Free Junk Tile Cutter

Free Junk Tile Cutter

One of the stopping factors for doing tile work on your own is the lack of a tile cutter. This is a fairly expensive tool, the purchase of which for one-time cladding is impractical. You can get out of this situation by making a simple and cheap analogue.

Materials:


  • ballpoint pen body;
  • spent spark plug;
  • knitting wire;
  • hot glue stick.

Assembling the tile cutter


A fragment of a ceramic spark plug insulator will be used as a cutting element for the tile cutter. It is designed for high temperatures, so it undergoes strong hardening, which makes it harder than the tiles. To get fragments, you just need to break the insulator with a hammer.
Free Junk Tile Cutter

Free Junk Tile Cutter

Next, remove the tip and cap from the body of the ballpoint pen. All he needs is a pipe. A fragment is glued into its ends with hot glue. They need to be positioned so that they are turned with the tip.
Free Junk Tile Cutter

Free Junk Tile Cutter

If the fragment does not fit inside the tube, then it should be cut lengthwise.
Free Junk Tile Cutter

The protruding ceramic part must be additionally secured, first with hot glue and then with wire.
Free Junk Tile Cutter

Free Junk Tile Cutter

The fragments are placed on both sides of the tube. When one is erased, you can continue cutting with the other.

How to use a tile cutter


Free Junk Tile Cutter

A metal ruler, rule or other flat steel object is applied to the tile cutting line. You can even get by with a hacksaw blade. The ruler is fixed with your left hand, and with your right hand you need to run the tip of the tile cutter along its longitudinal edge. You should move from the farthest point towards yourself, while pressing firmly on the instrument. The tile cutter will leave a shallow, continuous scratch.
Free Junk Tile Cutter

Next, the tile is broken along the scratch line. To do this, you need to hit it with a hammer wrapped in a rag placed underneath. You need to hit with force, holding the tile with your hands on both sides of the cut. The impact will cause it to split along the drawn line. The blow should be directed towards the middle of the scratch, but from the back side of the tile.
Free Junk Tile Cutter

The tool works perfectly on regular tiles, but is powerless for cutting porcelain tiles. Even many factory-made tile cutters, not to mention handicraft tools, cannot cope with the latter. It will also not work well on relief decor, since often the tile ends up being burnt to fix the glaze on it. It does not break due to a scratch, but is only cut with a grinder with a diamond blade.
Free Junk Tile Cutter

When cutting wall tiles, just swipe the tip once. Floor tiles are thicker, so it is better to circle the scratch 2-3 times before breaking.
In terms of quality, cutting tiles with a handicraft tool is in no way inferior to cutting with the roller of a real factory tile cutter. As you work, the fragments will wear off, so they will need to be replaced.

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Comments (5)
  1. Sergey K
    #1 Sergey K Visitors 30 November 2019 02:08
    3
    How poor do you have to be to use such rubbish? In stores, for the price of a loaf of bread, there are carbide scribers or, in extreme cases, tapped drills... You can also try a roller glass cutter, the price is 5-10 UAH.
    1. Well
      #2 Well Guests 30 November 2019 08:26
      2
      Sergey K, this is just in case! Buy a tile cutter for 150 rubles because of two caps? We don't have anything cheaper! Maybe you have abundance in heaven, but we have a shortage...
      1. Sergey K
        #3 Sergey K Visitors December 1, 2019 20:33
        3
        I can’t believe in life that the person who decided to lay tiles doesn’t have at least some kind of tool at home! From the word in general, to have to fence such a garden...
        Those. The man doesn’t even sharpen his knives himself, but he still has old candles...
        One or two cuts can be made with anything, for example, you can mark a tile, or even with a common nail, draw a line with the same nail and break off the tile. Besides, from my own experience I can say that you still need to learn how to cut like this! You have to ruin more than one tile in order to achieve even breaking off of the tile along the cut line. What I mean is that people who try to repeat this method may be deeply disappointed in their abilities.Whereas a simple diamond blade for an angle grinder costs only 2-3 dollars, with consistently good results, even with no experience.
        1. Well
          #4 Well Guests December 2, 2019 08:39
          0
          They pitch an idea to people, but these people are just being clever... don’t believe it, some have it, and some don’t. Anything can happen in life. Let's see how you can scratch the tiles with a nail... and everyone has an angle grinder at home... of course...
          1. Sergey K
            #5 Sergey K Visitors December 7, 2019 21:29
            2
            It scratches easily, albeit hemorrhoidally - first of all, the glaze is chipped off with the tip of a nail, and then there are no problems, ordinary tiles scratch quite normally. But it’s still better to use carbide tools