robsmith32
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I'm about to purchase a new tile saw. the diy workforce that I got from the depot was good enough for most of the job, but coming to the backsplash, the 45degree angles.., there's no way those will be able to cut accurate on that thing with that wobbly angle guide. Neat concept, reality bites. if tighten to the point would be constant correct angle, would be difficult to slide it.
Now i'm looking at 2 diff saws.. the mk370exp from mkdiamond.. cuts up to 18" tiles, 13 diag. i believe.
or a chicago tools bridge saw that will cut up to 24" tile. I"m considering some larger format tiles for the dining room. And look to kind of do some on the side.. Neighbor already asked if would do his baths after seeing just getting the medallion set in the foyer.
I started to get the Husky mkclone they have that will do 18" tiles.. but after closer observation at the rip guide.. Can't even get it to be square. because the 0degree stop on it isn't all the way square, as well as useless cutting on the opposite side of it as it's angled to begin with. Thankfully, looked closer at it before I got it home and messed up some tiles.
the chicago bridge saw is only 199.00 though, vs. 319.00 for the mkdiamond.
Have any of you used the bridge type saws? I've only seen the conventional one's being used by people.. but again, when looking at mkdiamond's site.. their bridge saws are on the pricey side, which would easily deter most contractors from using them. for the bang for buck..
would like to see some pro's vs cons..
Now i'm looking at 2 diff saws.. the mk370exp from mkdiamond.. cuts up to 18" tiles, 13 diag. i believe.
or a chicago tools bridge saw that will cut up to 24" tile. I"m considering some larger format tiles for the dining room. And look to kind of do some on the side.. Neighbor already asked if would do his baths after seeing just getting the medallion set in the foyer.
I started to get the Husky mkclone they have that will do 18" tiles.. but after closer observation at the rip guide.. Can't even get it to be square. because the 0degree stop on it isn't all the way square, as well as useless cutting on the opposite side of it as it's angled to begin with. Thankfully, looked closer at it before I got it home and messed up some tiles.
the chicago bridge saw is only 199.00 though, vs. 319.00 for the mkdiamond.
Have any of you used the bridge type saws? I've only seen the conventional one's being used by people.. but again, when looking at mkdiamond's site.. their bridge saws are on the pricey side, which would easily deter most contractors from using them. for the bang for buck..
would like to see some pro's vs cons..