From the Manufacturer
The 60083 7-Inch Professional Tile Saw with laser cutting guide is designed as a portable saw to handle any professional or DIY project where space prohibits the use of a large wet saw. Users will be surprised by the strength of it's true 1 HP motor with automatic thermal overload protection to prevent overheating. The power of this motor allows cutting through ceramic, terracotta, granite, etc. The water catch system not only reduces water run off but it recycles the water back into the reservoir minimizing fill frequencies. This is a very powerful addition to your saw line up at a very economical price.Technical Details
- Laser cutting guide projects accurate cutting path
- Water catch system reduces water run off and recycles water back into the reservoir minimizing fill frequencies
- Includes a 7-inch diamond blade
- Tilt-up cutting table for precision 15-, 30- and 45-degree cuts
- Adjustable rip and sliding angle guides for accurate production cuts
Great wet tile saw
I bought this QEP 60083 1-horsepower tile saw from Amazon....ordered it saturday jun 5, 2010...and received it Tuesday jun 8, 2010...
I do art work......using 4x4 ceramic wall tiles I cut and shape pieces using a wet tile saw.... and make what I call mosaic art work....
I ordered this saw because I needed an up grade from the wet tile saw I had.... the workforce THD 550 which I bought at Home Depot..
I wanted one with more cutting power (1-horsepower) in order to make cleaner cuts...
this saw has thus far filled the bill it cuts fast and makes nice cuts..very little jagged edges...
The blade supplied with this saw is garbage....so I replaced it with a DeWalt diamond blade number 4760...
with the new blade the saw cuts really great....
this is a good saw for the diy person, and I highly recommend it...but be prepared to get a replacement blade
Fundamentally solid
I spent WAY too much time trying to figure out which saw to buy. Eventually, I was standing at Lowes and had no more time to debate. I was putting in a granite tile countertop for my first DIY tile project. I cut about 100 lin feet with the saw and a DeWalt blade. In the plus column. Results were good. I got very true and straight cuts with the saw. The fence is just good enough - easy enough to set up and stays in place. I used an adjustable square to ensure the fence and wheel where parallel and accurate. Depending on your accuracy requirements, the grid on the top of the saw is close enough that with a smaller tile you could just use the table references to get it close - the grid is actually parallel to the blade! Plenty of power -the motor never slowed. The whole thing packs up really nice and compact for transport - blades and accesories store in the water resevoir and the handle mades for pretty easy carry. And it is very quiet. On the downside - holy crap did the water go everywhere! I never attached the blade guard - maybe that would have helped, but I figure any good craftsmans' first duty is to defeat the safety measures. MAYBE the "blade guard" is a splash guard? In any case, I soaked a shirt. Sort of like standing in the rain running a sandblaster. I found the table to be adequate size for 95% of the cuts, but anything wider than 10inches requires you to cut the negative off to get your finished size. In short, a good tool. For the price I expect a few minor inconviences but the fundamentals are very good.
Not for working with large tile
Bought this item to cut 13 inch tiles for the shower and I must say that I'm not impressed. I spent two days just trying to figure out a system to make straight cuts using Porcelain tile but failed. Problems? The laser was off, cutting angles was a nightmare since the tile would always hangup on the guard or table top, and just making a straight cut could be a chore. I decided to stop wasting my time with this unit and returned it.
BAD SAW ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE TILE
We bought this QEP table tile saw to cut large porcelain tiles - 24 x 24 in half. The table isn't wide enough to use the fence to cut 24 x 24 tile in half so we spent an hour engineering something that would work as a table extension. The saw does not have a pump so that the blade and safety hood spews water all over your shirt, pants and shoes. It is difficult to monitor your cut because the water hits you in the face if you try to bend over and view the cut in progress. There was quite a bit of water collecting on the floor after just a couple of tiles. There is a metal guide sticking up behind the blade safety hood that is slightly thicker than the blade cut so that when you get half of a large tile cut it binds in this guide, freezing the blade and then breaks or chips the tile. This guide also makes it difficult to move the tile through the saw - we almost tipped the table saw over trying to move the tile along. Debris builds up on the table so that the next tile can't be cut until you wash and brush it off. We tried to cut several tiles with a brand new Dewalt porcelain blade purchased separately and every tile had chips or breaks. We gave up and returned the saw. Now we are out the money spent on the better blade. We just bought the QEP 60020 rail saw that is large enough for 24 x 24 tiles and are giving it a try - it was only $60 more and definitely looks more like a heavy duty pro-weekend warrior model.
Good but not great
I got this saw for a couple of bath remodels. Overall, the saw seems good, though I haven't used it extensively yet. But I do have a few problems with this saw.
1) The included blade was not only of poor quality, it was dangerous. The blade warbled so bad that the saw jerked and shook when cutting and it caused a few tiles to bind and crack. I was ready to return the saw when I tried a new blade and the problem was gone.
2) After less than an hour of use, the handle on the rip fence came off. The pin on which the locking handle pivots broke and fell out. I had to fabricate a new pin.
3) The rip fence is not self-aligning, meaning when you lock it, it isn't automatically adjusted to be parallel to the blade. It can be off by as much as a 1/4 inch front to back. This is annoying because you have to adjust the fence position both at the front and back of the table, then hold it securely in place as you lock the blade.
One other minor complaint is the location of the on/off switch.
It is right under the front table rail where it is not readily visible, but instead you have to feel for it. This is even more of a problem when the rip fence is positioned near the on/off switch as it partially blocks access to the switch.
The saw does have some nice features though, like a laser cut guide, a tilting table for bevel cuts, and a fence-sliding miter gauge.
In spite of the quality issues I experienced with this product, I still believe that this saw is better designed and has better features than cheaper models But it definitely lacks the quality to be anything more than a do-it-yourselfer tool.
Great little tile saw
I bought this saw to tile a very large shower, tub surround and floor. The saw is really excellent for the price. The only reason it did not get 5 stars is that the supplied blade needs to be replaced. If you buy this saw, purchase a premium blade and it will serve you well!
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