Re: ATM Tile question...

["Stan Kohut" <natsp@alltel.net>]

Cool idea Guy:
Some of the cheepy tool catalogs such as Northern have inexpencive tile
cutters
that work pretty well also.
Stan


> I found that you can also simply break them in half by putting a small
> stick on a table, then the tile half on the stick and half on the table,
> and then hitting the tile sharply with a metal tool (hammer, etc). Of
> course this doesn't give neat edges -- 'nibbling' with pliers might
> help, as Stan suggests.
>
> Guy
>
> Stan wrote:
> *************************
> Hi Joe
> Generally I cut the tiles to shape before I epoxy them then
> I use a bench grinder to touch them up on the edges.
> You can "nibble" the edges down with pliars if you have to.
> Take care
> Stan
> *****************8
>        Hi,
>
>            The tiles are epoxied (did I spell that right?) to the dental
> tool.  I now have a few tiles that overhang the tool.
>             What is the proper way to remove the overhanging sections of
> tile?
>             Do the edges I cut/break need to be smoothed down prior to
> grinding?
>            Thanks in advance,
>