| There are many different ways to cut tiles using | | | | Nibblers |
| both hand held and power tools. If you are | | | | This is a small hand held tool which literally 'nibbles |
| considering using power tools or tools of any kind for | | | | away' at the tile and is used to take very small |
| home improvement jobs then you should always | | | | pieces away from tiles before you fit them by using |
| ensure safety first. Watch out for cable and | | | | a very simple toothing structure. Nibblers are |
| pipework and ensure you use a good quality cable | | | | sufficient for use on very small tiling jobs but do not |
| and pipe detector. If you are undertaking home | | | | create a perfect finish generally speaking. These are |
| improvement bear in mind that many accidents | | | | fine to use if the tiling that you are fixing is going to |
| happen as a result of undertaking property | | | | be out of view. Not very sophisticated in terms of |
| renovation work without due care and attention. | | | | aesthetics however. |
| When cutting or working with tiles make sure that | | | | Electric Tiling Tools |
| you use goggles as flying tile chips can cause | | | | There is a huge range of electric tilers tools on the |
| irreparable damage to your eyes. Also, keep your | | | | market. Generally speaking electric tilers tools use a |
| hands clear of tiling blades which can seriously injure. | | | | very fast blade so it important to remember safety |
| Using electric power tools to cut tiles can be quite | | | | first when using these. Wear goggles and gloves |
| daunting so if you are new to tiling jobs it might be | | | | when cutting tiles. The blade which cuts the tiles |
| worthwhile to practice for a while with hand held | | | | naturally gets very hot and this is cooled down by a |
| tools until you gain some confidence. | | | | container within the tile cutting equipment which holds |
| Basic Manual Ceramic Tile Cutter | | | | cold water which should never be allowed to empty |
| This looks rather like a paper cutting guillotine and | | | | completely for fear of overheating the electric tile |
| you literally run the blade down the tile. Its difficult to | | | | cutting tool. Electric power tools are becoming more |
| achieve curved cuts with this and you might need to | | | | sophisticated for cutting tiles and there is even |
| use a nibbler to cut pieces out of tiles. Great for | | | | equipment now which can be used to create fancy |
| newbie tilers who just want to cut straight lines. Not | | | | templates within wall tiling, such as pictures of horses |
| very good if you want to tile round toilet bases. | | | | in one colour tile on a white tile background. Tile |
| Hand Held Tiling Tools | | | | cutting and tiling jobs are becoming more |
| There are many hand held tile cutter tools on the | | | | sophisticated. |
| market which do not use power. These are a good | | | | Diamond Blade Tiling Tools |
| starting point for new tilers to set out on early tiling | | | | A superior tool used by serious tiling professionals. |
| jobs. However, good tilers tend to progress to | | | | This is the high performance equivalent of an electric |
| electric power tools for cutting tiles as they move | | | | cutting tool. Allows fast and accurate tile cuts but |
| through various levels of expertise. Hand held tiling | | | | only in the hands of the right tiler. This type of tiling |
| tools can make a tiling job naturally take much longer | | | | equipment is most certainly not for the first time |
| than power tools and this is part of the reason why | | | | amateur DIY tiler although some will progress to this |
| commercial tilers or tilers undertaking paid tiling work | | | | level of tiling with practice and time. |
| move very quickly onto the 'speed' electric tiling tools. | | | | |