SKIL 7-Inch Wet Tile Saw - 3540-02

Worked well for my small tiling project. Assembly was very simple and the instructions were easy to understand. It was just big enough to cut 8” tiles while using the guide. Any bigger would require doing it free hand. All things considered, it’s worth the money.

I'm a professional tile setter and mosaic artist. This is the best little table saw I've used so far. I bought it to take on small jobs (like showers and repairs) so I wouldn't have to lug one of the 10" overheads. I've had several little saws like this, but this one is by far the best. The included blade cuts really smoothly, which I didn't expect. The rulers and edge guide are fairly accurate (uncommon in a cheaper saw), and it's easy to use. My one negative is that the guard stand screw hits the tile if you're cutting any steeper than about 30 degrees, so you have to take the splash guard off to cut steeper angles (but if you're afraid of water, don't use a wet saw). It's a minor inconvenience that doesn't affect most general usage. The water pan is a bit shallow but if you keep a reload handy, it's adequate. I'm used to overhead saws with continuous feed so that may just be me. It will do the job for sure, though. Has plenty of power. I've only cut porcelain on it a few times, but it went right through and didn't chip. It's perfect for home improvement stuff. I'd recommend this saw over the other flat saws I've used. It's a great value for the money. If you've got a good eye and a steady hand, you could cut large tiles on this. I did. The table doesn't support them, but they go through just fine if you support them yourself. Free hand cuts are easy on this and the line feeds smoothly. If you're looking for a little job saw or want a decent diy tool, this will do it.

I bought this little tile saw to cut some 12x12 3/8" thick granite tiles for a bar top I am making. The saw cut through the tiles easily, at a feed rate of a bit over 1/4" per second - about 40 seconds for a through cut on the 12x12 tiles - without bogging down. That was fast enough for me, since I only needed to cut six tiles - four with straight cuts and two with 90 degree L cuts - for the drink well. I like the stainless steel table that will never rust, but I do wish that the table was larger - as it couldn't handle the short side of the L cuts, and I had to do them freehand. I wanted the cuts as straight and aligned as possible, so the cut edges will line up nicely to the wood I will use as outside molding without any gaps. It would have been nice to have a larger table that could accommodate these cuts. I taped the line to cut, and freehand-cut the short side - carefully staying right on the tape line, and was able to get a nearly-perfect straight cut of 4 3/4" The double-fastener rip fence is a bit of a chore to set, because you have to align and fasten each end separately - but once fastened it is extremely stable and will not move for repeated cuts. I did not use the miter gauge, so I can't comment on that feature. The supplied 7" blade has a 1/8" kerf, which was fine for the granite tiles I was cutting. Thin-kerf blades are widely available though, for cutting delicate porcelain or glass tiles. One feature that I do not really like all that much is the fixed water tray. I have used other brands of tile saws that have removable water trays, and I like that approach better because it makes cleaning the saw easier. That's just a minor thing though. The garden hose did a fine job of clean up. All in all, I think this is a good little saw for the money for small-to-medium DIY jobs. I like that I will have it around for the next time my wife decides that I need to retile one of our bathrooms or something! :)

I agonized whether I would be able to do a decent job in tiling my kitchen backsplash. I bought some pretty expensive glass, marble and stainless tile and waited for the installer to come. And waited. I kept looking at all of the positive reviews of this wet saw and finally bit the bullet and ordered it. I kind of hoped the installer would miraculously show up before the saw, but no such luck. Curses Prime two-day shipping! I was really worried about ruining my tile or having problems with the saw cutting the stainless tiles (an overlay upon a porcelain tile). I first started with cutting strips of 1/2" thick marble tile that were used to frame a window. The cutting was very, very slow and before I finished my first strip the blade started to wobble. I cursed all of the positive reviewers. I then removed and re-installed the blade and tried again. It worked perfectly. I was able to cut through all types of tile with no problems. The clerk at the tile store told me to just go slow and I had to keep reminding myself of that. She also recommended putting painter's tape over the cutting surface and said that could help prevent chipping. My tape was a couple of years old and did not seem to stick all that well on the tile. Sometimes I did that; mostly I didn't. This worked brilliantly. I had 22 square feet of tile and had lots of cuts. The blade still seemed as sharp at the end of the project as the beginning. I am very, very happy with my purchase and am now looking around the house to see where else I can tile. The surface is small. It worked fine with my 1 foot mosaic and 1 foot square marble tiles, but I think big or heavy tiles would not work very well. I also had trouble seeing the measuring lines, so I marked my tiles directly rather than depend on them. Thanks to all of the other positive reviewers. Sorry for all of the bad thoughts I had of you!

