Cutting tiles

[Yorkie]

I've used a cheap DIY store tile cutting saw extensively for many years, but never added water or it gets in a frightful mess. I just vac the dust it of it when I've finished cutting. I've laid 30cm sq 22mm thick slate and quarry tiles at my son's house and tiled his bathroom floor to ceiling with 15cm square standard white tiles and the diamond blade is still good as new. If I've wanted to smooth the cut edges of the tiles, I've just angled the cut edge slightly, and gently rubbed it along the cutting disc to smooth the cut edge.

You can also get roller tile cutters with a handle to which you apply pressure by hand as you move the roller forward along the tile. Much better control than scoring with a hand-held cutter, but unlike a tile saw, they're no good for cutting shapes - only straight lines. 

(I also have a small diamond disc tile cutter, bought for £2.00 at a boot sale, which I use just for cutting PCB laminate, for which it works a treat).

Good luck in your endeavours Jeffrey.