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Opening up the Rubi / Sigma debate again.........sorry!
Discuss Opening up the Rubi / Sigma debate again.........sorry! in the Australia Tiling Forum area at TilersForums.com.
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White Room
I bought a Sigma 900mm max but felt I got to much bounce when breaking the tile so changed the handle for Klick Klock which I have been happy with.
It's the variation of handle which makes the choice a little more difficult but as a Rubi man a push handle will suit better which as I was the same I chose to push rather than pull.
It's the variation of handle which makes the choice a little more difficult but as a Rubi man a push handle will suit better which as I was the same I chose to push rather than pull.
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Stef
I used Rubi for years & bit the bullet & went to sigma, best cutters I have used.
It does take a bit of getting used to as you can't see straight down the line if trying to line up two marks but once you have this sorted then they are great cutters.
I bought the max series cutters as I had tried a pull cut & didn't like it but the max series is brilliant.
It does take a bit of getting used to as you can't see straight down the line if trying to line up two marks but once you have this sorted then they are great cutters.
I bought the max series cutters as I had tried a pull cut & didn't like it but the max series is brilliant.
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Daz
Thanks Stef.
Have you replaced all your Rubis with Sigmas or do you still use both manufacturers?
i can't afford to replace my small and medium cutters too so will have to mix and match if I go the Sigma route....is that likely to mess with my technique?
Have you replaced all your Rubis with Sigmas or do you still use both manufacturers?
i can't afford to replace my small and medium cutters too so will have to mix and match if I go the Sigma route....is that likely to mess with my technique?
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Dougs Third Go
how do you sort it Stef? I'm seriously thinking of replacing my nearly worn out Rubi's for sigmas.I used Rubi for years & bit the bullet & went to sigma, best cutters I have used.
It does take a bit of getting used to as you can't see straight down the line if trying to line up two marks but once you have this sorted then they are great cutters.
I bought the max series cutters as I had tried a pull cut & didn't like it but the max series is brilliant.
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Stef
Thanks Stef.
Have you replaced all your Rubis with Sigmas or do you still use both manufacturers?
i can't afford to replace my small and medium cutters too so will have to mix and match if I go the Sigma route....is that likely to mess with my technique?
I had a ts40 & 60 (which I sold to Ash) & a TR400.
I've still got the 400 & have used it once in the last year, bought a Sigma 2G that's getting easier to use (it's a pull cut)
I used a TX700 last week & it's still as easy to jump between the two makes.
I wouldn't go back to Rubi as I love the sigma, cut is so smooth & once tile is scored you flick up the handle to bring breaker down & flick down on handle to snap tile in the one movement..
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Stef
how do you sort it Stef? I'm seriously thinking of replacing my nearly worn out Rubi's for sigmas.
Doug I line up the bottom, closest, mark to me on the measure bar & move the top mark accordingly with my eye line, it's hard to describe.
I move the top mark about 1mm or just a bit more & can hit the mark bang on every time, it took me a couple of weeks before I got the real hang of it though.
Others might use a different technique but this works for me.
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Stef
I guess I'm gonna have to chat with Dave at Tradetiler as he always sets me on the right path :lol:
Dave will see you right.
My boy, whom I've just got shot of, still couldn't line up a tile on the sigmas after a year & a half, to be fair he would never have made it as a tiler as he just didn't have it..
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Mr Tiler
Dave will see you right.
My boy, whom I've just got shot of, still couldn't line up a tile on the sigmas after a year & a half, to be fair he would never have made it as a tiler as he just didn't have it..
bluddy hell mate was he family or something? even i would of got rid of him lmao!
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Stef
wish u lived down here we would of mate a good team haha! instead i got mardy neale hahaha only jokin
I wish you were up here Ash I would have taken you on, I'm flat out.
Sat on Wednesday night to sort out quotes & my diary & have 18 jobs sitting.
I got another 5 phone calls by 9.00pm last night.
It's great being popular... [emoji27][emoji27]
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Stef
at least your busy mate there will be that time that you wish the Phone was rining sometime in the next 3 years lol
Defo Ash, we all get slack times & everybody wants jobs done at the same time.
Still thinking of a bigger picture but tats a different story.
Back onto thread SIGMA...,,
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Mr Tiler
just a touch mark but not hammerd... yet lol, yeh stef good thing about working for somebody i suppose get a set wage and no missed payments so good for security even though you can still be dropped out of a job at any given moment. beck to sigmas and rubis... im gonna go with rubi on this one as i use them everday and they are great cutters... bit of wd40 every couple of days and they run as smooth as my 13 week old beautiful daughter
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Stef
just a touch mark but not hammerd... yet lol, yeh stef good thing about working for somebody i suppose get a set wage and no missed payments so good for security even though you can still be dropped out of a job at any given moment. beck to sigmas and rubis... im gonna go with rubi on this one as i use them everday and they are great cutters... bit of wd40 every couple of days and they run as smooth as my 13 week old beautiful daughter
Don't use standard WD40 on them m8, it will eventually destroy your guides on the rails, use WD40 Silicone spray, far better product & just need a tiny amount...
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White Room
just a touch mark but not hammerd... yet lol, yeh stef good thing about working for somebody i suppose get a set wage and no missed payments so good for security even though you can still be dropped out of a job at any given moment. beck to sigmas and rubis... im gonna go with rubi on this one as i use them everday and they are great cutters... bit of wd40 every couple of days and they run as smooth as my 13 week old beautiful daughter
Should be using a silicone spray on your rubber washers, WD40 can rot rubber...
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