Hi all, Porcelain L / wet cuts

[d c tiling]

Hi all, newbie saying hello. Been looking in on the forum for a few months now and really getting on wife`s nerves as I`m on every day, (beats the rubbish on telly I say).
OK so first question , got a Rubi TS 50+ and it`s great for cuts on porcelain, also using a Plasplugs contractor plus DW 150 wet cutter, fine on ceramics but seems to chip / fray the edge on porcelain. Put a new Turbo blade on ( cost £24 ) and it still chips. Do I need a different Blade or is it just poor technique. Thanks in advance, Daz.

 

[brian c]

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS.....WHEN RUNNING THE TILE THROUGH THE WET SAW DONT PUSH THE TILE AND ALSO MAKE SURE YOU SCORE IT BEFOREHAND....ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF WATER IN THE WET CUTTER.I use the same cutter and have no probs with it.

 

[howard]

hi mate & wecome

 

[Fekin]

Hi there

 

[sWe]

Hi there.

You probably need a different blade. Turbo blades tend to produce a bit rougher result in exchange for being faster. Different manufacturers have different approaches on how to achieve chip-free results, so your best bet is to check the product guides of different manufacturers. Good luck.

 

[MICK the Tiler]

The chipping could be just the brand spanking new turbo blade diamond wheels need to be broken in a bit before the cut really nice try a few rough cuts on an old brick to get a bit of wear happening. also as Brian c has said score the cut on the tile cutter first, this should improve the cut.

I only use continuous rim diamond wheels for porcelain and leave the turbos for stone or fast cutting.

 

[MICK the Tiler]

Almost forgot Welcome to the forums.

 

[DHTiling]

hello Daz and welcome to the forums.........check you have no wobble on the spindle..some of those plasplug cutters have had problems with this.....good luck..

p.s.

Yes!! the forums can be addictive eh?....

 

[GazTech]

welcome to the forums Daz

 

[TilingLogistics]

Hi
Welcome to the forums Daz

Kev