How Do You Make A Three-Sided Cut With A Tile Saw?
When laying out your tile job, you may find it necessary to make a three-sided cut, or notch, into a tile to fit around a door jamb or a stem wall. With a bit of patience, you can make this cut with a wet tile saw. Mark the three sides of your cut on the top surface of the tile with a grease pencil. Place the tile on the tray and cut in from the edge, following your mark and stopping when you come to the inside line. Pull the tile back, shift it over the thickness of the blade and cut again. Shave the unwanted area away one blade width at a time, being careful to stop at the inside line. Finish the last cut, following along your pencil mark. Inspect the three lines of your cut. The cuts in from the edge will be clean, but the inside line will be a bit ragged. Straighten this up by running the tile freehand along the saw blade, moving side to side. Let the saw do the work; just guide the tile along the blade. Notice the bevel left by the circular blade. If you cover the bevel with trim,
