   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Posts: 923	Cutting Porcelian Tile without chips How old is the blade you are using? If it has been used before i heard that cutting into a cinder block will actually sharpen the blade. The block wears the metal away but not the diamonds so it will sharpen it.

02-01-2008, 05:33 PM	#4
Ron6519 Member   Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 9,519	Cutting Porcelian Tile without chips Quote: Originally Posted by BruceStone I am tiling a bathroom and when I cut porcelian tile with my MK_100 tile saw and a 10" Hot Dog diamond blade the tile chips along the cut line. What is the best diamond blade to use to achieve a smooth cut. There's a possibility that the blade isn't getting enough water. Every once in a while I have to remove the blade guard and cleanout the holes the water comes out of. Ron