- 1). Measure the area where an angled piece of tile is needed for a half-diamond pattern cut, using a tape measure. Half-diamond cuts are usually always needed around the wall area where a full tile will not fit.
- 2). Lay the tile down with a corner of the tile facing you, and the opposite corner facing away from you. Mark the needed measurements on the piece of tile.
- 3). Place the tile on the tile saw with the pencil mark lined up with the saw blade, and cut the tile.
- 1). Trace the rounded pattern you need onto the tile. Secure the tile to a work table with clamps. It is easier to cut this pattern if you do not have to hold the tile.
- 2). Hang the portion of the tile over the edge of the work table far enough to be able to cut it.
- 3). Hold the 4-inch grinder so that the blade is vertical to the pencil line. The blade should on edge, and not flat. Begin cutting at the edge of the tile and work into and back out of the curve.
- 1). Trace the scribed pattern onto the tile. Use a carbide rod saw to cut the pattern out of the tile. A carbide rod saw is a hand-powered tool that resembles a coping saw with the exception of the blade. This type of saw takes more time to use, but it will allow you to control the speed and the shape of the cut.
- 2). Place the tile onto a work table and clamp it in place. Allow the scribed edge to hang out over the edge of the table.
- 3). Cut the tile, using a straight up-and-down cutting motion at the edge of the tile, and work the saw blade into the pattern. Cut off excess outer parts of the tile as you are making the scribe cut to keep the entire end of the tile from snapping off. To do this, saw a 3-inch line of the scribe pattern, and then saw across from the outer edge of the tile to the end of the cut to remove the unneeded portion of tile. Continue this pattern as you create the scribe cut.