how can you cut terracotta tile?

Originally Posted by thirsty

I think it's teraccotta. It's outdoor orange tile on the veranda. At the veranda drop off, one line of tiles goes down the wall vertical. I need to cut a space in the tiles so that my vertical post can be bolted flush up a gainst the wall.

Can I use a little grinder. What can I do? I don't want to make a mess and have tiles cracking and falling off.

Bunnings have an Ozito angle grinder that comes with a diamond blade. The blade will cut through the terrocotta nicely.