decent quality saw. fair price

Inexpensive no frills saw. I purchased to tile tub after using a scorer to snap one tile, which was a great decision. Very easy to make multiple cuts. I made sure all my walls were square and plumb and was able to make all cuts all the way up the wall with great accuracy at one time. Water well does need to be refilled after 10 cuts or so I would say, but is likely more dependent on your quickness/efficiency. To avoid tear out and chipping I tried taping the glazed surface of the tile with some blue tape I had laying around, which I abandoned because it had no affect on either the tear out or chipping (chipping was minimal anyway). I ended up cutting half way through the tile and with the same side touching the fence flipping the tile over to meet in the middle. With the tile I used this left a mildly uneven edge (which could have been due to fact that the tiles were lugged with built in spacers) which I quickly sanded to make more even. I only did this on tiles which would be showing on the edge and cut all the way through without sanding for corner tiles. With cutting all the way through the tile, the determinate of which side will have a torn out 1/8" or so was how hard the tile was fed and which side the pressure on the feed was given. The tear out happens because the non-cut portion becomes so thin it breaks but was very minimal and manageable after making a few cuts. Overall great saw. Paid a little more than renting (which would have likely had better quality results with reciprocating style), but was worth it to me with the size of the project to have it when I needed and to not feel rushed to get it back. Plus now I have a tile saw for the next time I need it and it is small enough to store nicely.

I read about another customer here in the reviews using this to cut travertine floor tiles and said that he was able to do the entire job at home with the saw. I have to confirm that I was delighted to find it cut my travertine tiles easily and fairly accurately. (The guide is not the best as previously mentioned and probably works better for smaller ceramic tiles). But by holding the travertine tiles firmly (without using the guide) I was able to make dozens of decent cuts for the entire project. I was even cutting the largest size 18" x 24" travertine tiles with a fair amount of ease! Be sure to clean the water catch basin out regularly as it is easy to get a lot of silt accumulating but this I found is just the nature of what it is intended to do. Once I got the hang of it I was excited to complete the project, and, after recovering a bit (stone setting is - ha! - exhausting) I look forward to a time when I can use the saw again as the diamond blade (the expensive part of the whole set up) is still in great shape and was barely worn down. Other hints: add a little wax or furniture polish to the table top surface to help the stone slide along more easily. Top off the water reservoir as it needs it every so often. The splash guard needs to be adjusted at the beginning but basically does a good job at keeping water from spraying out. It will drip water from the table top anyway but this is just how it works and not the biggest concern (using a water proof tarp around the area is helpful). You can use the saw to "nip" in to a tile (series of repeated side-by-side cuts into a section of the tile) which is how I made a U-shaped 24" floor tile for fitting around a projecting wall in a closet area. (I changed it from 4 to 5 stars since it is only meant for the basic home projects and is not meant as any type of a commercial-grade cutter, in this respect it really does get an excellent rating).

