Whether you are planning to grace your home with a DIY patio, upgrade your kitchen with a DIY countertop or install a DIY pavement, what can be a better tool than a wet saw to cut and design your pave work? It’s pretty simple to work with, yet gives effective results!
This machine has got some productive features. It allows clean cuts to be it straight or curved, slices of hard materials including glass tile, reduces frictional force by constant water spray, and more.
Now, if the question of using a wet saw the right way has crossed your mind, you are on the right platform. Today you’ll get to know how to cut pavers with a wet saw.
Without further ado, let’s get started!
How To Cut Pavers With A Wet Saw
Before starting off, you’ll need some additional tools and health precautions. Keep in hand a mask, a pair of gloves, safety goggles, and a pencil/marker to mark the outlines.
With the above 4 easy steps, you can cut pavers with a wet saw yourself. Let’s take a look!
Step:1 Marking out the edges that need to be cut off
The pattern of the paver is not a conventional straight line, your paver might have some curves or maybe a circular one. For such cases:
- Place the uncut pavers on the area you want to pave through
- Draw an outline with a pencil on the unwanted part of the paver that sticks out of the structure
Step:2 Preparing the saw for operation
As things are going to get a bit messy, you should position the saw outdoor or perhaps in the garage. Make sure to place the saw on a leveled surface at a height convenient to you. Fill the reservoir with water up to the spillover line once it is positioned. This is optional, but you can turn on the saw for some time beforehand to allow the blades to wet.
Step:3 Placing the paver on the sliding table
The wet saw comes with a sliding sled where you need to place your marked paver. After that, line up the mark with the blade by adjusting the tile. Pull the saw sled backward once you are done.
Step:4 Making the Cut
Making straight cuts:
- Turn the wet saw on
- Now hold both sides of the sled, keeping your hand away from the blade, and drive it towards the diamond blade.
- Push the paver steadily until it cuts through the paver.
Making curved cuts:
- If your curve is not a full circle, cut 2 straight lines on the inner curve, making a right angle so that they clear away most of the excess materials. Pull away the tile/paver once you are done and make sure it doesn’t get a crack
- For the edging part, place the blade to make small slivers on the inside of your curve at right angles. You’d want to make the slivers look like the spoke of a wheel.
- Cut the splinters at the edge around the curve with an interval of half an inch.
- Take out each of the chips with a tile nipper
- Smoothen out the curve by pressing it up against the blade at a very small angle. Trim off the tiny remains, and you are done!
Final Thoughts
Unlike some cutters, a wet saw can slice through a wide range of materials, the plus point being able to angle its blades for specialty cuts. Owing to its precise and faster slits, it’s a great choice for larger projects.
However, you need to be cautious of your safety, equipment like dust masks, rubber gloves, and goggles should be available, you won’t want to compromise your health. And remember, keeping your hand and the tile steady plays one of the key roles to cut pavers with a wet saw the right way
Cutting tiles, bricks, or paver stones with a wet saw might seem dismaying at first, but over time with some practice, you’ll achieve expertise in this artistry
