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Cutting tiles is normally pretty easy as long as you have the correct kind of cutter for the tile that you are attempting to cut. Cutting a tile without the correct kind of cutter is extremely difficult and so it is often best to have a diamond wheel cutter and a flat bed tile cutter, in some extreme cases an an angle grinder and diamond tipped blade may be needed.

Porcelain and Ceramic tiles are usually cut on a flat bed tile cutter as this is a very quick and easy way to cut them.

Natural stone tiles, such as granite, slate and Marble are normally cut on a Diamond wheel cutter.

For small jobs a tile saw can be used on ceramic or porcelain tiles

To cut round holes in tiles a diamond hole saw is the best option, these will cut a clean circular hole in any type of tile.

A common question that stumps people is how to cut a square hole in a tile, this depends on whether the tile has been fixed to the wall or not! If the wall is fixed to the wall then you are limited to either an angle grinder with a diamond cutting disc or a multisaw, like the Bosch PMF 180E or Fein multimaster with the appropriate tile cutting blade fitted. If the tiles are tough tiles such as porcelain it is likely that only the angle grinder and diamond blade will cut them. If the tile has not been fixed to the wall, then you can cut the tile like this-

Another common question is how to mitre the edge of the tiles, this is easy with a good quality diamond wheel tile cutter-

If you are doing a large project or if you are cutting large porcelain or ceramic tiles, then a professional flat bed tile cutter like this rubi one is essential-