looking for a 120mm cutter

[kilty55]

evening people,as a newbie im building my tools up as they are expensive and couldnt afford the lot at once,,im looking for a 120mm hole cutter for toilet waste pipe hole cutting,,i have been using the montolit dry range of cutters on an angle grinder and have a few diff sizes of these they are ace to work with,,now i notice rubi do a whole pack bit set with the 120mm cutter but this pack is out my price range does anyone know who or where would sell the 120mm cutter on its own? any help would be much appreciated,thanks

[MrSpoon]

tile town £55, or 365 drills?

[MrSpoon]

at the mo since im only cutting ceramics i just use a traingle hole cutter and use parrot nuippers to nibble away and tale it neatish afterwards

[sWe]

365 drills 120mm diamond core drill

Have a chat with Richard, aka 365drills, here on the forums, and I'm sure he'll help you out.

[salmonfisher]

i always use angle grinder to cut 4 inch waste pipes

[tiler burden]

hi kilty

there is a tool called a 'shaw circle cutter' for around £31 from tradetiler.com. under the cutting section.
it scores circles in ceramic and porcelaine. then you cut out segments with you angle grinder. its a handy tool and has a measuring gauge on it.

ed

[Dave]

hi kilty

there is a tool called a 'shaw circle cutter' for around £31 from tradetiler.com. under the cutting section.
it scores circles in ceramic and porcelaine. then you cut out segments with you angle grinder. its a handy tool and has a measuring gauge on it.

ed

I have seen that ed...it's a good piece of kit for odd sized hole marking......between 70mm and 600mm ..

[tiler burden]

hi dave

got one thrown in when purchasing tools in march. turned out to be a really good little tool. you can plunge cut the segments on the wet cutter if you dont use a grinder. just make sure you blade doesnt wobble if you are doing it on a master tiler lol

ed

[kilty55]

cheers chaps

[365drills]

We do a 120mm diamond hole cutter. Perfect holes in tiles.





Ideal for soil stacks. Superb results.





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[whitebeam]

hi kilty

there is a tool called a 'shaw circle cutter' for around £31 from tradetiler.com. under the cutting section.
it scores circles in ceramic and porcelaine. then you cut out segments with you angle grinder. its a handy tool and has a measuring gauge on it.

ed

Got one myself well worth the money for the larger holes

[kilty55]

hi 365,yes i looked at your 120mm cutter but wasnt sure if it fitted in a conventional drill head or a table top drill?

[grumpygrouter]

hi 365,yes i looked at your 120mm cutter but wasnt sure if it fitted in a conventional drill head or a table top drill?

FIts into either a pistol drill of a pillar drill. A pillar drill is ideal for this size of cutter but it can easily be used in a pistol drill. I use one that way myself and I make a guide out of plasterboard to make my cut into the tile(s).

[365drills]

Hi yes fits into both without any problems. Very easy to use.



If you havent got access to a pillar drill then use a bit of plasterboard to steady the diamond crown.



Check out the full article offsite in detail at 365drills.com

OR STAY ON SITE and view the mini article here at tilers forum

We produce large diamond crowns for hard tiles in sizes 70mm, 75mm, 80mm, 85mm, 90mm, 95mm, 100mm, 105mm, 110mm, 115mm, 120mm and 125mm

[kilty55]

hi 365,,sorry ive bought another one already..looked at the 120mm in your range but on ebay it kinda came across that it was based on pillar drills,,anyways im going to try 365 drills next time round,,been using montolit drill cutters for my angle grinder and although they are good they are extortionate!

[smurf21]

lock boy tile clamp hammer and parrot nippers jobs a good un. all your fancy cutters are worthless if you have no power on site to charge your batteries lol or am i just being old fashioned.....excuse me while i take these matchsticks out.

[365drills]

I believe with all tiling projects a lot of the decision making in this area will depend on how exposed the pipework will be and how expensive the tiles are.



In a standard bathroom fit out (like the example above) most BIG holes are covered so its easy to rough out a basic shape. But with luxury contemporary bathrooms tiles are now so large its difficult to get exact results.

As a company we are selling more and more large diamond crowns to installers who perhaps just want to cut ONE hole but who have clients prepared to pay £50 quid to get a perfect result.

Many clients spend upwards of £80psm on very large tiles and require either a soil stack, extract fan, or "button push" for a loo to be fitted slap bang into the middle of their very expensive tile. Buying the exact size diamond crown guarantees a perfect fit / finish plus it can actually be quicker for the installer than stitch drilling, angle grinding or splitting tiles.

Of course the cost of replacing broken tiles can also be an issue between installer and client which is why a lot of installers point out the potential savings in advance.

Most fitters we have sold to buy diamond crowns for a specific job and then charge the cost back to the first customer. They then keep and re-use the crown on other jobs. Some are even smart enough to specify the same model / make of extract fans to new clients.

In our opinion in top end fit outs where the clients wont bat an eye at a fifty quid cutter. To them its all about the results of whats on show.



Quite a lot of the new modern fixtures-and-fittings come with very thin cover plates or gap tolerances. Especially in the LED-lighting where the norm is just a 1mm clearance.

What we do is provide a market choice. Until recently the only available large size diamond crowns were industrial and very expensive upwards of £170 each. Or tiles could be sent away to be water-jet cut.

Our diamond crowns can even be used on a site with no electricity because then can be fitted into a battery operated hand drill with ease.


Large diamond crown fitted into chuck of dewalt 14v hand drill

A lot of items not found in a bathroom 5 years ago are becoming popular and clients are requesting them.



Floor Spotlights are now becoming more popular in bathroom-tiles.
Photo courtesy of "inspired by light" £92.83 per set inc VAT


Hopefully as bathrooms become more than just a place to have a wash then installers can work with clients to let them know the market is filling with choice and more importantly that they have access to tools that will give superb results that look fantastic for years.