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Old 01-19-2008, 12:38 PM
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I have 2 pieces of travertine tile to cut and I don't want to have to spend more money on getting the stuff cut than what the tile cost. So, any good ideas on something I may already have (or can get cheap) that I can cut these with?
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dremel should do it. There's a bit for tile.
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ha ha looking for the dam dremel right now.
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Just rent a wet saw from home depot. Other than than get an abrasive blade for a skill saw or mitor saw. Just don't try and cut it really fast..
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A dremel with a criss cross carbide bit works great on ceramic and other types of tile.
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Originally Posted by BlackGMC
Just rent a wet saw from home depot. Other than than get an abrasive blade for a skill saw or mitor saw. Just don't try and cut it really fast..
I thought about these. Kind of a last resort though cause I only have 2 pieces to cut so I don't want to spend that much money for something to use for like 2 minute...

Well can't find my stinking dremel either... guess I'll go look at buying a new one. At least I can use it for other things later.
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Take them to home depot they will cut them at no charge.
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Thanks guys. I found a cheap diamond blade at wal-mart and got them cut.
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