Tile Cutting Bit

Ceramic tile can be drilled with a carbide bit while glass and porcelain call for a diamond tipped bit.

Tile cutting bit.

It will drill any type of tile. These bits must also be kept cool with cutting oil and you must drill slowly to minimize heat buildup. If you do have to drill porcelain tile buy special drill bits that have diamond tips. Trace straight lines along a ruler.

Bosch natural stone tile 2 in high speed steel masonry drill bit for hammer drill. In this video you ll learn how to cut tile. Use a circular object or another shape to trace around if you want to make any irregular cuts. When in doubt buy the diamond bit.

The wheel is 1 1 2 diameter and mounts on a 1 8 shank mandrel which is the ez402. The 562 tile bit is to cut ceramic wall tile only. If using a rotary tool we offer the ez545 diamond wheel this can make straight cuts in up to 1 2 ceramic floor tile. Acrux7 diamond hole saw cutter kit 15pcs hollow drill bit set diam range 6 50mm 1 4 2inch electric holesaw blades cutting for porcelain tile ceramic glass 4 1 out of 5 stars 47 11 99 11 99 get it as soon as wed aug 19.

Hold the tile securely. Multi purpose tungsten carbide drill bit for drilling tile masonry wood metal and concrete model mp03 view the multi purpose carbide drill bits collection. If the tile you want to cut is not glossy you could use a pencil to draw the lines instead of a permanent marker. Standard drill bits don t work on tile but not to worry.

Use the cutting bit to drill a hole into the tile and then follow the cut marking until the cut is finished. Draw lines with a permanent marker where you want to cut the tile. 2pcs 1 2 shank straight brazed diamond profile wheel router bit for marble granite stone hells tile edge electric router profiling cutting 2pcs 1 2 shank 4 6 out of 5 stars 6 16 28 16. Bosch daredevil 3 16 in.

Diamonds are extremely hard and cut through the glass tile glaze fast. More specifically five common ways to cut tile using five different tools. While that sounds expensive a inch diamond tipped tip costs under 20 and a carbide bit of the same size can be had for less than 10.