️🔥 How to Easily & Safely Cut Mosaic / Small Tiles➔ Either 12"x12" Sheets or Individually (DIY Tip)

[@choimdachoim9491]

I see negative comments here. But it was quick, easy, using tools you have and the rough edges are hidden so I approve. I've used Dremel Diamond blades extensively for small glass tile with great success. It's impossible to easily or safely cut small individual pieces on my wet-saws. I like the portability of the small cheap wet-saws. I have one with a tilting top and one where half of the top tilts. I've used a couple of the large expensive sliding saws but for small jobs they're not necessary. Think back a few hundred years ago before electricity...you do what you need to do with what you have to do it with.

[@diybandit]

So true! Appreciate the comment.

[@karlabrare8827]

This is me in the renovation of my kitchen 😂😂😂 . I loved this video ❤

[@edythesmith5894]

I'm curious, would it help to put something along where you're cutting? Like tape, or a line of glue?

[@diybandit]

Possibly some duct tape to reduce chipping - I could see that helping a little

[@stobbinsboy]

hey just a thought. could you score the finished side with a glass cutter to get a better edge?

[@steveandsarahrutledge9105]

How is it that your grinder wheel is not producing any sparks that I see? I have always produced tons of sparks when I have cut tile, but, then again, I have never cut this small stuff. Would love to year your answer on that.

[@darrenrogers5735]

Thanks man. Love it!

[@diybandit]

Glad you like it!

[@OptimusChrist274]

Omg I just can't anymore, also I heard you can use a reciprocating saw to cut tile, but it has to be the best so def go with black and decker

[@stobbinsboy]

Hell, I was thinking about using my worm drive circular saw. Flip the saw upside down and tape down the trigger....let her rip!

[@lorilongstaff9901]

Awesome! i just bough a grinder with a diamond blade. And i was thinking of adding tape on the tile to reduce the changes of chipping. The I also own a Dremel, so thank you for confirming on the diamond blade for the dremel. I will definitely get a wheel. Thank you so much.

[@diybandit]

Glad this helped. Good luck!

[@larryleisuresuit9584]

This is Hilarious, Thanks.

[@mrjohn9933]

Awesome video thanks for sharing your tile secrets!

[@diybandit]

Any time!

[@dougguinn7699]

Why not use a wet saw?

[@roberthunter6500]

Those angle grind cuts look terrible. Like you said the wet saw cuts are difficult, i had trouble keeping straight line, but much leas chipping than that.

[@diybandit]

Appreciate your feedback. I agree that angle grinder cuts can sometimes lead to rough edges. Wet saws do require some practice to maintain a straight line, but they definitely minimize chipping. Have you found any tips or tricks that work well for you when using a wet saw? Always looking to improve my techniques.

[@roberthunter6500]

No I couldn’t get it too straight l, so I bought subway tile. Masking tape on top was working well for not chipping on the wetsaw and a quality diamond blade. But pushing it straight through with a 12x12 sheet felt impossible

[@paulwong8046]

Ya can also use the dremel to sand and polish... its great when you have 2 dremel going.

[@landynillar]

Thankkkkk uouuu

[@aaroncross7760]

That grinder wheel is for cutting stone block. The little notches make it more aggressive so it will cut through material faster but less clean. The wheels for cutting tile are smooth all the way around and give you a much better cut. They're also more expensive but they last forever.

[@diybandit]

Thanks for the tip!

[@franken2stone]

The grinder guard has been removed. That is unsafe and the manufacturer doesn’t recommend it. Keep the guard on.

[@diybandit]

Agreed. Keep it on if possible.

[@itsmissmia]

I was thinking the same thing. Very dangerous.

[@michaelhancock9636]

A diamond blade isn't going to cut you opened. It's not that big a deal.

[@pasqualeparente9776]

There are clients that accept crap and then there are clients no contractor wants to work with, lol.

[@rabalajoie]

It is not safe to remove the guard. 😛

[@OptimusChrist274]

I mean are you using the mortar as the grout. So basically you completely submerge the tile into the mortar and slab it on the wall?

[@diybandit]

No, I used thin-set (probably too much - it was my first mosaic tile job) to adhere the mosaic tiles to Redgard, then cleaned the thin-set out between tile before it completely dried. I then applied grout as I did my other large tiles.

[@pasqualeparente9776]

With all due respect, the degree of accuracy of the work is in the eyes of the beholder. I have seen crap work that the homeowner thought was the best, and by the same token I have seen better work and the client still expected better. Perhaps the homeowner in the second example had a better tool or more time ( because he is more of perfectionist and not concerned with profit) and obviously egocentric in a way that shows his eye for details. All I know is that when I see an obvious flaw, my eye always goes there. The day I discover it or years after.

[@diybandit]

Appreciate the comment!

[@tracybrayton6800]

I heard cutting them from the back keeps them from chipping so bad...?..

[@AllBayEveryDay]

Oof that’s hard to watch

[@SynergyAVE]

that is the WRONG Diamond Blade!!!

[@diybandit]

What do you mean?

[@jasonkaminski6230]

Thanks for the tips! not sure what all the fuss is about. most DIY-ers like me aren’t buying a $500 a wet saw for one shower.

[@diybandit]

Couldn’t agree more. Appreciate your comment!

[@tararasque932]

Home Depot sells a more than decent wet saw for $80.

[@SynergyAVE]

You don't need a wet saw. A regular score and snap saw works great.

[@diesel4054]

For goodness sake! Just go buy a decent wet saw and forget about all this foolishness. For reference, that cheap tile saw you have in the video is NOT a decent wet saw. That's the absolute cheapest one you can buy and this is definitely a "you get what you pay for" situation. Even the lowest priced Rigid one from home depot is better than that piece of sheet metal garbage. I am, in fact, using that very model (HD/Rigid, not that sheet metal garbage) to do a marble backsplash as we speak. To prevent tile "chip out" on the finished surface, cut the tile upside down (on a wet saw, a grinder is ALWAYS going to mess up the tile in some way). That way the table top supports the cut and the blade is much less likely to "chip" the tile as it cuts. IF you still get chipping on the cut edge with the tile face down, you need to slow down and let the diamond blade do the cutting (really, it's not cutting, it's abrading) instead of you pushing the work into it. Honestly, there's virtually nothing in this video worth following if you want to do a nice job. From the excessive amount of thin-set to the un-explainable methods of cutting tile, it's just wrong, wrong, WRONG!

[@diybandit]

All opinions welcome on my channel. Thanks for your thoughtful comment!

[@BethMichie]

Thank you for your advice. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to cut the tiles like he was showing in his video. Maybe you should post a How -to video. 🙂

[@lifeisanrpg6409]

Flip them over! Thanks 🎉

[@patriciaa544]

Agreed, it was hard to watch…! Very messy and not helpful at all, not straight lines and… “few shipped but that’s ok”????? Errrrr no thank you!

[@diybandit]

Great comment. Thanks!

[@seanwest4677]

Were you a butcher before you tried this.

[@diybandit]

Haha

[@aivaraskrochalev3408]

OMG what a cowboy job is that 🤦

[@diybandit]

Yee-hah!!

[@chrism6575]

Dangerous. Much better cleaner way.

[@EdwardHeavrin]

awful

[@diybandit]

Care to elaborate?