Manual tile cutter for glass tiles?

[bertles01]

Hi all,

I am planning on putting up some frosted glass tiles in my bathroom:
http://www.firedearth.com/tiles/range/aurora/aurora-asgard-brick-mosaic

Question is, would something like a Rubi TS be able to cut through these cleanly or would I have to use a wet cutter?

Cheers for any advice,
Bert

 

[Paul C.]

Hi all,

I am planning on putting up some frosted glass tiles in my bathroom:
http://www.firedearth.com/tiles/range/aurora/aurora-asgard-brick-mosaic

Question is, would something like a Rubi TS be able to cut through these cleanly or would I have to use a wet cutter?

Cheers for any advice,
Bert

Probably not the TS. Whilst a wet cutter or angle grinder may be the preferred option for most, unless you have a fine glass blade, they will splinter quite badly.

A manual cutter with a moveable breaker system would be far easier and quicker. The TS's fixed breaker will mean you have to take the tiles off the mesh to score and break them one at a time. It will work but will be a slow process.

If you were to use something like a Rubi Star cutter (very basic but will work on glass), TR, TX or Speed ranges, or a Sigma 2 or 3 series cutter, you can lay the sheet on the bed, score the whole sheet in one go, and move the breaker to snap the tiles one by one. You may find a sheet of rubber or thin linotex on the base will help keep the sheet in place when scoring.

Hope this helps

 

[bertles01]

Thanks a lot Paul, very helpful (and sorry for the delayed thanks!)