Dremel2615056232 Wall Tile Cutting Bit

Allowed me to enlarge a hole for a socket on an already set ceramic tile with precision and ease. Great piece of kit.

Cutting a hole in a tile is both expensive and fraught with problems. I've been renovating houses for a million years it seems and used just about every tool invented. Right now I'm half way through a bathroom build and had to cut a number of holes in floor tiles which I did using diamond hole cutters. The problem is that one of the holes was about 1mm too small which is a real problem because I would have had to go up to a significantly larger hole cutter to enlarge the hole without making a wandering mess of the job.So I decided to enlarge the hole a small amount using my Dremmel. Now, in the blurb it says that this tool is not for use on floor tiles and I can see that it's a reasonably small bit that's not going to take a 14 stone geezer leaning on it. However, using a lighter touch and regularly dipping it into cold water to ensure the tool did not overheat I managed to enlarge the original cut through a 10mm tile to the correct size. Okay, it took me about 20 minutes, but it did leave me with a proper job.At the end of the work the bit was still sharp and un-damaged, so as long as you don't abuse this tool and keep it cool it works a treat.

Works very effectively. I used several of these earlier this year to fix a botched tiling job I had inherited (someone had fitted tiles so close together in a shower cubicle there was no room for effective grouting and so water was running between the gaps). The Dremel tile bit allowed me to shave the edges between a large block of tiles while they were still cemented in place. I have also used it effectively for shaping tiles for fitting around pipes & other fittings. Only reason for 4* rather than 5* is that if you are doing a lot of cutting you can get through the bits quite quickly and that can become expensive.(Note - I found I could extend the 'shelf-life' by cutting off the tip when it becomes blunt (I used a diamond cutter) BUT [very strong health warning!] I am certain that is not recommended by the manufacturer and, if doing so, make sure to wear suitable goggles/face-protection as these are very hard & sharp bits of metal).

Good items

Great cutting bit. Excellent service

Used this to trim tiles on the wall to enable sockets with usb chargers to be fitted. It’s like a rotary file and worked a treat in drill to trim ceramic tiles.

I used these to get into tight corners for regrouting after doing most of the work with my multitool

A good bit but didn’t last long.