How Do You Cut Dinner Plates With A Tile Saw?
Tile saws are also referred to as “wet tile saws” because water is used to cool the blade during cutting. This prevents the blade from overheating which could cause the ceramic to crack during the cutting. The process of wet cutting reduces the amount of dust created during cutting. These saws can be used to cut other materials, such as marble, granite or even dinner plates. Equip the saw with a diamond blade. These blades will easily cut through a ceramic dinner plate. Pour water into the trough of the wet saw. Refer to the instructions for your particular brand of tile saw to determine how much water you need. Mark the dinner plate where you would like to cut it with a grease pencil. This mark will be easy to remove later, but it will not wash off easily as chalk would. Place the dinner plate onto the wet saw directly in front of the blade. Line the blade mark on the plate up with the blade before you begin cutting. Turn on the saw so that the blade begins to spin. Push the dinner pl
