Bull-nosing - Tile Advice

[Concrete guy]

Cheers. I had it in my head that 2000 was as fast as you should go with soft marbles..

Im just considering a few options regarding a wet polishr and this one does get some good reviews.

The fixed speed wet polishers available tend to be fixed at around 3700rpm.

With Carrara you'd be better off with silicon carbide discs though, there's no upside to using diamond pads wet unless you're doing huge quantity or dust is an issue.

 

[merlecollins]

The fixed speed wet polishers available tend to be fixed at around 3700rpm.

With Carrara you'd be better off with silicon carbide discs though, there's no upside to using diamond pads wet unless you're doing huge quantity or dust is an issue.

Interesting.

And do you think dry polishing can produce as good a polished bullnose finish as wet?

 

[dynamictiling]

The reason I am posting these porcelain pictures in here is because I tend to treat the porcelain as stone using 1/16'' narrow grout joints, custom made shower shelf, bull-nosing etc View attachment 81504


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By the way that is some mighty impressive work, tops marks!!!

Out of curiosity, how long did that take you? What piece is on the end of your machine?

 

[Tile Marble Granite]

Thank you!
It took me about 8 weeks to get that bathroom done, solo work, all custom made, water polished, joist reinforcement was done, waterproofing, plaster was taken off the walls as I do not tile on top of it, windowsill was replaced and redesigned/bull-nosed, shower shelf, toilet box with custom made access panel as seen in pictures. Time consuming I can tell you that. It is a ''Diamond'' router 3/8''

 

[Unused Account 1]

How long does the router last or how many meters does it do,

 

[Tile Marble Granite]

If you don't use it at all it will last a lifetime, I know that. LOL

 

[Tile Marble Granite]

lol

 

[Concrete guy]

How long does the router last or how many meters does it do,

In marble you'll get a comfortable 100 linear Meters when use wet. Use dry it reduces lifespan by as much as 30%-40%.

In limestone and travertine they go on and on.

We also offer a sintered version for abrasive materials like sandstone, we sell a lot of these to landscapers.

 

[Lou]

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