MARSHALLTOWN 17 Inch Tile Cutter, Cuts Ceramic and Glass Mosaic Tile, DIY, TC17

Easy set up and didn’t take too many tiles to get it to cut what I needed. I was afraid that it wouldn’t cut 1/2 in ceramic Mexican tiles (and to their credit I emailed Marshalltown to confirm if it could handle 1/2 inch and they replied to give me some help in making the experience not so frustrating.). The manual and most resources I found didn’t really say if cutting was better on the front or back of the tile but for me cutting the 1/2 inch tile worked fine (with some added careful pressure) scoring on the back of the tile and could snap the tile at either the top or the bottom of the score. Where scoring on the front of the tile did nothing. Sometime I score more than once which helps a little. The little cutter is solid but pressing hard to snap thick tiles can cause the rails to flex, otherwise it stays pretty solid. I’m confident I’ll get better and will have no problem finishing my project and that for the low price I paid, the cutter will last for a long, long time. Highly recommended!

I added a few tile backsplashes to my bathrooms. At first I tried a handheld tile cutter cause they were cheap. The result was wasting a lot of money on ruined tiles and money on a handheld tile cutter that ended up in the trash. This thing cut correctly and cleanly 95% of the time and is pretty easy to use, worth the money.

This is a "score and snap" type of cutter. It works surprisingly well for simple, straight cuts. If you need to make any "compound" cuts (where you cut a tile into an L shape to go around an outlet or vent, for example), you really need a wet tile cutter. Mind you, I was able to cut a few of my subway tiles into an L shape with this cutter, but it's not ideal: First cut the subway tile "hamburger-wise", then cut it again "hot dog-wise", then reassemble the pieces into an L shape when you mortar it to your wall or floor. The problem, of course, is that you end up with a small score across the tile where the reassembled pieces meet. With most types of tile, that score line will only be noticeable by you -- and by others who may look at your work with a more critical eye. ("Oh, look at that -- I see how you got it to fit around that outlet.") If you've never used a wet cutter, don't be afraid of them. They're crazy easy to use, but obviously a much bigger expense. (Interestingly, wet cutter blades are totally smooth, like salad plates -- no teeth, no grit, no risk of cutting your finger. They work by vibration, sorta like your sonic toothbrush.)

Great tile cutter when you don't need a wet saw. Works fairly well with glass tile, but glass mosaics are a pain. Just use a wet saw for those. Ceramics and even porcelain (thin) score and snap well. Porcelain need a diamond pad for edges at times after cuts.

I would recommend this tool. You have to figure out how the tile behaves when you're cutting it. Buy a few spare tiles for sure. A quick suggestion would be to buy some cheap tile to practice with. There are $0.15 subway tiles you can buy. They're certainly not as thick as the higher quality tiles, but it does give you an idea how that cutter works with it. I was able to cut 10-in long tiles, one half inch strip off the edge by being patient. I broke four tiles before I figured out to start with the tool at the end of the tile. Then you could watch it actually split and pop off that whole half inch strip off the side of the tile.

purchased a "new" item.. unfortunantly it looked used. blade was not sharp, and it was missing a knob for the squaring piece. sent back asap.

Will cut your tile but don’t expect perfect edges

I got some glass tiles that I needed to cut and lows refuse to cut them for me so I got this tool and it was so easy to use I cut about 15 tile in about 5 mins. And there was hardly any clean up after! I just scored twice and then pushed down and it snapped the tile right in half! I will definitely be using this for all of my tile projects for now on.

Great for a novice. The tile cutter was simple to set up and after a few practise tiles I was able to score accurate lines on ceramic tiles which had awkward angles. I am delighted with this and way cheaper than a lot of other tile cutters would be.

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Decent cutter for tiles, easy to use for DIY; don’t be afraid to break the score line. Broke however, was replaced with ease.

This product is really good. It's sturdy and wèll built. If ya need a relatively cheap tile cutter then this is for you. Definitely got my moneys worth

It's so difficult finding a decent tile cutter in this price range. I've got a £150 one that I use for porcelain but it's huge and I wanted something smaller just for ceramic metro tiles. This hasn't dissapointed me one bit, its perfect for smaller tiles, I've probably made around 200 cuts so far and it hasn't missed a beat. If you're trying to do porcelain I'd say you're pushing your luck with this, but for small ceramics it's spot on.