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Hi, I've recently completed a two week course at uk pro tile. Loved it and really want to kick on and make it a career. I understand I need to start small and work my way up with the types of jobs I can take on. I already have two jobs lined up from family members , 1. a full bathroom and 2. a kitchen splash back. I have got most of the tools now by shopping around and reading lots of info on here. Now it's come to sorting some cutting gear out. Wet cutter wise the vitrex 750w looks like a decent starting point, would you agree? Then the manual side of things I think I'd like to go sigma but not sure what size and model would be best. Was thinking a smaller 2g then adding a bigger 600 or 700 cutter later on. Is this the way to go? I really don't want to waste time buying something that will only want to upgrade in a year. Thanks for your help. Richy
 
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Hi, I've recently completed a two week course at uk pro tile. Loved it and really want to kick on and make it a career. I understand I need to start small and work my way up with the types of jobs I can take on. I already have two jobs lined up from family members , 1. a full bathroom and 2. a kitchen splash back. I have got most of the tools now by shopping around and reading lots of info on here. Now it's come to sorting some cutting gear out. Wet cutter wise the vitrex 750w looks like a decent starting point, would you agree? Then the manual side of things I think I'd like to go sigma but not sure what size and model would be best. Was thinking a smaller 2g then adding a bigger 600 or 700 cutter later on. Is this the way to go? I really don't want to waste time buying something that will only want to upgrade in a year. Thanks for your help. Richy
Get yourself a Signa 3C2K to start with, it'll cover most of the jobs that you'll be comfortable doing for a few years, after that get a larger Sigma for those bigger jobs. You'll find that the 3C2K will be your most used machine. These cutters will pay for themselves in no time. A 2G is an excellent cutter for the smaller sizes and a must have in a complete kit, but the majority of your tiles are likely to be 600mm.
 
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Hi, I've recently completed a two week course at uk pro tile. Loved it and really want to kick on and make it a career. I understand I need to start small and work my way up with the types of jobs I can take on. I already have two jobs lined up from family members , 1. a full bathroom and 2. a kitchen splash back. I have got most of the tools now by shopping around and reading lots of info on here. Now it's come to sorting some cutting gear out. Wet cutter wise the vitrex 750w looks like a decent starting point, would you agree? Then the manual side of things I think I'd like to go sigma but not sure what size and model would be best. Was thinking a smaller 2g then adding a bigger 600 or 700 cutter later on. Is this the way to go? I really don't want to waste time buying something that will only want to upgrade in a year. Thanks for your help. Richy
The vitreous will be usefull also, but get yourself a 115mm grinder with a good blade, this is an invaluable piece of kit.
 
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Thanks for the help. Defo want to get decent tools for the job from the off. Sigma seem to be doing the business for a lot of people so makes sense for me to jump on the bandwagon even if it will be my first cutter.
 
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Thanks for the help. Defo want to get decent tools for the job from the off. Sigma seem to be doing the business for a lot of people so makes sense for me to jump on the bandwagon even if it will be my first cutter.
It'll be your best and possibly one of the most important decisions you make as a tiler, good luck and keep asking for advice :)
 
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I have the 2g, mint little ctter for smaller tiles. Unreal how small a strip you can take off a porcelain tile once your used to using it in a reverse manner as in drag to you instead of push away.
Good luck fella.
 
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I haven't used a pull to score cutter yet. Is the 3c2k a pull to score or is there a option for both?
Thanks again for the help!
 
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looking at grinders and the Bosch gws 7-115 looks a decent price. Is this a good choice? Also i noticed they do a variable speed version, is it worth having for the extra money?
 

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