Flex Seal Tile Cutting Sled
Welp, it worked. It did create a few unexpected changes, but it worked.
This particular tile saw has about 1/16" margin for error when the sled is extended out far enough to rip a long tile. The front wheels, when they leave the track, cause a bit of instability. As a result, during a cut, when those wheels re-engage the track, the tile being cut, if the sled was not perfectly square to the blade that's cutting the tile, the rubber prevents the tile from slipping, creating a very small amount of torque on the blade...so small, it's not recognizable until you approach the end of the cut. When the happens, the piece being cut can fracture and break away leaving you with a bit of detail work to smooth out the edge.
The miter gauge doesn't move back and forth as smoothly as before as it gets stuck on the rubber. Easy fix...just scrape it away where the miter gauge needs to slide.
That's about it. The tradeoff in accuracy is worth it. I'm able to cut through without having the piece shift.
There is still the problem of bending the blade to the side during a cut when trimming the edge of a cut piece of tile if you move too quickly, but that's not a sled thing, that's a patience thing.
When trimming an edge piece, use your finger (if it’s a continuous rim blade) to apply the pressure needed to keep the blade from bending out. The more you do it, the better feel you will get as to how much pressure to apply and where. If it’s a segmented blade, I use a small stick or something to apply the pressure, since it will hurt your finger if you press on it!