MANUAL CUTTER VS ELECTRIC CUTTER
When buying a tile cutter it is very important that you buy the type of machine that is going to suit your needs, do the job you need it to do, and become one of your treasured tools.

Rubi manufactures a wide range of both manual and electric tile cutters to suit all needs, so the final decision really comes down to personal preference. However, there are a number of questions that you may want to ask yourself to ensure you buy the tile cutter that is best suited to your needs:

• What tile format will I be cutting? While, in general, there is not much difference in the maximum tile length that can be cut with manual and electric tile cutters, the thickness of the tile is an important factor to consider since tiles thicker than 20mm can only be cut with electric machines.

• What material am I going to cut? Soft material tiles such as marble, travertine or glass can only be cut with electric machines whereas hard materials such as porcelain or granite can be cut with both. However, please remember that RUBI® manufactures scoring wheels and blades specific for different materials so it is important you use the ones suitable for the material you wish to cut. (see photo below).

• Where do I work? If your work area is not very big, or you need to carry your machine with you to different sites, then a manual tile cutter is for you. If, on the other hand, space is not an issue, then an electric machine can be set up in one place for more than one person to use. But remember you will need access to electricity and a water supply.

• Which type of cuts am I going to make? Manual tile cutters can do straight and round cuts. However if you want to do mitre cuts or more elaborate cuts such as cutting a square inside of a tile you will need an electric tile cutter. Please note that electric tile cutters cannot do round cuts.
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HOW TO CUT PORCELAIN STONEWARE
Many of our customers wanted to know which are the most adequate tile cutters to cut stoneware and the most efficient way to do so.
90% of the cuts carried out during the laying of stoneware tiles are straight cuts and therefore manual tile cutters would be the most economic, fast and effective option in this case. Also, although normally electric cutters give a better finish in the cut, we should bear in mind that these cuts will in most cases be peripheral cuts which will be covered by the skirting board and therefore won’t be visible.
With porcelain stoneware we are faced with an increasingly harder and more technologically advanced products which make the manual cut of these materials differ from type to type. Therefore it is imperative to be able to differentiate them correctly.

In most cases the cut will be carried out by scoring the enamelled side once only. The power of the breaker will take care of the remainder of the work to finish the cut. The quality of the edges of the cut will be directly dependant upon the nature of the floor tile. If it is smooth the cut will be cleaner, but if the surface is rough the edge may have slight irregularities (photo A)

If the porcelain stoneware resists to normal cutting, one can opt for scoring the offside of the floor tile. This technique is the most suitable for enamelled porcelain that does not respond well to traditional cutting techniques (photo B)

Finally, in the most complicated cases the cut of porcelain stoneware can be obtained by scoring several times with the correct scoring wheel of by exercising greater pressure with a scoring wheel of greater diameter. This technique can be used on either side of the floor tile (Photo C)

I thought this might have had at least 1 reply...lol lol.....

Originally Posted by Dave

I thought this might have had at least 1 reply...lol lol.....

I have only just seen this

Nice tips there Dave. Especially the scoring the back of a tile if the surface is heavily rivened

first time I've seen it too!

Bumping your own threads!




















good post BTW

If no one has seen it, then who has viewed it 700+ times

Dave, you trying to bump up your thread views

LOL..i said replys not views...

Originally Posted by matt257

If no one has seen it, then who has viewed it 700+ times

Dave, you trying to bump up your thread views

It shows that even though TF 'ONLY' has 12k members most users of this site are unregistered, so I would hazard a guess that because this thread has had no replys then the 650 views of the 700 have come from people doing searches through google and what not

A clever k/fitter.....wow a first...lol lol lol...

Originally Posted by Colour Republic

It shows that even though TF 'ONLY' has 12k members most users of this site are unregistered, so I would hazard a guess that because this thread has had no replys then the 650 views of the 700 have come from people doing searches through google and what not

A quick google of "Rubi Tools" and this forum pops up about 5th. So I can see why so many people have read it

Originally Posted by Dave

A clever k/fitter.....wow a first...lol lol lol...

Copy
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PM to Strummerman

Hi Strummer I think by default your brother is calling you thick. please see the attached post

Love,
Republic

what makes you think Strumerman can read??

Originally Posted by doug boardley

what makes you think Strumerman can read??

I'm not laughing

(well maybe a little bit inside)

Originally Posted by Colour Republic

I'm not laughing

(well maybe a little bit inside)

neither will I be when he gets hold of me

interesting

Just looked...gone from 754 views to 800 since colour and doug came on the scene...

Originally Posted by Dave

Just looked...gone from 754 views to 800 since colour and doug came on the scene...

So what does that mean? that me and doug are addicts?