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A diamond-bladed water cannon that turns ceramic into perfect squares without snapping your soul.
means A power tool that uses a water-cooled diamond blade to make clean, precise cuts in ceramic, porcelain, or stone tiles.
from A plain compound of "tile" and "saw." "Tile" descends from Old English "tigele," itself borrowed from Latin "tegula" (a roof tile), from "tegere," to cover — the same root that roofs us in words like "protect" and "toga." "Saw" comes from Old English "sagu," tied to a Proto-Germanic root meaning to cut, a cousin of Latin "secare" (to cut). The diamond-blade, water-fed machine itself is a modern invention, and the name simply bolts the ancient "covering-stone" to the ancient "cutting-tool."
- diamond teeth
- Blade has no teeth, just bonded diamond grit
- water cooled
- Constant water spray prevents friction-cracked tiles and dust
- wet cut
- Cutting wet keeps silica dust from your lungs
- mohs flex
- Diamond, hardest material, slices through stone porcelain easily
dewalt dws779 — most popular sliding miter saw for tile cutting, over 100,000 units sold since 2012
makita 4100nh — wet tile saw with 4.1 amp motor, industry standard for ceramic and stone since 1990s
ridgid beast r4092 — 10-inch wet saw at home depot, bestselling portable tile cutter in north america