Ceramic Tile CutterToday what sort of ceramic tile cutter you use will depend on the grade of tiles you intend to cut. When it comes to the mass produced types of ceramic tiles you will find because they are medium to soft grade a hand held cutter is perfectly adequate. However, if have purchased more expensive harder grade ceramic tiles then the only way that they can really be cut properly is through using a power operated cutter. So what sorts of cutters can use use to cut ceramic tiles to size? Below we take a look at the types of ceramic tile cutters available and which can be purchased through your local DIY or hardware store or online. Tiling Snippers or Nippers These look similar in shape to a small pair of pincers but not as wide so alloing you to fit them into small holes. This type of ceramic tile cutter is the one you will use to break off small parts of the tile which have been previously scored to allow you to create holes in them or to take away part of the edge to fit around an object that cannot be moved. Twin or Single Beam Cutter Boards These allow you to quickly and easily not only score but break the tiles. Each one of these will be fitted with an adjustable fence for any kind of angled or square cut that you need to make on a ceramic tile and can be kept in position to ensure that each cut you make on numerous tiles is the exact same size. They also have handles that can be adjusted so this means a wide variety of different tile thicknesses can be placed and cut on them. Also they have the capability of allowing you to cut various different size tiles as well. Tile Saw Just as with the single or twin beam ceramic tile cutter mentioned above these are designed to allow you to fit in different size and thicknesses of tiles. Again like the cutter board above they have an adjustable fence so the task of cutting a square or angled cut in the tile is easy to accomplish. Plus again the fence can be fixed in a particular position so of course this means that should you need to cut several tiles to the exact same size this can be carried out quickly and easily. |