How To Grind Down Ceramic

How to sand the edges of porcelain tile.

How to grind down ceramic.

You will need to hold the tile itself and slide it back and forth across the slab or block. Grind off rough edges and trim back to the line for a perfect curve. Ceramic tile is a durable and attractive flooring option for practically any room of the home. Installing ceramic floor tile is fairly simple until you reach the edges of the room or fixtures such as cabinets pedestal sinks and toilets.

However it is an effective way to remove the sharp and potentially dangerous edge from any ceramic tile. In this video i show you how to smooth out the rough edges of a cut tile. Ceramic is a very hard material and you need special tools to grind it properly. In these cases you must grind down the ceramic floor tiles.

Porcelain tile is a beautiful way to enhance your home. In a pinch any concrete slab or cement block can be used to sand down the rough edge of a ceramic tile. Photos 1 3 show how to cut a hole for a shower valve. A ceramic grinder uses a metal aluminum oxide or similar grinding wheel this is a wheel that has sharp metal flakes of aluminum oxide glued to the surface much like sandpaper.

Whenever i cut a tile it ends up having a very rough and jagged edge. Nippers trim away small chunks of material which leaves. You will need special equipment that includes an angle grinder and porcelain grinding bit. A ceramic grinder uses a metal aluminum oxide or similar grinding wheel this is a wheel that has sharp metal flakes of aluminum oxide glued to the surface much like sandpaper.

You will more than likely need to cut all the way through the backing of the tile as well as the tile itself. The angle grinder will kick up a lot of ceramic and cement dust as it cuts. It will grind down a ceramic tile or object with precision. It will grind down a ceramic tile or object with precision.

This will only work for straight edges.