New tr 600 s awful jagged cuts

[disco]

Hi

As some of you might no I bought a new RUBI TR 600S a few days ago and I went to cut some 400x250 ceramic tiles today and the tiles are SO SOFT (they can be drilled easily with normal masonry bits and very little pressure) that when I use the new cutter if they dont break under the scoring wheel when I break them under the snapping foot the edge is awful really jagged and by no means the quality of cut that I am used to (so bad that it is unacceptable) I think Im going to buy a RUBI ND 125 tomorrow (because I m fed up going through the performance power wet cutters and the like Im on about my 5th now) but thought if anyone here with more experience than myself could shed some light on another solution for me. I have tried both wheels that came with the cutter. Cheers Guys.

 

[disco]

Ive also tried different pressures on the scoring wheel

 

[White Room]

I have'nt used the TR600 so don't know the cutting action, I would be using the lightest of pressure with cutting wheel but sounds like you have allready tried this. The rubi nd125 maybe a bit to small for that size tile, had a similar problem with some tiles from outer mongolia and they just kept breaking when I tried to snap them in the cutter, very cheap and cheerful

 

[doug boardley]

if tiles are that soft, is a rubbing stone the answer?

 

[DHTiling]

All soft biscuit tiles will break with a rough-ish edge....

when you say jagged explain more....maybe a pic of a cut tile.

 

[disco]

i agree rubbing stone may be the answer.

 

[Alan.P]

When you say it's a jagged edge, is it the full tile. i.e the glaze and biscuit that's jagged running together, or is the glaze remaining in places with no biscuit underneath. If the former, I would say that the lightest of light scores and breaking action, if the latter, I would say bad batch of tiles, had it before.

 

[disco]

Good Point Alan P. The glaze and the biscuit both jagged but not jagged together.

 

[Alan.P]

Sounds like bad tiles mate, are they all the same batch, return them if possible and get a different batch if that's an option.

 

[Gazzer]

I wouldnt think its anything to do with a bad batch, just low quality tiles.