Tile Nippers For Marble

The modern compound mechanism enables twice the breaking strength of regular tile nippers making these qep tile nippers a great investment.

Tile nippers for marble.

Carbide tips are strong and make cutting easier. 4 2 out of 5 stars 47. The qep compound nipper has twice the power of conventional carbide tipped nippers but with less effort. The mosaic tile nipper is our recommended hand tool for cutting glazed ceramic tile up to 3 8 inch thick and can also be used for cutting most varieties of stone porcelain and dinnerware.

However there are two other methods you may choose for this material. It helps you fit into irregular spaces or around curved objects like pipes or sinks. Durable premium tungsten carbide nipper tips for accurate and fast cutting. The qep compound porcelain tile nippers are great all round tile nippers designed for nipping ceramic mosaic and porcelain tiles.

Simple tile nippers serve as an effective tool for cutting the edges of stone tile. If you don t have a wet saw available you can cut stone tile with a manual hacksaw. Make your mark and keep score. Scoring your tile will help the tile snap off on your mark rather than past it.

Engineered to stay sharp and provide accurate cutting making your job easier. With practice though tile nippers can work quite well on all tiles except for natural stone like marble or granite. Ergonomic comfort grip handles. Cuts irregular shapes in tile up to 1 4 in.

Make quick and easy work of shaping tile with the exclusive hdx tile nipper. For cutting glass mosaic tile you should use a mosaic glass cutter which has wheel shaped blades and cuts more cleanly. For example nippers can be used to cut a notch in the edge of a tile to fit around a pipe or other obstruction. As with ceramic tiles you can use a tile nipper tile cutter or electric wet saw to cut stone tiles.

For problematic varieties of stone you can use the fine side of a marble file to file a piece down to size instead of cutting it. Using a wet tile saw helps to ensure that you don t shatter the stone or marble tile. As with any tile cutting tool tile nippers can cause small sharp pieces of tile to fly so make sure to wear proper eye protection. Of course you may need to make an initial cut with a tile nipper to get the stone to a manageable starting point before using the file.

Great for taking chunks out of tiles and breaking plates apart for mosaic and craft work. In most cases you ll be able to make a couple of angled cuts with your wet tile saw to get close to your circular mark then nip off the rest with the ever handy tile nippers. Makes irregular cuts on all tile or stone. Use a wax pencil to trace your mark and then score that mark with a glass cutter.

However the tile nipper should not be used for glass tile because it crushes and splinters more glass than it cuts.