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Today, over the course of about ten hours, I mortared seventy-four tiles into place on my bathroom wall. I can't say the result will look quite as good as the original, but I *can* say that it's more waterproof, will last longer, and will no longer attract tiny insects that devour my home. And, considering this is my first tile job ever, I'm pretty happy with the way it's coming out.

Tomorrow I grout. By the end of the week, we should be able to shower in there again.

I was pretty happy with the performance of the Rotozip RZ125 1/8 inch Carbide Tile Cutting Bit. I probably modified about fifteen tiles with it, actually cut all the way through one, and used it to remove the old mastic from countless others. It was slightly cheaper than the Dremel version, and it worked fine on my Dremel. For job requiring a lot of custom cutting it wouldn't be enough, but for this job it was perfect, especially compared to renting and operating a tile saw.