I recently purchased this saw in order to re-tile a 46 year old bath whose (original!) tiles were falling off the walls. I'd used a small Craftsman wet saw previously (borrowed) for a smaller floor replacement but wasn't thrilled with it and wanted to buy something a little better put together. The saw is well put together for what it is. The only thing needed upon receipt was to unpack and attach the included blade, I was up and cutting practice tiles within minutes. I filled the water reservoir with a funnel, which worked well the duration of the cutting. The one included blade was enough for me to finish my tile job entirely. Cutting speed was reasonably fast, I fed ceramic tile through at about 0.5 in/s or so pushing moderately. It cut as cleanly and as quickly at the end as it did at the beginning and I cut most of the tiles for the entire shower on this saw. The area I tiled was a floor, bench and 3 walls for a standing shower, roughly 80 square feet. The tile was a mix - glazed ceramic tiles (6x12"), marble edge trim, and marble 1 ft mosaic sheets. This saw cut some of this well and others not so well. It was worst with the mosaic sheets (more below). To get a clean edge on those, I had to rent a more capable saw from the Home Depot. General notes: The saw is not very heavy, which was both good and bad. I'm male, 39 yo of medium build. It was easy to move around when I needed to (pro). I did notice was that the saw slightly shifts around over time (especially when cutting the ceramic tile) and needed to be re-seated every so often (con). The legs don't seem to have any way to be anchored to a table or bench, they are just legs with rubber footers. It's loud when actually cutting tile, I recommend ear protection. The saw says it's good for up to 12 inch tile, and I agree with that. I wanted to cut a shower bench out of larger format (12x24") tile and some sort of extension table would be required. I ended up cutting that on the rental saw. I used it (off an on) for probably 6 weeks (I'm a weekend warrior and maybe not even every weekend!), by the end there was some minor surface rust. It buffed out with steel wool. I think this is minor and pretty typical, the Craftsman did the same. PROS: - The saw is very inexpensive relative to a more capable tile saw. Renting a saw for 1 day from Home Depot was $70. That nearly was the cost of purchasing the Skil Saw - The markings are very accurate, I found that the table measurement matched my tape measure post-cut on the ceramic tile within 1/32" easily if I took care setting the table. Once the fence was set and tightened, it never drifted unless intentionally re-set. - It's relatively neat - water doesn't go spewing everywhere if you are careful setting the blade guard - It's small and light and can be put about anywhere, I mounted it ontop of a small table in the garage - It's easy to clean - since it's light, I just dumped the water out. In places where tile gunk had dried, it was easy to scrape off. CONS: - Cut quality is moderate overall, but it strongly varies by what is being cut. For the 6x12 ceramic tile, it was good - I would say the same quality as for the much higher quality / more expensive saw I rented. Just minor chipping of the glazed edge. However, for the marble edging and especially the small pieces of mosaic tile, it left a lot of large chips and gouges. The biggest single issue I had with the saw was that for the mosaic tiles, it was nearly impossible to keep a straight edge. My mosaic was small curved pieces. This saw is designed as to feed forward with you pushing the tile through the blade - and cuts from below. For a mosaic sheet, it was not possible to evenly feed it through the blade. The mosaic sheets just aren't rigid enough to be fed through this way cleanly. I tried several things, pulling vs pushing, pushing it with a board, I even made a small sled to slide it through - nothing really worked. The blade just doesn't cut through those pieces quickly enough. It also lifts the small pieces as they pass through the blade and makes jagged, crooked, sometimes broken edges. I tried loading bricks on top of the mosaic sheet to keep it from lifting, which helped some, but at best I would say the edges waved by almost a blade width (so maybe 1/8" edge-to-edge or a little more). Frequently the edges pieces would pop large chips or even just break. The more expensive saws use a feed table to keep tile sheets straight, and cut from above with a larger radius blade - eliminating this problem. - The miter attachment is mediocre at best. It has a *tiny* setting marked in in 5-degree increments. It is very hard to set to something exactly so trial and error (and wasted time and tile) was required. In addition, it had a small amount of give which made each cut vary slightly. 45 degree mitered edge cuts that were intended to join at a 90 degree angle were difficult to execute. I did eventually get it to work for all my mitered pieces, but they weren't perfect. - The fence is a bit of a pain. You set it by means of two wing-nuts. Tightening those wingnuts to tighten up the fence can frequently slightly shift the fence, so you have to tighten then loosen then shove a bit and re-tighten. It eventually gets there but it takes longer than it should. Also, the thing is marked in 1/8 inch increments between 1 inch major ticks and no large tick at the half or quarter. So to get to something at +7/8" you have to count all 7 small ticks from the last inch tick on BOTH sides of the fence (you can't count down from the other side, because the fence itself covers the ticks). It'd be nice to have larger half and/or quarter-inch tick marks. Also - there is enough play in the fence that is possible to set it such that one side is off the other by accident, especially if the table is covered in murky water when you're setting the fence (see next note). Should you do this, the saw will most likely stall and you will have to throw that tile away or put it in the salvage pile. It happened to me a few times. - The table surface doesn't drain all that well, so murky water mixed with tile crud frequently covered the etched-in length markers. Cleaning frequently is required (I used paper towels) So, in summary - for the money it's not a bad saw, it's even a good saw if you're doing some jobs - like ceramic tile and mostly making straight cuts. And it really is an entry level price, so that's not unreasonable. If you're going to be doing anything a little fancy, the saw starts to really show it's limited utility and I think it'd be time to consider picking up a more capable saw.

I was really happy with how it cut my first project. Second project up next.

más de lo que esperaba!!! bastante fuerte y evitas mucho polvo, para empezar no esperes nada grande ni profesional ( no lo encontrarías por este precio), si es para pequeños trabajos es muy pero muy recomendable. cons. avienta agua para todos lados y termina uno bañado, otro con muy grande para mi es que es muy difícil de limpiar cuando ya la quiero guardar, pero use una manguera y con eso. último punto como cualquier herramienta, PRÁCTICA, si esperas cortes perfectos sin dedicarle tiempo no los tendrás. more than expected, sturdy little bastard. it does a great job, please keep in mind it is little, i do somehow expect you to understand it already; otherwise you would be browsing for pro tools. i do really like it, it works well and avoids dust. cons! wear your swimming suit, it pours water in all directions, since it is not cold where i am, it is no a big issue, but if i lived up north i would mind ir definitely, last con it is hard to clean it, i figured it out and used a water hose. other than these two cons it is a strong little bastard

The Saw Works. Wouldn't use for big jobs (obviously). The slide and fence are a little sticky, not super reliable for guidance on tiles that are not square, but you get the hang of it. Start on easy cuts. It comes with a blade, which is awesome at this price. The blade is quality for a small job Read the instructions, there are a few things in there that are helpful.

En ocasiones esta cortadora esta a un super precio, yo compre una y me duro unos 3 o 4 años de trabajo muy intenso en la remodelación de mi casa. Recientemente dejo de funcionar el motor y adquirí la 2da, confirmo que la calidad, relación costo-beneficio y el desempeño continuan siendo muy buenos. Provee cortes muy precisos contra los cortadores tradicionales, el disco que incluye dura un buen tiempo antes de tener que ser reemplazado, lo único que no me agrada es que si salpica mucha agua al utilizarlo aunque la mayoría de estos cortadores lo hacen. Al momento de mi compra encontré este equipo era el de mejor precio contra los ofertados en otras tiendas y sitios web. Lo recomiendo.

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