Sanding a nipped
ceramic tile is helpful to mitigate the rough edges, both for visual and safety
reasons.
When using ceramic
tile nippers, always wear eye protection, as sharp ceramic tile fragments have
the tendency to fly everywhere.
To begin with mark
the ceramic tile with a pencil or grease pencil if the tile is highly glossy.
Next, use a utility
knife to slightly score the surface over the pencil line.
Next hold the tile
firmly, preferably over a trash can, and begin taking small nips, or bites, of
the tile with the ceramic tile nippers. It is important to go slowly and take
small bites out of the ceramic tile. If you try to take to large of a bite, you
will wind up breaking more off of the ceramic tile than you planned and need to
start over with a new piece of tile.
As you near your
mark, take even smaller bits so that you do not over bite the line and again
wind up nipping off too much of the ceramic tile.
Once you have completed the cut use a
heavy grit sand paper or rubbing stone to smooth out the cut edge. It is
important to complete this last step as the raw edge is very sharp and could
create a hazard with the finished ceramic tile project otherwise.
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