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I was ready to rip out my whole kitchen backsplash over one crooked tile.
The grout line was off by maybe an eighth of an inch, and it was all I could see. Instead of starting over, I took a spare tile and a cheap diamond file from the hardware store. I spent about 20 minutes carefully filing down the edge of the tile next to the bad one, just enough to even out the gap. It's not perfect, but you'd never notice unless you were looking for it. Saved me a full day of demo and rework. Has anyone else fixed a small tiling mistake with a simple hand tool?
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susan_ward1d ago
Saw my buddy fix a bad cut with a belt sander once.
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grant.richard1d ago
Belt sanders are way too aggressive for fixing cuts. That grit will just tear up the wood fibers and leave a rough, uneven surface. A sharp hand plane or a proper smoothing plane gives you way more control. You can take off thin shavings until the piece is perfectly flat without risking more damage.
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