KaMLuNg

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i am about to redo my bathroom and have already bought the tiles for the basement to be completed this summer... now in the past, on biger jobs, i would just rent a wet tile saw or use a grinder with a tile cutting blade on it, but seeing as how i will be spreading this project out, i was thinking of investing in my own wet tile saw...

does anyone have any recommendations? none of the tiles i will lay are bigger than 12" so i was thinking of a small saw under $100... maybe 7" blade???

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch-...saw-40315.html

hornyleprechaun

I bought mine from HD for $40-$50 and it's gone through 2 projects so far. I cut 12" tile (laundry room) & 1" tile (kitchen backsplash). So far so good, and I hope to use it for my master bath remodel.

I will have to buy a new blade if I end up doing my bathroom though.

KaMLuNg

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linky?

hornyleprechaun

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

Well maybe I paid closer to $80.. My only complaint is the thing flings water every where. I tried filling the reservoir with as little water as possible, but the damn thing would fling water at me.

EL19

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Every tile saw I've ever used flings water, I always make sure to cut tile outside. But unless you plan on cutting ALOT of tile, anything under $100 should do fine. Good luck, I will be doing my guest bathroom this month. I still need to take pictures of all the other work I did

rza49311

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I have used two cheap saws. This exact one from home depot and a cheap one from Lowes. Both fling water even with the guard. It isn't that bad though. Both saws did fine cutting 6" and 12" porcelain and ceramic tile. My issue with both was the guide piece. After marking a tile, I used the guide to get it lined up. Some people just eye ball it but I like the guide. The home depot one has small teeth on either end that the guide sits in and then it clamps down. It works great when its clean. The problem is tile chips/dust mixes with the water and clogs the teeth so it gets difficult to clamp down the guide. I had to clean the teeth out every now and then. The Lowes one I used didn't have the teeth but tightening the guide down was a little harder because it slipped off the mark while tightening. Other than that, I can't think of any issues I had.

DanL

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I remodeled our master bath during the holidays and picked up one of these at Home Depot (the in-store sale price was $90) along with a water pump which was less than $20. My plan was to use it for this project and then sell it on Craigslist. But it worked so well I decided to keep it around just in case I get the urge to do more tile work.

Ryobi WS730 7" tile saw

KaMLuNg

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that looks like a great pickup... so it doesn't come with the pump?

Chr8808

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I got this saw at $199

You dont need the pump; you can hook up a hose to it and run water through the pan (best for working/cutting outdoors). The pump will just recirculate the water in the pan. I worked inside (with the pump) during the winter and set up a corner of the room with cardboard/newspaper and palstic lining because i knew it would make a big wet mess. I would definately cut tiles outside weather permitting. Also, the stock blade pretty much sucks. Buy the extra one if you plan on making alot of cuts. I noticed the cut quality was degrading after like about 50-75 cuts on half inch porcelain tiles. The guide also got wierd on me, it wouldnt stay locked straight. I ended up using a 90 degree straight edge to get my cuts straight.

DanL

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I actually did all the cutting in the master bath where I was doing the work which is why I had to go with the small pump instead of going the garden hose route. I simply hung one end of a tarp over a vanity, spread the rest over the floor, and placed the wet saw on it. I used the tarp draped over the vanity as a backstop for catching the excess spray and it made clean-up very, very easy. I had no issues with the blade but maybe I didn't have to make as many cuts as you. I re-tiled the shower as well as around the new corner whirlpool tub I installed.