porcelain - clean breaks

[burncross]

Does anyone sometimes have problems when cutting large format (ie 600mm) porcelain tiles?
Using a Rubi TS 60 Plus, with a new cutting wheel, but occasionally the tiles dont break cleanly, have tried scoring really hard or a couple of times, using a swift breaking action, but still not breaking cleanly

any other tips!! very frustrating!

[kilty55]

i use the tx700 perect every time well worth the money,,few for sale on ebay just now

[burncross]

thats what i was thinking, the TS 60 plus is not really up to it, on hard porcelain tiles

[kilty55]

na its not mate,i use the ts 50 plus for normal ceramic jobs but no way would it be doing tough porcelain regularly..whwre u based? theres a tx700 on ebay sitting at 99p its in leicester pick up only they say,,bargain

[burncross]

cheers i'l have a look at that!

[burncross]

seen it, its got a reserve on it ,for over £200, still not too bad. But too big and heavy!

[david campbell]

theres a few on ebay at about the £120 mark!

[davy_G]

You using a 18 mm gold wheel?
It makes a fair difference. Also find my rubi applies more pressure to one side of the score than the other, i compensate by leaning on the lighter side as i press with the bar. Maybe thats just my breaker though but it works for me.

[burncross]

i'v just been using the 6mm and 10 mm wheels. Was looking at the gold wheels and was wondering if they make much of a difference? Might give one of those a go, before i kick the cutter into touch, and get a new rubi Ti-s-66?

[Leatherface]

You may be using an incorrect scoring wheel.
Also it is possible that you may be pressing on too hard when scoring. The amount of pressure applied can make a marked difference to the cleanness of cut.

[neil widdow]

tx 700 n great cutters, only use mine on big tiles and hard tiles

[LM Ceramics]

i find a nice quick score and a clean break usually gives decent cut the ts 60 plus should manage that

[davy_G]

i'v just been using the 6mm and 10 mm wheels. Was looking at the gold wheels and was wondering if they make much of a difference? Might give one of those a go, before i kick the cutter into touch, and get a new rubi Ti-s-66?

Get one of the 18mm wheels from tiletrader. Score it hard and firm the while length, I would wreck a 6mm wheel with the pressure i score a 600 porcelain tile with.

[cornish_crofter]

I used the bigger of the two wheels it came with for the 600x300 porcelain tiles. It was fine for straight cuts but 45 degree cuts - that's where the wet cutter came into its own.

[Leatherface]

Get one of the 18mm wheels from tiletrader. Score it hard and firm the while length, I would wreck a 6mm wheel with the pressure i score a 600 porcelain tile with.

Guess you do not know you own strengh davy

[whitebeam]

TX700n for cutting them tiles

[village tiling]

when u break them does it chip at the top were the pin comes thru the underneath of the tile? if so scribe the tile and break it over the handle of the scoring wheel clean break every time, if it is a long cut, scribe tile then tap the back of the tile along the scribe with your nibblers (nips) and it also creates a clean cut.

[Dave]

Guess you do not know you own strengh davy

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[burncross]

I've ordered a 18mm gold wheel from tradetiler, so i'l give it a go on a couple of spare tiles that are left over

[CBTC]

You would find a world of difference between the TS and the TX. I changed to the TX after having exactly the same problems when the use of porcelain went up. Yes the things very big and heavy, like the flipping tiles - tilings different to what it used to be - now I have muscles !