Can You Cut Cultured Marble With A Wet Saw

Choose either a standard circular saw or a wet cut circular saw to cut granite.

Can you cut cultured marble with a wet saw.

Because this will be a messy job and you ll need your garden hose you ll want to work outdoors. This video goes through the basics of using a small inexpensive wet saw to cut marble or granite tiles. 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. Meanwhile a router can be used on the edges if you cut a little too wide while using the circular saw.

The area you are installing the cultured marble in will largely dictate the type of tools you use. You can use an ordinary circular saw equipped with a diamond blade to wet cut your marble. Create a clean cut at the end of the cut by moving more slowly the closer you come to the edge of the vanity top. Gently guide the saw along the pencil cut lines.

Cut along the pencil lines using a rotary saw with a sharp masonry blade. Be sure it cuts without chipping or splintering the countertop finish. I used a power saw to make the cut. I had to cut a side splash for a cultured marble top.

Protect your marble slab by placing it on a 2 in. But if you are up for the small cutting like the sinkholes then jigsaw will be perfect for you to cut it. In the next video i ll show you how you may cut dry. Don t use force to push the saw to avoid chipping and splintering the cultured marble surface.

As you near the end of the cut move more slowly to avoid ragged edges and to make a clean cut. The circular saw can make the lengthy cutting finish perfectly. Either will work but the wet cut circular saw will produce very little dust thanks to a small tube that drizzles. Use a rotary saw with a masonry blade to cut along the pencil cut line.

As you reach the end of your cut reduce the forward movement of the saw until it is barely moving. Push the saw slowly and carefully so that the blade follows the pencil lines you drew. Guide the saw instead of pushing it to avoid splintering or chipping the marble. Like suppose you are to cut the cultured marble for the countertop decoration then you need to use the circular saw to do it.

In cutting with your rotary saw be sure the blade you use is a sharp masonry blade.