I saw a magazine article where the girl used an angle grinder with a diamond
blade. taped both sides of the cut and moved slow. I'm thinking about trying
that when I need to remove about 4" of tile in the kitchen. you figure you go
slow enough with anything and it'll turn out okay.
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From: Charlie Schlismann <racegt6@yahoo.com>
>
> --- Bill Gilroy <wmgilroy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I will have to cut back the ceramic floor tiles
> > about 2 inches. This
> > tile is set on a piece of gray cement board. Any
> > ideas what is the best way
> > to cut this tile without doing any damage to the
> > rest of the floor.
>
>
> Bill,
>
> I have recently done something similar and used a
> spiral saw with a masonry bit. Mebbe it was me, but I
> had a deuce of a time keeping a straight cut. The
> result was not neat, but as it was rough work, it was
> not an issue.
>
> I am looking at a similar job today, but neatness
> counts on this one. I'm looking into a dry diamond
> blade and right angle attachment for the rotary saw.
>
> FWIW, if the job is small enough, you can get a
> similar set-up for most Dremel tools.
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