Cutting Glass Mosaic TileTile nippers are made for ceramic tile, NOT glass. Even if you are using vitreous glass tile, you will probably find that a regular tile nipper crushes or splinters the tile more often than not. A mosaic glass cutter is the proper hand tool for glass tile including smalti. It makes much more precise cuts with less waste and usually sells in the US for around $20 or less. Considering that the cost of one square foot of tile can run anywhere between $8 to $20, the mosaic glass cutter usually pays for itself in material savings. The mosaic glass cutter is easy to use and operates just like a tile nipper, the only difference being that the blades are shaped like small wheels. The edges of these wheels are more tapered than the jaws of a tile nipper, and this is what is needed to cut glass tile instead of crushing it.
Mosaic Glass Cutter. The correct hand tool for glass mosaic tile.
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