3 Great Tools for Cutting Porcelain Tile

There are several ways to cut porcelain tile. I will show you how to cut porcelain tile using a tile nipper, angle grinder and a tile cutter.

These three different cutting methods are a little less known to the DIY’er. I personally use these methods the most for a few reasons

• they are faster
• more convenient
• these tools are less expensive(compared to a tile saw)

I am leaving out the tile saw in this post. I do however, plan on following up on this in my next post. So be sure to check that out by (clicking here).

In this post I will also have some video that will show you how to cut porcelain tile. These videos will give you some great tips on how I use each of them.

How to cut porcelain tile- using a tile nipper

I use a tile nipper a lot. These are great to use when a small piece needs to be cut off of a tile. I first score the tile with my tile cutter. Than I use the tile nipper to break the small piece off.

There are also times that a piece didn’t break off all the way when snapping it with the tile cutter. When this happens I also use the tile nipper to break the rest off.

I have been installing for many years now and I have tried many tile nippers. I have to tell you,  the best ones are either kobalt or these Qep nippers.