How to Use a Tile Saw for Mosaic Projects
Part of the Video Series How to Make Tile Mosaics & Patterns
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How to Use a Tile Saw for Mosaic Projects
Hi, my name is Faith and I’m here at Flat Fork Studio, and I’m going to show you how to use a tile saw. Also, I’m going to make an attempt to cut this rooster in half because I’d like to have part of this for a mosaic project that I’m doing. So first of all, this is the tile saw you can get at Home Depot. They’re about $89, they’re very inexpensive and easy to use. They have a diamond grit blade on it. And as far as proper operation- this is called a wet tile saw, so there’s a pan of water. You want to go ahead and fill it up to at least the minimum level- the lines are here on the tray. So go ahead and fill that up with water, slide it in, and you’re ready to cut. You also want a pair of goggles for eye protection, so I’ll go ahead and put those on. And you have an on switch…this also has an adjustment so say if I want to cut an angle, I can loosen up this bolt here, and I can slide it, say if I want an angle cut. Go ahead and straighten that back up, tighten it down. And turn it on. Okay, looking at this piece…this piece looks a little bit cumbersome so I’m going to go ahead and try to cut some of this off real quick. You just slide it across, firm pressure, makes a nice smooth cut, kind of ground that down. Next I’m going to make an attempt to cut him in half as best as I can. Look at that…great. And you can continue cutting to get the half piece. And that’s how you use the tile saw.
Hi, my name is Faith and I’m here at Flat Fork Studio, and I’m going to show you how to use a tile saw. Also, I’m going to make an attempt to cut this rooster in half because I’d like to have part of this for a mosaic project that I’m doing. So first of all, this is the tile saw you can get at Home Depot. They’re about $89, they’re very inexpensive and easy to use. They have a diamond grit blade on it. And as far as proper operation- this is called a wet tile saw, so there’s a pan of water. You want to go ahead and fill it up to at least the minimum level- the lines are here on the tray. So go ahead and fill that up with water, slide it in, and you’re ready to cut. You also want a pair of goggles for eye protection, so I’ll go ahead and put those on. And you have an on switch…this also has an adjustment so say if I want to cut an angle, I can loosen up this bolt here, and I can slide it, say if I want an angle cut. Go ahead and straighten that back up, tighten it down. And turn it on. Okay, looking at this piece…this piece looks a little bit cumbersome so I’m going to go ahead and try to cut some of this off real quick. You just slide it across, firm pressure, makes a nice smooth cut, kind of ground that down. Next I’m going to make an attempt to cut him in half as best as I can. Look at that…great. And you can continue cutting to get the half piece. And that’s how you use the tile saw.
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