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Glass tiles -- How to cut & smooth the edges
Hi All,
We're using glass tiles as part of our bathroom. (e.g. see http://www.walkerzanger.com/wzproduc...spa.asp?page=5) The tiles have nice, smooth rounded edges. But in places where a whole tile won't fit, I need to cut the tile. I have a special glass-cutting blade for our tile saw, but this still leaves a sharp, rough edge. What's the best way to smooth the cut edge? I'm considering either sanding it, or heating it. Thanks for any advice! Lee |
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"Lee R Willis" wrote in message news:S7x9d.145088$wV.93338@attbi_s54... Hi All, We're using glass tiles as part of our bathroom. (e.g. see http://www.walkerzanger.com/wzproduc...spa.asp?page=5) The tiles have nice, smooth rounded edges. But in places where a whole tile won't fit, I need to cut the tile. I have a special glass-cutting blade for our tile saw, but this still leaves a sharp, rough edge. What's the best way to smooth the cut edge? I'm considering either sanding it, or heating it. Thanks for any advice! Lee What little experience I have with tiling has taught me to lay out the project so that cut edges fall in corners or are covered by outlet covers, etc. Grout covers a multitude of mistakes..... |
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"Lee R Willis" wrote in message news:S7x9d.145088$wV.93338@attbi_s54... Hi All, We're using glass tiles as part of our bathroom. (e.g. see http://www.walkerzanger.com/wzproduc...spa.asp?page=5) The tiles have nice, smooth rounded edges. But in places where a whole tile won't fit, I need to cut the tile. I have a special glass-cutting blade for our tile saw, but this still leaves a sharp, rough edge. What's the best way to smooth the cut edge? I'm considering either sanding it, or heating it. Thanks for any advice! Lee you can't get back to a smooth and rounded edge without putting them in a kiln. you can minimize chipping on cut edges by using a good blade that's designed for cutting glass (a lot of tile blades aren't). putting a section of newspaper under the tile when you're cutting it on a tile saw will minimize chipping on the bottom edge. go slowly, and the top surface chipping can be minimized somewhat. you can polish the edges using a wet belt sander. a window glass shop may have one and do this for you, or try to find a glass kiln worker in your area who may have one. |
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Most of our cut edges will be hidden this way.
But there are 4 cuts that I can't hide. "Moonraker" wrote in message ... "Lee R Willis" wrote in message news:S7x9d.145088$wV.93338@attbi_s54... Hi All, We're using glass tiles as part of our bathroom. (e.g. see http://www.walkerzanger.com/wzproduc...spa.asp?page=5) The tiles have nice, smooth rounded edges. But in places where a whole tile won't fit, I need to cut the tile. I have a special glass-cutting blade for our tile saw, but this still leaves a sharp, rough edge. What's the best way to smooth the cut edge? I'm considering either sanding it, or heating it. Thanks for any advice! Lee What little experience I have with tiling has taught me to lay out the project so that cut edges fall in corners or are covered by outlet covers, etc. Grout covers a multitude of mistakes..... |
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"Lee R Willis" wrote in message news:S7x9d.145088$wV.93338@attbi_s54... Hi All, We're using glass tiles as part of our bathroom. (e.g. see http://www.walkerzanger.com/wzproduc...spa.asp?page=5) The tiles have nice, smooth rounded edges. But in places where a whole tile won't fit, I need to cut the tile. I have a special glass-cutting blade for our tile saw, but this still leaves a sharp, rough edge. What's the best way to smooth the cut edge? I'm considering either sanding it, or heating it. Thanks for any advice! Lee I have a huge wet belt sander that would do the trick. Maybe you have a local glass shop that can do it for you? -- JK Sinrod Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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The wet sander will do much more. But if all you want to do is make it so the
cut edge is not sharp, you can do it by hand with a carborundum stone. John Bassett |
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