wivers

Just wonderd if anyone uses profile gauges and if not what technique's you all use for finding your cuts around toilets etc. We must all have our own little tricks.

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Leatherface

Have a 600mm flexible ruler - does the trick. Great 4 shower bases as wel

Varley

I find the best method is using paper templates.

NETT Darren

A4 size and A3 size paper, definately the best, throw the profile gauge in the bin

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Concept PHT

Paper is the way forward. Don't get much joy with those bendy ruler things....

Leatherface

Well - I was only saying what works for me !!! There is always more than one way to get a result

Traxman

I have also heard of people using tin foil.

Dan

I've only ever duplicated the shape I need directly on to the tile by hand/eye and then take off a few mm less than what I need and then use the carpenters pencil/finger trick to copy the exact shape and then one final nipping session or wet cutter mission to finish it off. Setting outcomes in to play again here, i've never tried to leave myself a hard cut to cut and I think that saves loads of cutting time.

But I agree with Darren, those bloody profile guages can be a complete waste of time.

Dan

CON5933

Haven't used a profile guage for tiles but I did use one for boxing in above a wardrobe with plasterboard to a curved ceiling, worked a treat

epoxy pete

take the bloody toilet out and basin!!!! he he ....i usually do it by eye and tape measure same as dan!!!!!,my mate uses paper too....,i have old pieces of waste pipe and soil pipe to mark round for toilets and sinks..works well

kapitan

wivers get your profile gauge , tie a large brick round it, then row 5 miles out to sea and throw it with all your might into the great blue yonder!!!

Concept PHT

A bit expensive, but intriguing. How do you do that then?