Whats the best and worst gadgets you've ever brought for tiling???

[Ultimate Tiling]

Just as in the title, this post is to try and save some hard earned cash with useless things that come out now and again and to advise of any good little gadgets you have brought.



My worst purchase was a pair of trim cutters, i only ever use them for straight cuts and making my fingers bleed when i forget the safety leaver!!!

[Dave]

Best was a washboy........

Worst was a laser level...it lost it's level every time you walked past it......it wasn't a rotary type just one of 2 foot levels with a laser in the end on a tripod..utter poo...
now we have self levelling pendelum lasers on the market...

[Wow Tiling]

best buy got to the rubi cutters will not use any other slide cutter.
once got a variable size hole cutter and losted the fixing screw in the first week

[brian c]

Best was a washboy........

Worst was a laser level...it lost it's level every time you walked past it......it wasn't a rotary type just one of 2 foot levels with a laser in the end on a tripod..utter poo...
now we have self levelling pendelum lasers on the market...

do you have one Dave/if so what kind..

[Dave]

have wot..?..

[brian c]

best...fein multi master and i won it....lol..(result)

the mitre cutters are not great and i also just use for straight cuts.

TBH...i try not to buy tools that i know i wont really use...my old fella has loads as he is on the maintenance team of a large leisure complex up here,so borrow from him if i dont have a specific tool.

[brian c]

have wot..?..

pendulum laser level.

[Dave]

Naaaa!! traditional level for me.......

[doug boardley]

worst, trim cutters absolute waste of space, best mmm not sure yet!

[hillhead]

i have plenty in my kit.best probably my big sigma wet saw and my worst without a doubt is my bosch rotocut(piece of crap,anyone can call and collect free)lol.

[DERBER]

Me too, mitre cutter sh**te, rotating laser level non self leveling, the Pits....... Best ever buy has to be the washboy, oh and the dewalt s.level laser........

[whitebeam]

Best has to be the karl dahm washboy
Worst was cheap laser level I've never used and still in the box

[bigandy]

best miniture ratchet(like a socket set ratchet) screwdriver from the pound shop got me out of loads of tight holes

worst cheap laser level

[Sir Ramic]

Best, Metabo mixer, Sigma Cutter
Worst, cheap pencils, profile marker and cheap diamond cutting wheels.....Get the message DONT BUY CHEAP

[brian c]

It seems that a lot of you bought laser levels you werent happy with,maybe a lesson learned there too as Sir Ramic says.

[Oli]

Best has to be the washboy

[Grace'sDad]

Best - Karl Dahm washboy / gerber 3" pocket lock knife (use for everything)

Worst - Karl Dahm silicone "tools"

[grumpygrouter]

Best - Karl Dahm washboy / gerber 3" pocket lock knife (use for everything)

Worst - Karl Dahm silicone "tools"

Do you use your finger Dad?

[Grace'sDad]

Do you use your finger Dad?

That's a bit personal don't you think?!!

Actually yes, I prefer a well lubricated finger.
I find the plastic "tools" can get messy and are sometimes a bit of a squeeze in tight spots.

[faithhealer]

My vote goes to Richards 365 drills, Makes a job look the business

[garretridge]

laser level was worst cant see the beem in daylight even with infared eye glasses dont do much tiling in the dark! lol best bit of kit is my washboy.

[chrisroe]

best
makita impact driver

worst

fein machine high cost i just use an undercut saw

[davy_G]

Best: Stanley pendulem laser

Worst: Cheep wetcutter with cheep blade i used when i started off, man was that slow to cut porcelain

[grumpygrouter]

Best: Stanley pendulem laser

Worst: Cheep wetcutter with cheep blade i used when i started off, man was that slow to cut porcelain

You must have bought them for a dicky bird then Davy if they were cheep and not Cheap! lol!

Sorry mate, couldn't resist.

[Dave]

best
makita impact driver

worst

fein machine high cost i just use an undercut saw

YES!! just got one of them...must say will never be without it now for screwing down ply etc.......just drives those screws in like no t/moz.....perfect depth every time..

[burncross]

Best - Those little red wedges from tradetiler, don't know how i ever managed without them!
worst - Fein multimaster, only used it a couple of times and ready for new blades!

[cornish_crofter]

Best

365 drills.
Cheap Bosch multi purpose drills B&Q are doing them for £6 odd ATM
Karl Dam silicone set, in contrast to someone else here. I to have the problem with tight spots, so I cut an older set of profilers down to suit.
Rubi TS60 plus
Stanley 24 inch toolbox, like the ones that CTD are doing, but I got them free when I bought the larger wheelie toolboxes from Focus. My tiling tools all just about fit into one of them and the other carries my basic plumbing kit.
Cheap rotary laser level. Takes a bit of time setting it up but it does the job well.
My mosaic trowel bought from the tip with a load of other cheap tools for £1

Worst
Rubi batten holders. The design is poor, they rock all over the place and the batten falls to the floor. They should have put adjustable feet on the base to stop them wobbling. They are very expensive for what they are. Plus they are just not long enough for larger tiles.

[Leatherface]

Best, hard to decide

Worst Grouting gun
tried it once
binned it !.

[penno]

Best:
Rubi washboy from CTD (was on offer for about £32 ish)
365 drill bits, bloody things just somehow last forever

Worst:
Tile scibe from Netto, i know i know but it was about a pound so had to try it

[Dave]

Best - Those little red wedges from tradetiler, don't know how i ever managed without them!
worst - Fein multimaster, only used it a couple of times and ready for new blades!

Is it going cheap.....