Use a straight edge to mark the line with an erasable marker.
How do i cut glass wall tile.
These nippers have two wheels that turn as they cut the glass rather than the straight jaws of hard tile.
Be sure to wear safety glasses as the glass does fly around.
Glass tile is very fragile and you need to push the tile up to the blade very slowly.
There are several methods for cutting tiles by hand without a tile cutter using a cutting tool such as a glass cutter or a carbide tipped pencil.
How to cut glass tile 1.
Also beware that your fingers may be cut with small tiny pieces of glass.
To cut a ceramic tile using a glass cutter start by using a pencil and a square or a ruler shaped like a right angle to measure and mark your tile.
Before using any tool to cut tile measure the glazed side of the tile to determine where you need to make the cut.
I found it difficult to wear gloves and work with the tile but you may want to wear.
The rationale for cutting glass tiles upside down is that the glass tile blade will cut the coating on the back first.
Since the rotation of the blade means that it s entering through the coating the blow out would be on the glass side.
Cut any glass wall tiles measuring 2 inches in size or smaller with glass tile nippers.