Cutting Quartz With Wet Saw

Using a wet saw with a diamond blade will help to keep airborne dust controlled but the amount of water produced by the saw does cause the work area to get messy.

Cutting quartz with wet saw.

Turn on the saw and give it 15 to 20 seconds to get up to speed. Step 1 make cuts in granite tile with a wet tile saw. Lift the blade guard and use the lever next to your saw s handle to adjust the blade so that it sticks out roughly 1 2 inches 2 5 5 1 cm past the bottom of your slab. Unlike a circular saw which is handheld a wet tile saw is stationary and the tile rests on a sliding table.

Before wet cutting make sure the saw s reservoir is full. Adjust the blade in your circular saw to cut through the quartz. Turn on the saw and make. When cutting quartz it s a good idea to be in an open area preferably outside because even with a wet saw you ll produce a tremendous amount of stone dust.

Use this hand to guide the quartz against the saw blade. Comes with free blade the achilli ats 130 wet tile saw is an outstanding job site saw for cutting granite marble stone porcelain ceramic terracotta concrete glass and any other sheet goods. It shows how to cut using both dry and wet techniques. Holding the tile glazed side up with both hands feed.

Push the quartz firmly against the blade until the cut is finished. All granite edges chip out when you use a saw to cut the edges circular saws more so than tile wet saws or rail saws because the blade of a circular saw vibrates more. Make the rest of the cuts that you need. Align the tile on the table setting the protective fence to keep your hands as far as possible from the blade during.

Place the silestone on the wet saw tray with the curve moving away from the blade. Change out the blade on the wet saw for a blade designed for cutting quartz or granite tiles. Place your hand on the top of the far outside of the quartz well away from the blade of the saw. Diy how to cut quartz granite or marble countertops with a circular saw.

No special tools are needed.