Can You Cut Cultured Marble With A Wet Saw

The circular saw can make the lengthy cutting finish perfectly.

Can you cut cultured marble with a wet saw. The area you are installing the cultured marble in will largely dictate the type of tools you use. Guide the saw instead of pushing it to avoid splintering or chipping the marble. I used a power saw to make the cut. But if you are up for the small cutting like the sinkholes then jigsaw will be perfect for you to cut it.

Meanwhile a router can be used on the edges if you cut a little too wide while using the circular saw. Either will work but the wet cut circular saw will produce very little dust thanks to a small tube that drizzles. I had to cut a side splash for a cultured marble top. Use a rotary saw with a masonry blade to cut along the pencil cut line.

Cut along the pencil lines using a rotary saw with a sharp masonry blade. In the next video i ll show you how you may cut dry. Like suppose you are to cut the cultured marble for the countertop decoration then you need to use the circular saw to do it. As you reach the end of your cut reduce the forward movement of the saw until it is barely moving.

Because this will be a messy job and you ll need your garden hose you ll want to work outdoors. Mark your cutting line with a marker on a wide piece of tape. This video goes through the basics of using a small inexpensive wet saw to cut marble or granite tiles. Don t use force to push the saw to avoid chipping and splintering the cultured marble surface.

Be sure it cuts without chipping or splintering the countertop finish. Gently guide the saw along the pencil cut lines. Choose either a standard circular saw or a wet cut circular saw to cut granite. Protect your marble slab by placing it on a 2 in.

In cutting with your rotary saw be sure the blade you use is a sharp masonry blade. For example if you are installing a kitchen countertop use a circular saw for the lengthy section and use a jigsaw to cut the sink hole out. This is in new construction so the home wasn t cleaned yet. You can use an ordinary circular saw equipped with a diamond blade to wet cut your marble.

As you near the end of the cut move more slowly to avoid ragged edges and to make a clean cut.