Paid $200 for a cheap tile saw and it's been nothing but trouble

I bought a little tabletop tile saw from a big box store last summer thinking I was saving money. Cost me about $200 and I've had to replace the blade twice already. The motor bogs down every time I try to cut porcelain. I'm about to just rent a proper one from the hardware store down the street for my bathroom floor. Has anyone else pulled the trigger on a nicer saw and actually been happy with it?

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jordanl821d ago

$200 for a tile saw is basically buying a toy that happens to spin a blade. I did the same thing last year and my saw sounded like it was crying every time I tried to cut anything harder than a potato. The motor bogged down so bad on porcelain that I thought it was going to launch the tile across my garage. Renting is the smart play honestly, at least you know the thing will actually cut and not just smoke up your whole workspace.

mary_patel5920h ago

Totally agree with you @jordanl82... I made the same mistake a few years back and ended up with a blade that wobbled so bad it left a crooked cut every time. The water pump on mine gave out after three cuts too, so I was just spraying myself in the face trying to keep the dust down. Renting is the way to go if you want your sanity intact and a straight line on your tile.

adam_robinson20h ago

Same thing happened to me with a cheap saw from Harbor Freight. The arbor nut stripped on the third cut and I spent the rest of the day trying to clamp the tile and cut it with an angle grinder.