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4 / 5

great saw,

November 5, 2009

from npr,fl

"Saw worked great. Did all I needed. Easy use and setup.Allowed me to work at my own pase and not worry about rental fees. Would recommend to friends in a heart beat."

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4 / 5

Excellent saw for the price,

November 2, 2009

By IntegrityJohn

from Manning, SC

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"PROS: Reliable, simple, safe and effective. The blade guard, rip guide and tilt-top work well. It does a great job of basic tile sawing, with very few tile being broken -- and then only when you push too fast or twist the tile, which would break tile on any saw. I've sawed LOTS of tile with mine, and I'm still on the original 7" diamond blade.

CONS: The water pan is very difficult to put in and remove -- and I've never done either process without spilling water! The saw is also hard to clean up, and it tends to sling muddy water all over the place. Best used outside, and wear eye protection and old clothes when using it!"

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4 / 5

OK for small, occasional jobs.,

November 2, 2009

By burke

from little egg harbor, nj

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"This is a good home handyman tool, but has a couple of design flaws. It is difficult to empty the water tank at the conclusion of a project without spilling most of the contents. Also, the unit is slightly underpowered."

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5 / 5

Sawed Like Butter,

October 30, 2009

By missponds

from Columbus, NJ

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"We bought a fire tempered glass for the wood stove door, and the glass was a little to big. My husband put the glass on the Tile wet saw and cut the glass like butter. If i had to take the glasss somewhere else it would have cost me, plus the guy at the woodstove place said you have to be careful cutting the glass it could break, we showed him, the saw worked perfect. We are in the pond business , and we use the saw to cut rock to make waterfalls."

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1 / 5

Disappointed,

October 19, 2009

By MarylandDisappointed

from Cumberland, MD

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"Maybe I am spoiled by having used better wet saws but I was quite disappointed when my 12 inch tile was to big to cut with this saw. he table and guide seem to be poorly made and It simply isn’t made for what I wanted it for. It looks like it would work fine on 4” tile or so. It has very light construction and might be fine for a hobby person doing very small work but just isn’t up to my use on a counter joy with 12” tile.
I should have spent more and got a better saw."

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5 / 5

Northern Industrial Wet Tile Saw 7 in. blade size,

October 10, 2009

By klarek

from San Clemente, CA

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"I just ordered this saw for a small kitchen backsplash job that I am going to do on my own. I read a review from a middle aged female (and I am also a middle aged female) who said it worked well for her, so. . . . I'll keep my fingers crossed! I haven't yet used the hardybacker board, but there's always a first time for everything! Wish me luck!!"

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4 / 5

Good for the price,

September 5, 2009

By Mark55

from Waterbury, CT

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"I just purchased this saw after reading the reviews online - it's a good saw for the money and works like a champ.

I wouldn't recommend it for the professional, but certainly for weekend warriars.

I didn't want to rent a saw for the day, because like many jobs - they are all a work in progress and when you start one job you end up doing 3-4 other jobs at the same time...so it was nice not to have to return the saw at 5pm.

I'm redoing my foyer with 12x12 tiles and the saw worked like a champ. The only down side is the guide rail gets stuck and you have to take it off to clean under it so you can move it. I took it off becuase of the 12x12 tiles that I needed to cut, but it works good if you don't need to move the rail for every cut.

I would however clean and replace the water tray after 20 cuts or so...make sure you get all the dirt out from the bottom of the tray.

At the end of each day of using the saw I've clean it off so it looks new...took me about 5-10 minutes to wipe down all the surfaces. I also cleaned out from behide the water guard where the blade is to get all the junk that seeped down in there.

So far I've made close to 60 cuts and the blade still cuts like it's brand new. I would recommend to a friend - or at least trade tools with them."

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5 / 5

great money saver,

July 20, 2009

By boomertime

from Jupiter Fl.

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"Product does everything you would want in a tile saw. Don't go rent a tile saw this saw will do it all and save you money in the long run. Saw performed as expected small easy to set up and performed well good power to the blade."

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5 / 5

Excellent Value,

July 20, 2009

By HomeServices

from NC

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"Purchased this wet tile saw online with free delivery to my local store after reading several reviews of this, and similar saws, since buyers seemed to have the most confidence in this one. Lucky move on my part since the saw did an excellent job for the money. As a small home repair and improvement business with only three or four tile jobs a year I just could not justify the expense of a higher priced tile saw and this one actually fit my requirements well. Initially I used it to install the tile in a large kitchen, two full baths and a dressing room on a job. Probably made between 125 and 150 cuts on the original blade and only replaced the blade after that job was complete in order to be ready for the next project. I had to abandon the OEM table guide after the first 20 cuts or so since the grit on the table interfered with its movement but cutting freehand was no problem, and was necessary to make some of the non-linear cuts such as around the toilet flanges.

The saw has adequate power as long as the operator does not try to set any cutting speed records, and is light and super portable.

I think it is probably best to change the water in the pan after every 30 or 40 cuts since the dust will really accumulate as mud in the bottom of the pan. The pan is a little of a pain to remove but a wet saw is messy anyway so having to tilt the saw up to remove the pan was no issue.

I rinsed and cleaned the saw pretty well every day after use, and made sure that everything was clean and dry before storing the saw after the project. The table does have some rust scratches on it but by keeping it clean and dry when not in use that should be no problem and this saw will probably last me several more tile jobs. Again, this was an excellent buy and I have already made my money back off the purchase, and by taking care of it I'm pretty confident that it will last through several more residential jobs."

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5 / 5

Northern Industrial Wet Tile Saw — 7in. Blade Size,

June 21, 2009

By Modie

from San Diego, CA

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"The price was right. I compared your price to many other stores and yours beat them all. The wet saw was very easy for me to use. IFirst of all I am a middle aged female with no experience on a saw of any kind. I found it very easy and comfortable to use. I tiled my kitchen floor all by my self. I also had to cut around corners. I ended using it free handed for some of the pieces. I like to make my own designs. I do not recommend everyone to use it free handed. I plan on using mine for quite a few more projects. I like to make my own mosaic designs. This will come in handy; I will be able free hand and cut my own shapes and sizes. I wish I would have bought one many years ago."

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