All right, so today I’ve got some quick
tips for you on how to cut tile with an angle grinder. So lately Steve and I have been shooting
a lot of videos on how to tile a shower or a bathtub surround. And one of the best tools
that Steve uses, one of the most convenient tools that he uses to cut tile is an angle
grinder equipped with the right blade. Let me show you those blades right now.
So the blade that we like best is DeWalt’s XP4 blade. This is for a 4 ½” angle grinder.
This is a continuous rim blade, meaning it’s not rough. You could also use DeWalt’s XP
Extended 450X blade. Now this is a turbo ring, but it’s a little bit different that it
has serrations on it. You can actually use this to cut concrete, brick, tile, other masonry
materials. It’s an awesome blade. But if you want to get a smooth cut on tile, we recommend
the XP4. So you can cut ceramic, porcelain, granite, slate, you name it. This is an awesome
blade. So how do you switch out the blade on an angle
grinder? And which way should you install it? There’s an arrow on most angle grinders.
You can see it here. And by the way, this is Fein’s WSG7 angle grinder.
So this arrow should also correspond with the arrows on your blade. So that means that
I should probably flip this over, right, because this arrow needs to be going in the same direction?
So there’s a little retaining nut for your angle grinder. Just take the blade off, and
we want the blade to face towards us. Now this little retaining nut has two different
sides to it. You want the flat side to go flush with the blade. There’s also a lip
on it. You don’t want that for this type of blade. This lip here is for inserting grinding
discs. But you want the flat side to be flush with the blade. There’s a little button
on this grinder. So you just press it, turn the blade until it stops, and then you tighten
it down. So now I’m going to show you how to cut
through this piece of ceramic tile using an angle grinder and XP4 blade. One safety tip
here: Make sure you wear eye protection when using a grinder. Good thing.
Now some people like using the wheel guard; some people don’t. It’s your personal
preference. But this is a nice, safety feature on grinders. So just hit the power button.
And you can see how that grinder just chewed right through this tile.
All right, so there you go. Those are some quick tips on how to use an angle grinder
to cut tile. Now let me know what you think down in the comments. Would you feel comfortable
using this? Do you have any other tips and suggestions that I missed in this tutorial?
Now this is a very quick tutorial. This wasn’t meant to be exhaustive or anything. I just
wanted to let you know about this tool and the different blades that go along with it.
So please keep that in mind in your comments down below.
That’s it for today. If you want to see an angle grinder in action and how we tile
a shower surround on the plumbing wall, you can watch this video right here. That’s
a great video if you’re wanting to learn how to tile a shower, and you’re worried
about the plumbing wall. That’s it for today. Thanks so much for
watching the video. Take care, and I’ll see you in the comments.
