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Wasted $180 on a cheap tile saw that burned out after 3 cuts in Dallas
Grabbed a budget tile saw off Craigslist for a bathroom floor job and the motor smoked out before I even finished the first row - anyone find a decent one under $300 that won't die on the spot?
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rosepark7d ago
Grabbed a used MK diamond blade saw off Facebook Marketplace for $250 and it's still going strong after two bathrooms. The key is to stick with contractor grade brands like MK or Pearl even when buying used, not the box store homeowner ones. Those cheap $180 saws have plastic parts inside that just can't handle continuous cutting. Spend a bit more time hunting down a used pro saw and you'll save money in the long run.
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max_schmidt777d ago
My test for a used saw is basically hoping the guy selling it doesn't look shifty and that the blade spins without sounding like a dying cat. Two bathrooms later I'm either lucky or I've developed a sixth sense for shady Facebook sellers.
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taylor.brooke7d ago
Yeah, you mentioned "continuous cutting" and that's the thing that gets me... when you're laying out a whole bathroom floor, you're making cut after cut after cut, not just one or two. I've seen those cheap saws overheat on the third straight cut even with water running through them. So how do you actually test a used saw for that kind of abuse before you hand over cash on Facebook? Like, do you bring a tile and just run it for a solid five minutes or something?
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