Bridge tile saw vs sliding table. There are certain features which will help us to decide the perfect tile saw between bridge tile saw vs. I expect to be cutting 12 and 18 porcelain tile. The qep 6020 24 10 blade sliding table saw. The bridge saws 8 blades appear hard to find.
For large scale tile cutting both bridges tile saw and sliding table are appropriate but before using any one of these one should know the difference between bridge tile saw and sliding tile saw. In this video master wholesale president blake adsero compares an imer bridge saw imer combi 250 to a dewalt tile saw dewalt d24000 with a sliding table. Can rip 24 but can only cut a 14 diagonal. However most professional saws seem to be sliding table types.
Is it possible to cut an 18 diagonal on a sliding table saw and rotate 180 degrees to finish the cut and make it look like it was cut in one pass. Learn more about the imer saw here. I may need to cut 18 tiles on the diagonal which leans me towards the bridge saw. Sliding table tile saw.
The overhead sliding table saw is the work horse fast and accurate easiest to do clean inside cuts second choice for mitering if the head doesnt tilt a mitering jig must be used bridge saw best for good miters and straight cuts okay for inside cuts but cleaning out the cut is more hassle than with an overhead sawplunge cuts are not possible on most.