Best Blades For Cutting Tiles
27/09/2024
Finding the perfect blade for your tiling project can be difficult as there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach. Cutting tiles efficiently and with precision depends on a variety of factors including your tile material, depth and the angle you want to make your cut at.
Whether you’re working with porcelain, ceramic, stone, slate or glass, you’ll need a specific diamond blade designed for the job at hand. Below is a comprehensive guide to the best tile cutting discs for cutting a variety of tile materials, depths and more.
Best Blade for Fast Cuts of 10mm Porcelain
When you need to cut 10mm porcelain tiles quickly, choosing a blade that offers speed without compromising a clean cut is essential. Here are the top blades for fast cuts:
Marcrist CK850 Akkumax
The Marcrist range of diamond blades offer higher productivity and durability. The Marcrist CK850 Akkumax is renowned for its rapid cutting speed and high precision. It’s engineered to provide high performance, especially when time is of the essence, guaranteeing more cuts with minimal dust. This blade fits most angle grinders and is designed with an X-tooth for chip-free cutting. This Marcrist CK850 is available in two sizes, 115mm and 125mm.
Rubi TVA SUPERPRO Turbo Viper DRY CUT Diamond Blade
The Rubi TVA SUPERPRO Turbo Viper DRY CUT Diamond Blade is a general-purpose diamond blade for dry cutting. The specific design of the diamond rim of the TVA diamond blade offers faster cutting speed in the hardest materials without sacrificing the quality of the finish. This blade is ideal for those who need to work quickly without sacrificing the durability of their equipment.
Montolit TCS Turbo XLOCK Diamond Blade
The Montolit Red Line Professional Turbo Diamond Blade is suitable for use on porcelain stoneware and hard ceramic tiles. They have a reinforced centre and are suitable for both wet and dry cutting. X-LOCK is a new changing system to switch angle grinder accessories with just one click. The X-shaped interface of the grinder head and the accessory allows easy and effortless mounting.
Available in 2 sizes:
PREMTOOL Turbo Fastline Diamond Blade
The Premtool Turbo Fastline Diamond Blade is a versatile diamond blade designed for cutting through all types of tiles including porcelain, granite and stone with ease. With a thickness of just 1.2mm, it fits perfectly on 4” angle grinders, boasting a size of 115mm with a 22.2mm bore.
The ultra-thin design not only delivers super-fast cutting but also minimises dust, making it ideal for clean and efficient work. Its reduced thickness helps preserve battery life on cordless grinders, allowing you to work longer without interruptions.
Built for long life and performance, this diamond blade is the perfect tool for professionals and DIYers looking for speed, reliability and value for money.
We stock 2 sizes:
Battipav Bestever High Performance
Battipav Bestever High-Performance Dry Diamond Blade is suitable for 10mm Porcelain. This blade is specifically designed for the precise cutting of tiles and natural stone. This diamond blade is built for use with wet saws, ensuring smooth and accurate cuts every time. Perfect for wet applications, it provides enhanced cutting performance with reduced dust and debris.
With a 25.4mm bore size, this blade is compatible with most wet saws and comes in a range of sizes to suit your specific needs. Whether you're working on delicate tiles or tougher natural stone, this blade is a reliable choice for clean, professional results.
This blade is available as a dry diamond blade and also as a wet diamond blade.
Best Blade for a Neat Cut of 10mm Porcelain
For those who prioritise a clean, neat cut over speed, the following blades are ideal:
Montolit DNA CX
The Montolit DNA CX Continuous Diamond Blade is designed for wet use and provides a pristine cut. The main cutting edge has medium diamond grit for fast cutting action, whilst the side parts of the crown have fine diamond grit in order to achieve a high-quality cut finish. It ensures minimal chipping and a smooth finish on 10mm porcelain tiles.
This blade is available in 3 sizes:
- Montolit CX250 DNA Continuous Diamond Blade 250mm
- Montolit CX300 DNA Continuous Diamond Blade 300mm
- Montolit CX350 DNA Continuous Diamond Blade 350mm
Marcrist CK750
Marcrist CK750 blades are perfect for achieving neat cuts. This blade is a premium precision diamond cutting blade with a smooth rim for ultimate chip-free cutting. Benefits of this blade include:
- Smooth rim for total precision
- Micro diamond grit for tear-free cutting
- Exceptional long-life blade
- Does not run out or runoff
Rubi TVH Superpro Turbo Viper Wet Cut Diamond Blade
The specific design of the diamond rim of the TVH diamond blade by Rubi offers faster cutting speed in the hardest materials without sacrificing the quality of the finish. This particular diamond blade combines all the good things in a Turbo blade with the benefits of a diamond blade specially designed to reduce cutting stresses and improve the quality of the finish. Like the vast majority of its diamond blades, RUBI uses laser technology in the TVH to join the diamond rim to the steel core of the blade. Laser welding is the best guarantee of quality and safety in the production of diamond blades.
Battipav Premium High-Performance Diamond Blade
The Battipav Premium Diamond Blade is an ideal tool for cutting through ceramic and porcelain tiles. Its robust design and optimal thickness offer a balance between speed and control, making it suitable for both wet and dry cutting applications. The blade's durability and sharpness make it a preferred choice for professionals seeking reliable performance and efficiency in tile-cutting projects. The Battipav Premium Diamond Blade is in a dry-cut blade and a wet-cut blade, both with a choice of size.
