Marshalltown 17" Tile Cutter

I would recommend this tool. You have to figure out how the tile behaves when you're cutting it. Buy a few spare tiles for sure. A quick suggestion would be to buy some cheap tile to practice with. There are $0.15 subway tiles you can buy. They're certainly not as thick as the higher quality tiles, but it does give you an idea how that cutter works with it.I was able to cut 10-in long tiles, one half inch strip off the edge by being patient. I broke four tiles before I figured out to start with the tool at the end of the tile. Then you could watch it actually split and pop off that whole half inch strip off the side of the tile.

strong, well made product, a pleasure to use.

Easy set up and didn’t take too many tiles to get it to cut what I needed. I was afraid that it wouldn’t cut 1/2 in ceramic Mexican tiles (and to their credit I emailed Marshalltown to confirm if it could handle 1/2 inch and they replied to give me some help in making the experience not so frustrating.). The manual and most resources I found didn’t really say if cutting was better on the front or back of the tile but for me cutting the 1/2 inch tile worked fine (with some added careful pressure) scoring on the back of the tile and could snap the tile at either the top or the bottom of the score. Where scoring on the front of the tile did nothing. Sometime I score more than once which helps a little. The little cutter is solid but pressing hard to snap thick tiles can cause the rails to flex, otherwise it stays pretty solid. I’m confident I’ll get better and will have no problem finishing my project and that for the low price I paid, the cutter will last for a long, long time. Highly recommended!

Nice tool cutter good price perfect for DIYWork

I used it on wavy subway tiles. Worked perfectly for an entire kitchen backsplash. My first attempt— so don’t judge it’s ability to cut straight on my cuts, ha! But it really cut easily, and I got narrower than I thought— see below the vent.