How to cut ceramic tiles without chips

Before laying, ceramic tiles are sometimes required to be divided into fragments that differ in shape and size. To do this, you can use various construction tools - in particular a grinder. However, the easiest way is to use a tool such as a tile cutter.

Manual or automatic tile cutter is an easy-to-use tool, because even a beginner can figure out its device. The design consists of:

• Basics;
• Racks;
• Guides in the form of tubes;
• Axis of swing;
• Cutter;
• Breaking node;
• Substrates and other elements.

How to cut tiles with a tile cutter

Ceramic tile cutting is carried out by fixing it on the device and further conducting simple manipulations. After the material is fixed, you should draw a straight line with a special wheel on the tool and lower the lever. After the lever is lowered, the tile breaks strictly along the cut line drawn before this.

Before using the tool, it must be prepared. To do this, a small amount of oil is applied to the surface of the guide frame and wheel. Due to this, the drawn line on the surface of the tile will be visible to the naked eye, which will allow to accurately prepare the line for the future cut.

It is strongly recommended that you check how well the wheel is locked. If it loosens from side to side, the line designated for cutting may be uneven. Therefore, in order to cut tiles without chips and evenly, using a tile cutter, it is important to make sure that it is assembled correctly.

The cutting wheel, like the other components of the tool, can wear out and fail over time. In this case, they can be purchased at any hardware store and carry out a replacement. To do this, you do not need to have special skills or experience, because the design of the tool is as simple as possible.

How to align the edges of ceramic tiles

With proper work with a tile cutter on a ceramic tile, chips, cracks and scratches do not occur. The most important thing is to correctly calculate the forces, carefully mark out and replace components of the tool in time.

Sometimes the cut edge may differ from the factory one. In this case, you can fix the problem by using sandpaper with medium grain or a stone for grinding tiles.