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Cut ceramic sink pedestal.
Normally the pedestal can be lifted off its bracket on the wall and the bracket can be raised.
It is made of clay that is fired and a porcelin glass coating.
Most score and snap tile cutters follow the same basic principle.
By mikjayfay sun jan 27 2008 12 15 pm.
Do not apply heavy pressure toward the sink.
Cutting ceramic sink pedestal.
Every 30 seconds of drilling drip some cutting oil onto the drill bit where it meets the porcelain.
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Not strictly a tiling problem but i am fitting the bathroom and tiling.
This keeps the bit from overheating and also removes porcelain waste particles from the hole.
I can think of no way to cut the pedestal.
Foremost series 1930 lavatory and pedestal combo in white model fl 1930 8w 219 00 219.
Ceramic 1 fireclay 51 galvanized steel 1 porcelain 74 stainless steel 2 vitreous china 302 overflow.
I am fitting the sink and i have found that a pipe is slightly out of place and the semi pedestal for the sink will not quite fit by about 1 2 inch.
It will probabl break if you try to cut it.
Someone with a diamond blade could possibly cut the pedestal down but it will depend ontheprofile of the pedestal the diameter of the blade and the amount of blade that the saw can project.
After scoring the tile you break it with a gentle tap.
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Both can be cut using diamond drills and blades and they are both easy to break when doing so especially the china one.
Align the bur s cutting flute with the hole s edge.
I believe the sink can most likely be installed without cutting it.
You fit the tile into a cutting bed sometimes with guides that help keep your cut straight and then push or pull a rotating blade across the tile s glaze to score it.
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All you need is a longer tailpiece from the sink drain to the trap and longer supply tubes.