Can a manual tile cutter cut granite, marble, etc?

08-14-2006, 04:03 AM	#1
Krichton Member   Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 73	Can a manual tile cutter cut granite, marble, etc? Or do I need a wet saw? tia

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08-14-2006, 03:33 PM	#2
redline Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,083	Can a manual tile cutter cut granite, marble, etc? Quote: Originally Posted by Krichton Or do I need a wet saw? tia How thick is the material?

08-14-2006, 09:11 PM	#3
R&D Tile Member   Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 334	Can a manual tile cutter cut granite, marble, etc? You need a wet saw or angle grinder with a diamond blade, manual cutters don't cut stone, just glazed ceramic.

08-18-2006, 12:16 AM	#4
Floorwizard Member     Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Alaska! Posts: 1,522	Can a manual tile cutter cut granite, marble, etc? Absolutely your right.

09-04-2006, 02:21 PM	#5
ron schenker Home Improvement Guy     Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 351	Can a manual tile cutter cut granite, marble, etc? Quote: Originally Posted by R&D Tile You need a wet saw or angle grinder with a diamond blade, manual cutters don't cut stone, just glazed ceramic. I agree, just finished a granite floor job and used both. The angle grinder worked perfectly for round toilet flang hole and heat register cutouts. One word of advice...don't use cheap blades, buy the best you can afford!