A wet saw uses a diamond blade to cut through the tile while continuously spraying water, reducing the dust created.
Tile cutters can only make straight cuts, while a wet saw can cut more intricate designs, such as curves and circles.
With the help of a diamond-tipped blade, the wet saw can easily create these shapes with virtually no dust created during the process. This makes them ideal for cutting into tiles that need to fit around corners and tight spaces.
But, tile cutters are limited to straight lines, as they use a hardened tungsten wheel that scores the tile before it is snapped off by hand.
The precision of a wet saw is significantly better than that of a tile cutter – making it the perfect tool for complex cuts needed in tiling projects.
Tile cutters utilize a hardened tungsten carbide wheel that scores the tile before it is snapped off by hand. This means less dust than a wet saw, although accuracy and precision aren’t as great.
Wet saws tend to be more expensive than tile cutters because of their larger size and specialized blades.