Anyone have a suggestion for creating a 3' diamater pattern for a bar counter with 4"x4" ceramic tiles? Bar counter for outdoor kitchen.

Take a piece of wood, and drill two holes in it-- one about 3 1/6", and the other about 5/16", and make those holes exactly 18" apart. Now, place a phillips head screwdriver thru the smaller hole, and a sharpened pencil thru the other. Now, take a piece of paper, and place it under the pencil, and holding the screwdriver steady as your center point, swing an arc with the pencil on the piece of paper. Cut the paper on the line, and you now have an 18" radial (3'diameter) template. Simply put each piece of tile up on the bar and get your marks on either side of the tile as you would with straight cuts, and then use your radial template to mark it. My suggestion, if it's glossy tile, is to use a china marker to mark the tile (can be found at any Staples, Office Depot, etc.), and then cut them. Being that they're not straight cuts, you'll have to make several passes on each piece, but they'll cut fine, and your cuts will be accurate, provided you followed my instructions and then follow your lines.

Thanks for the creative answer to my problem.

Trust me-- it works.

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