snapping porcelain on a ruby ts without chipping - TilersForums.com

[protilers]

have any of you guys found that when you score and snap porceliain large format tiles they can chip under the breaker or not snap straight.......happens to us all right?

i have found that if this is happening with any perticular tile i just move the score line to the edge of the ruby bed and stamp on the middle of thr tile instead of using the breaker.....i have a much better success rate this way.....
do you have any hints and tips?

 

[DHTiling]

I wouldn't recommend peeps to stamp on tiles myself...:lol: ..

Anyway i have had probs with the ts breaking hard porcelain but i bought the TX700n and this does the job no probs at all.....

 

[Perry]

Is it a ts plus ?

 

[protilers]

i use a ts60 plus.....its a great robust tool........stamp on em....in the old days we snapped tiles over our scribes....hehe
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dont get me wrong the tx has a sliding arm that means you can snap tiles in the middle.....this was a tip for the neewbs that have gone an purchased a run of the mill ts

 

[DHTiling]

Sometimes they will break cleanly if you pull the snapper quickly... or just give them a sharp tap over the scoring handle works as well..make sure you wear gloves if breaking them this way......don,t want to get cut do we....

 

[Perry]

you been there as well Dave lol

 

[CJ]

I sometimes whack them over my knee:whatchutalkingabout but only if the odd one

Or over the TX+ rails at the end of cutter

 

[protilers]

hey a tilers hands are his biggest asset......anyone know a one armed tiler......
thats why i said use your feet..........
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p.s and so are our knees........


cjs been a naughty boy! :lol:

 

[White Room]

I know of a one armed tiler and a clay shooter and are both very good.

 

[sWe]

In my experience, uneven scoring tends to be the culprit when tiles won't snap properly. This is especially true when dealing with extra hard large format tiles. Switching the scoring wheel to a new one, and lubricating the guiding rod(s), usually remedies the problem.