Why a table saw?

Why use a table saw over a high-speed handheld saw? In a word, accuracy. Automatic accuracy is the benefit you have when large quantities of stone or tile need to be cut. If you do have a large quantity to cut, you want to use the table saw. And here, quantity means not only the number of pieces, but in hours per man per day. If you were going to cut for an hour on a table saw, it would take a couple hours or more with a high-speed handheld saw. On the other hand, if you were only going to cut 10 minutes in a day, you'd probably do it with a high-speed handheld saw.

In actual use, the table saw provides an easy to use cutting tool that can repeat accurate cuts over a large quantity of pieces. When you need to cut straight, it's easier to do so if you have a flat table, and you can slide the stone or tile or brick against the backstop. When you cut multiple pieces in a row, it's a lot easier to grab one, put it in, slide it through, and keep doing that one piece after another in an assembly line method. It's certainly easier than holding onto whatever it is your cutting, and trying to cut it straight with a high-speed handheld saw. It also means better quality and more uniformity in your cuts.

A great new table saw that's small in size but big on results is the Norton Mini Blockbuster. It's price tag is not all that big either. This 14" saw comes with a segmented 14" masonry diamond blade. It's a truly unique saw in that it can be run dry or wet (with optional wet kit of $100). This makes it extra versatile so it can be used for cutting brick, block, tiles (including porcelain and granite tiles) or even paving bricks.

Built with the quality you have come to expect from Norton Clipper, this powerful saw is built like a regular masonry saw with a plunging head and a sliding tray so that it can be used like a chop saw or a brick saw or a tile saw. This saw features all steel uni-body construction with a plastic water pan that drains out the back so you can run it wet you simply placing a 5-gallon bucket under it (included in wet kit).