cutting travertine

[sytiling]

hi ive got a job laying travertine floor tiles, can you cut travertine with a normal husqavarna tile cutter or do you need a wet cutter.
cheers

[wetdec]

Hi

You will need either a wet saw as mentioned or a hand held 4" grinder with diamond blade. If this is a 1 off job then any diamond disk will be ok doesnt need to be expensive or segmented.


tiler

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[sytiling]

thanks mate did the job good result, not a fan of travertine. looks great but a bitch to work with.

[wetdec]

If you dont like working with it then take my advice stay away from it m8 otherwise it will cause you a whole load of grief.



Glad you got a good result tho



tiler

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[Droopy]

I use my Sigma 63B to cut Trav with no problems.

[tilermandan]

i use my rubi dw 250 n it eats it for breakfast! but still carry a 4 inch grinder for notching out etc.

[whitebeam]

I use rubi nd 200 wet cutter, Remove blade guard and then do drop cuts for sockets etc, One off the best tools I've spent my money on.