Best Blade for 20mm Porcelain
Cutting through thicker 20mm porcelain requires robust blades. Here are the top options:
Montolit SCXS-T DNA Diamond Blade
The Montolit SCXS-T blade is built to handle the thickness and hardness of 20mm porcelain. It delivers reliable, clean cuts even through tougher materials. This premium blade with DNA Technology is designed for cutting porcelain and other natural stone. DNA Technology represents the most important innovation and genuine technological revolution in the field of diamond tools. The diamonds are precisely arranged in individual positions around the circumference of the blade (even the orientation of the diamond grains is controlled). The result is a blade that effortlessly cuts with minimal chipping on a wide range of materials with amazing speed and durability. A slotted profile allows for a cleaner and faster cut.
Rubi SPT Premium J-Slot Diamond Blade For 20mm Porcelain
Rubi SPT blades are designed for heavy-duty cutting. These blades can easily cut through 20mm porcelain, making them a reliable choice for thicker tiles. Being a segmented disc with a narrow notch and wet cut, RUBI SPT PREMIUM discs can work with thicknesses of up to 35mm and materials as varied as natural stone or sintered stone.
Marcrist FZ850 Professional Diamond Blade for 20mm Porcelain
The Marcrist FZ850 blade is a uniquely designed diamond blade for use on 20mm porcelain slabs, ceramics and granite. It is designed to be used dry with a precise tear-free cut. We offer a choice of size.
OX Tools OX Pro 2CM Porcelain Diamond Blade
The OX Pro 2cm blade is engineered for cutting 20mm porcelain with ease. The fast-cutting unique diamond segment ensures swift and smooth cutting, making it easier and more accurate. The mesh segment design ensures minimal chipping of material during cutting.
Read more: Best Blades To Cut 20mm Porcelain
Best Blade for Glass Tiles
Glass tiles require a delicate touch to avoid cracking or shattering. The best blade for this job is:
Montolit CPV Diamond Blade For Glass
The Montolit CPV blade is specifically designed for glass tiles. It provides a smooth, clean cut with minimal risk of damage to the tile. The glass tile diamond blade with continuous rim CPV is Montolit’s flagship product for wet cutting glass tile, glass mosaic and large sheets of glass up to 3 cm thick. Thanks to a special diamond with a very fine grain and the particular mixture that composes the diamond rim, CPV performs excellent cuts and finishing, almost eliminating chipping on both the surface of the glass tile and its painted side. Regarding cutting speed, we can include CPV among the fastest glass tile cutting diamond blades on the market.
Best Blade for Glass Mosaics
For intricate work with glass mosaics, precision is key. The best blade for this is:
Montolit CM Diamond Blade
The Montolit CM blade is ideal for glass mosaics, offering precise cuts that maintain the integrity of these delicate materials. This blade is only for glass mosaics and not for glass tiles. This blade is available in 2 sizes:
- Montolit CM 100mm Diamond Blade For Glass Mosaic & Natural Stone
- Montolit CM 115mm Diamond Blade For Glass Mosaic & Natural Stone
Best Blade for Cutting Slate
Slate is a durable material that requires a strong blade for cutting. Here are the top choices:
Rubi TSA Diamond Blade
Rubi TSA blades are designed to handle the hardness of slate. These blades provide efficient, clean cuts, making them a reliable choice for slate work. TURBO-type diamond blades combine an optimum level of quality in the cutting finish with a good cutting speed. With the TURBO - TSA, RUBI offers the building professional a blade recommended for dry cutting with a grinder for hard building materials such as granite, rustic tiles, Klinker, refractories and slate.
Abracs Expert Dry Diamond Tile Cutting Blade X-Tech
The Abracs Expert X-Tech blade offers exceptional performance on slate. This expert quality blade is designed with X-Tech Cutting technology for porcelain cutting as well as a range of tile and ceramic cutting applications. The continuous X-Tech rim blade offers a combination of long life, clean cutting, and excellent value.
Best Blade for Ceramic
Ceramic tiles are common in many projects, and these blades are the best for cutting them:
Rubi CEV SUPERPRO Diamond Blade
The Rubi CEV Superpro Diamond Blade is the best choice for general cutting of ceramic tiles. The combination between the diamond grain and the alloy that makes up the bond, makes CEV diamond blades by RUBI perfect for general cutting of ceramic tiles like glazed or porcelain tiles. CEV diamond blades adapt better than any other blades to those situations where the professional ceramic tile fixer needs to work with ceramic tiles of various types.
Rubi CPC Pro Diamond Blade
The Rubi CPC Pro blade is another excellent option for ceramic tiles. The RUBI CPC diamond blade combines different metals in its diamond rim and a very high-quality fine diamond grain. This allows us to offer a wet cutting diamond blade, with a high degree of satisfaction among professional ceramic tile fixers around the world.
Bihui Super Thin Turbo Diamond Blade
The Bihui Super Thin blade is perfect for delicate ceramic cutting. This blade is suitable for wet and dry cutting and allows for fast and precise cutting of ceramic tiles. It has a dry cutting depth of up to 20mm plus a reinforced flange and a long lifetime.
Best Blade for Stone
The Marcrist CK850 Turbo Extreme Speed Diamond Blade is designed for the precision cutting of natural stone and other hard materials. Engineered for professional use, this diamond blade provides fast, clean, and smooth cuts with minimal chipping, making it ideal for high-performance applications. The turbo rim design enhances cutting speed while maintaining control, ensuring efficiency in demanding tasks. Built with durability in mind, the CK850 is suitable for dry or wet cutting, offering versatility on the job. Available in multiple sizes, this blade ensures optimal performance on various stone types, including granite, marble, and limestone.
Choosing the right blade for your tile-cutting needs can make a significant difference in the quality and efficiency of your work. If you are looking to cut holes, you will require a tile hole cutter. We stock a huge range of hole cutters including Rubi tile hole cutters. Whether you're cutting porcelain, glass, slate, stone or ceramic, the blades listed above are among the best in their respective categories, ensuring you achieve the desired results with ease.
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