Cutting Quartz With Wet Saw

Use this hand to guide the quartz against the saw blade.

Cutting quartz with wet saw.

Change out the blade on the wet saw for a blade designed for cutting quartz or granite tiles. Step 1 make cuts in granite tile with a wet tile saw. Place the silestone on the wet saw tray with the curve moving away from the blade. Make the rest of the cuts that you need.

You want your blade to go all the way through the bottom of the quartz. Comes with free blade the achilli ats 130 wet tile saw is an outstanding job site saw for cutting granite marble stone porcelain ceramic terracotta concrete glass and any other sheet goods. Mark the curve you need to cut on the silestone with a grease pencil. No special tools are needed.

Unlike a circular saw which is handheld a wet tile saw is stationary and the tile rests on a sliding table. When cutting quartz it s a good idea to be in an open area preferably outside because even with a wet saw you ll produce a tremendous amount of stone dust. It shows how to cut using both dry and wet techniques. Before wet cutting make sure the saw s reservoir is full.

Using a wet saw with a diamond blade will help to keep airborne dust controlled but the amount of water produced by the saw does cause the work area to get messy. Adjust the blade in your circular saw to cut through the quartz. Achilli ats 130 stone and tile saw 51 cut. Turn on the saw and give it 15 to 20 seconds to get up to speed.

Diy how to cut quartz granite or marble countertops with a circular saw. Holding the tile glazed side up with both hands feed. Push the quartz firmly against the blade until the cut is finished. All granite edges chip out when you use a saw to cut the edges circular saws more so than tile wet saws or rail saws because the blade of a circular saw vibrates more.

Align the tile on the table setting the protective fence to keep your hands as far as possible from the blade during.