Cutting Quartz With Wet Saw

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.

Cutting quartz with wet saw.

It shows how to cut using both dry and wet techniques. Place the silestone on the wet saw tray with the curve moving away from the blade. Diy how to cut quartz granite or marble countertops with a circular saw. Holding the tile glazed side up with both hands feed.

Align the tile on the table setting the protective fence to keep your hands as far as possible from the blade during. Unlike a circular saw which is handheld a wet tile saw is stationary and the tile rests on a sliding table. Change out the blade on the wet saw for a blade designed for cutting quartz or granite tiles. Make the rest of the cuts that you need.

Achilli ats 130 stone and tile saw 51 cut. 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. Before wet cutting make sure the saw s reservoir is full. 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.

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. Turn on the saw and make. Use this hand to guide the quartz against the saw blade. Step 1 make cuts in granite tile with a wet tile saw.

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. Place your hand on the top of the far outside of the quartz well away from the blade of the saw. Mark the curve you need to cut on the silestone with a grease pencil.

No special tools are needed.