I am referring to Glass Tile Blades for use on a wet saw of course. You knew exactly what I was talking about, didn’t you? You see, we have been getting this question more and more lately about the life span of a tile blade made specifically for cutting glass tiles. We wanted to expand a bit about glass tile blades for the benefit of any readers taking on a glass tile installation project.

Glass Tile Diamond Blades have higher diamond counts and are thinner than a ceramic or porcelain tile blade. The 7” glass tile blade which we sell at AnchorBayTile.com will run on a wet saw at a higher speed than a ceramic or porcelain blade which is necessary to cut through very hard glass tile material. Glass tile blades made specifically for cutting glass tiles will cut glass with no chipping or shredding and are “must haves” when installing glass tile in a large area.

The life span of a glass tile blade is often shorter however than a ceramic or porcelain tile blade. Because the diamonds are much smaller and finer on a blade made for glass tile than on other tile blades the diamonds wear much quicker, especially when cutting thick 8mm glass tile such as our Solana Glass Subway Tile. There is no rule of thumb for how many cuts you will get from one blade but expect that the thicker the glass material, the fewer cuts you can expect. Most blades should be sufficient for the typical kitchen backsplash project though for a sizable bathroom shower you might want to purchase two blades just in case. Keep this in mind when taking on any glass tile installation project that will require any cutting of the material.

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