Rubi What power mixer should I buy ? - Tile Advice

[Ben Ross]

Needing a new mixer rubimix is the one I was looking at but there's lots of cheaper options anything as good ?

 

[White Room]

Try Aldis, plasterer I was working with still uses his after 6 years and only £40.

 

[Ben Ross]

Il have a look in there that's a good shout

 

[One Day]

Rubimix best avoided like the black death. Any made in the past few years will spend more time waiting to be fixed by the rep than mixing.
I use alfra-eibenstock, unbelievably capable mixer. Not too cheap though.
Recently had a go with a raimondi digital mixer and for not a lot of money, they're very good.

 

[Ben Ross]

Ye the ones u described are over £200
Looking to spend about £100 or if there is any cheaper brands that have good reviews I would buy one

 

[One Day]

I'd look at evolution paddle mixers then. Less than 100.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Aldi - say no more £39.99!

 

[One Day]

I tried an aldi mixer a few years ago. Lasted 2 days and the trigger broke.
You pays your money, you takes your chances...!

 

[Dumbo]

I use a sds drill because I like just unclip the mixer from the drill so it can be left in water bucket

 

[One Day]

Honestly think it doesn't save when we buy cheap tools. Got to weigh up the lost time waiting for repairs or having to go shopping for replacement.
I lost a day thanks to a rubi duplex breaking down after a few weeks. A lost day at 200quid plus the 100 or so for the rubi = same price as an eibenstock.
My next mixer was eibenstock.

 

[Bill]

Collomix .....best bar none.

 

[Ttt1601]

Got a fox 1600 a few months back, seems sweet as nut to me, had not probs good and powerful seems well built cost about £150

 

[LM]

Collomix .....best bar none.

They look good Tom I have to say!

 

[Bill]

They look good Tom I have to say!

Had mine since early 2000's.absolute beast of a machine, I think Kyle has a newer version and he says it is brilliant too. Mine cost a lot less than they do now as it was a special offer in a builders merchants.

 

[White Room]

Collomix .....best bar none.

Got a fox 1600 a few months back, seems sweet as nut to me, had not probs good and powerful seems well built cost about £150

The OP did mention the price of £100 to be the max he wanted to spend.