What is the history on tile saws?

What is special about the MK tile saw?

MK tile saws are unique as they are "diamond rated" tile saws. This rating is giving to them for being one of the strongest tile saws available. MK tile saws are available for purchase at Home Depot.

Can you give some safety tips for using tile saws?

There are safety tips for individuals that use tile saws. The most important safety tip when utilizing tile saws is to wear the proper safety equipment.

What are some different brands of tile saws available?

"The different brands of tile saws available are No Name and President's Choice as well as HP and Apple. John Deere might offer some, as well. Look up local listings."

Where can you find replacement water pumps for wet tile saws?

You would have to contact the maker of that saw.

The Tile Saw: The Power of Diamonds?

The traditional method for cutting tile is to nip away the tile with a tile cutter until the desired size and shape is attained. The process is slow and messy. With patience and skill, a talented artisan can make clean straight or curved cuts. The tile saw makes such cuts easier and quicker for the professional tiler and even makes such cuts accessible to the do-it-yourself individual. Tile saws are power tools that deserve all due respect from the operator, but they operate under the same principles as the familiar table or radial arm saws. The primary ingredients of a tile saw are a diamond studded blade, a water bath to keep the blade cool, and a surface to slide the tile along. The best tile saws loosely resemble table saws with large circular blades. Some saws come with integral stands and others require a solid surface to set up on. Because the blade is cooled with a water bath, these saws are best used outside or in an area where water sling is not detrimental. The water bath will appear milky as it contains the ceramic or porcelain fines leftover from the removal of the tile material. Ideally, the saw will have a movable guide surface that helps feed the tile to the spinning blade steadily and smoothly. Many styles have built-in jigs to help with angled cuts. Some versions are very basic and have no sliding guide: the tile is simply slid along the table surface against a fence. The latter style is fine for the 4.25 X 4.25 standard field tile that is on many bathroom walls. When working with larger tile, the movable guide surface is desirable to maintain even pressure for a straight cut. A few tile saw styles allow the saw to be drawn across the tile to effect the cut. These saws can greatly simplify the process of making difficult cuts such as cutting the tile on the diagonal. Other saws are merely diamond surfaced blades for reciprocal or jig saws. These have limited applications and should be considered special use tools. The tile saw brings straight, clean cuts within everyone’s reach.

Do you really need a tile saw to lay tile?

In order to get the non-existent tile saw one must visit every single hardware store ever created to date in the United States and attempt to find one of these tile saws.

History of the rip saw?

were did rip saws start?

Diamond Powered - The Tile Saw?

Time was when the tile for a wall or a floor had to be nipped into shape by hand. Nipping is time consuming and messy. All nipped cuts are somewhat less than perfectly curved or straight. Nipping is still often used for curved cuts after the bulk of material has been removed by a modern tile saw. The wet tile saw is a power tool that is the professional’s choice for quick, clean, and near perfect cuts. Cutting any type of tile requires an abrasive. Steel teeth are not up to task of cutting ceramic or stone tile. And because these materials are hard, the cutting device gets very hot. Tile saws use diamonds embedded in a spinning wheel to make near perfect cuts. To keep heat from building up, tile saws use a water bath that cools the blade while it spins. To operate a tile saw, both electric and water supplies are needed. Consequently, tile saws are often set up outside where water sling is not a problem, or they are carefully isolated from any indoor surfaces that may be damaged by water. Pre-manufactured, protective enclosures, known as saw shacks, are available for indoor use. Most saws use a stationary spinning blade and allow the tile to be slid along a fence and by the blade for accurate cutting. On basic saws, the tile slides along the table surface. Other models allow the tile to be clamped to a moveable table which then easily slides the tile past the blade. Either of these styles allows for a miter guide to position the tile at an angle to the blade for off-angle cuts. Miter guides are also useful for making multiple straight cuts to produce the the radius of a curved cut. When purchasing or renting a tile saw, the best choice is the one with the easiest way to move the tile past the blade. For 4.25 inch tile bathroom tile, most any saw is capable. When cutting larger tiles, the conveyance method can greatly affect the accuracy and cleanliness of the cut. The easier It is to move the tile by the blade, the smoother the cut.

The blade I bought for cutting ceramic tile that is not working so well is the tile supposed to be wet?

I install ceramic tile professionally in the Opelika, AL area. I have several saws some dry some wet. It depends on what kind of saw you have. Breakers have a tungsten blade that scribes the tile and then breaks it. Wet Saws usually have large blades 10-14" in diameter that need to be wet when cutting. Grinders have small 4-6" blades that cut dry. Hand saws look similar to a skil saw and usually cut dry also. I would recommend sharpening the blade by cutting a cinder block or brick with it. Just dip the blade into the brick or block about 1/2" to 1" about 2 times and it should dramatically improve the cutting ability of the blade. If you are cutting a hard, dense tile and the blade is "dulling", cut through a softer tile to "sharpen" the blade again.

What are the different types of power saws available in the market?

The different types of power saws available in the market include circular saws, jigsaws, reciprocating saws, miter saws, table saws, band saws, and scroll saws.

What are the different kinds of saws?

There are several different kinds of saws that give you different cuts as well as are designed to handle certain materials. Different kinds of saws include table saws, power hand saws, band saws, miter saws, metal cutoff saws, and circular saws.

What type of wet saw is needed to cut ceramic tile?

There are many types of wet saws. For tiling, the wet saw will need to have a diamond blade for best results. Wet saws tend to cost several hundred dollars new, many people rent these machines for smaller jobs.