Cutting Small Mosaic Tiles

Nipping glass tiles with wheeled mosaic nippers step 1.

Cutting small mosaic tiles.

Best way i know to not get chips off your mosaic when cutting and keeping them in tact. Cut the glass tile. Use mosaic nippers to cut small pieces from thin glass tiles. A wet tile saw works by slowly grinding not cutting away the tile while spraying water on the surface.

A tile cutter can safely cut tiles as small as 6 by 6 inches in a straight line. Cut glass tile with a wheeled mosaic glass cutter. A tile saw also cuts straight lines but is more versatile in the size of tiles you can cut and in that you can also. Make sure to allow for any spacers and expansion joints that will.

Nipping the glass tiles. If you plan to make. Mark your cut with a washable marker. How to cut glass mosaic tiles method 1 of 3.

Draw guidelines in marker on your glass tile. Quick tutorial video about cutting glass mosaic tiles. Then just saw as usual. Place the tile sheet face up on the saw bed aligning the cut line with the saw blade.

Pry tiles off the mesh where the marked line barely. The solution is to place a thin scrap of plywood under the sheet of mosaic tile as you cut it. Using a tile saw 1. Use a glass scoring tool to make straight lines.

These are available for sale at your local home depot or available for rent at your local store that has a tool rental center. The slot in the bed of most tile saws is so wide that small mosaic tiles will fall in making them difficult to cut. The absolute best way to cut any tile including mosaic is using a wet tile saw. Cutting glass tiles can create sharp edges jagged edges and edges that just don t look right.

Make sure the nearest edge of the. How to make basic cuts on mosaic tile mark the cut line on the front of the tile using a china marker or felt tip marker as appropriate. Measure the space where the tiles must fit. This is okay for vitreous or recycled glass.

The edges can be cleaned up with a ceramic and marble file or a dual grit rubbing stone. Wear protective gear including goggles. Turn on the saw and let it come up to. Using a wet.

Wear protective eyewear and don t nip tiles while other people are.