Jig saw blade for cutting tiles?

[Agile]

Are there any thin diamond blades to go in a jigsaw which can usefully cut out switch holes in wall tiles?

If so where can they be bought and which ones to avoid?

Most jobs I have seen they have used an angle grinder with diamond blade but the usual 110 mm is a little big. Are there any smaller diameter diamond blades which fit a standard angle grinder?

Tony

 

[big-all]

these are great for tiles but wont cut wood very well
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Tungsten+Carbide+Grit+Jigsaw+Blades/p67688

 

[Agile]

I have seen them around but do they work very well?

This Screwfix user was less than impressed!

http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dt2102-qz-tile-jigsaw-blade/97497#rating_link_anchor

Have you used them yourself for tiles?

Are there no diamond ones?

 

[big-all]

i used them on stone flooring and cut out for a waste pipe for a toilet brilliant finish would expect a reasonable finish but only a guess

why not ask if they have a spare tile you can practice on

 

[tilerman]

Mark the hole you want to cut on the back of the tile. Cut hole from back of the tile with an angle grinder. Cut small bits at a time, turn tile over and check size of hole from front. This way you can cut small holes with a big blade. Or, mark your hole on the front, drill though the tile on the 4 corners, turn tile over, draw a pencil line joining 4 holes and using an angle grinder grind out to just past each drill hole. Job done.

 

[rjm2k]

Are there any thin diamond blades to go in a jigsaw which can usefully cut out switch holes in wall tiles?

If so where can they be bought and which ones to avoid?

Most jobs I have seen they have used an angle grinder with diamond blade but the usual 110 mm is a little big. Are there any smaller diameter diamond blades which fit a standard angle grinder?

Tony

I've used one of the jigsaw blades for a bit of DIY, worked great and I just bought it at B&Q as far as I can remember. Drill 4 corners out and join with the jigsaw, like a hot knife through butter. There was another thread on this not long ago and someone posted a video of a pro using a "toffee hammer" to knock through a tile in no time at all.

 

[tpt]

depends on the tile. for a ceramic wall tile they are great, but a decent floor tile or a porcelain, they are rubbish.

 

[dann09]

My brief experience of them was that they were rubbish for tile work - another tool on the job, a starter hole to bore, and as above, only good for thin or soft tile.

Perhaps i had a bad experience?

Between the modern bits, and a cordless angle grinder blade, most odd shapes can be cut out - anything straightforward can be opened up on the wet saw.

 

[Agile]

Well I have started my tiling in a small toilet to give me some practice before doing the rest of the 20 m sq walls!

The lightswitch luckily happened to be between tiles and I just cut lines 10 mm apart and snapped each finger off. That was easy!

Tony

 

[tictic]

Mark the hole you want to cut on the back of the tile. Cut hole from back of the tile with an angle grinder. Cut small bits at a time, turn tile over and check size of hole from front. This way you can cut small holes with a big blade. Or, mark your hole on the front, drill though the tile on the 4 corners, turn tile over, draw a pencil line joining 4 holes and using an angle grinder grind out to just past each drill hole. Job done.

Yep...the way to do it and you can do it this way also on a wet saw....

Or look at my video on you tube... ..tictic70 lol

Tony...big chez from uhm has a video off the one with a wet saw...

Next time get your set out ...correct...before any tile fixing...