The area you are installing the cultured marble in will largely dictate the type of tools you use.
What do you use to cut marble.
To cut a slab of marble you need a wet saw with a diamond blade and proper safety equipment.
All you need is a circular saw with a diamond tipped blade.
Regular cutting bits can be used for wood but if you need to cut things like thin metal aluminum or tile then you can use a fiberglass cutting bit instead.
Let the spinning motion of the blade do most of the work.
As you near the end of the cut move more slowly to avoid ragged edges and to make a clean cut.
You need to use a wet saw and since this is a specialized tool more than likely the best way to obtain one is to rent it on a daily basis from a tool rental center or borrow one from a friend.
To prevent chipping or breaking the slab make a small slice on the backside and then finish making the cut on the front of the marble.
Marble tiles look great in a bathroom or kitchen but sometimes you may need a smaller piece of tile to fill in a gap.
You can use an ordinary circular saw equipped with a diamond blade to wet cut your marble.
Because this will be a messy job and you ll need your garden hose you ll want to work outdoors.
Mark the marble with a pencil where you want to make the cut and move the slab slowly into the machine.
Protect your marble slab by placing it on a 2 in.
Use sandpaper to smooth the cut edges.
However you cannot use the same cutting tools for ceramic tile when using marble tiles.
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Guide the saw instead of pushing it to avoid splintering or chipping the marble.
Use a rotary saw with a masonry blade to cut along the pencil cut line.
As you cut granite water will flow freely over the blade and.
For example if you are installing a kitchen countertop use a circular saw for the lengthy section and use a jigsaw to cut the sink hole out.
Even if you are coming back later to cut more marble you still want to make sure to turn the saw off in between jobs.
Much like with the sanding bits you might be tempted to think that cutting bits for your dremel tool is only able to be used with wood but again you would be mistaken.
Turn on the saw and use only light forward pressure on the sliding table.
You do not want to leave the saw on if you are not using it as that creates an unnecessary hazard.
In this video house renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut a marble countertop.
Meanwhile a router can be used on the edges if you cut a little too wide while using the circular saw.
