Jeffrey4670

Hi, I would normally use a Rubi TS50 for cutting wall tiles, but I find myself doing more and more floor tiles. The last few jobs have been in the diamond pattern and find it difficult to break the tiles. I would like to invest in a Rubi cutter of similar make to do a larger format tile. I hired a Rubi TX Cutter recently and it made the job so so easy, but the size of the cutter is a monster. Does anyone in the forum know of anything smaller and practical. Thanking you, Jeff, West Yorkshire.

tiler tom

Personally I use a montolit as it has a sturdy centre slide bar as opposed to the rubi which has hollow flexible tubes in fact you can use a mallet on the handle if they are difficult tiles to break.

BrhTiling

Montolit = shh.... you get the idea... IMO anyway... not a fan at all, having used them a little I find them fiddly to use and it is much harder to line up your cuts properly... plus, the biggest one (which u would need 4 floor tiles) isn't a great deal less bulky than a rubi.

Montolit mini for £25 I could just about recomend as usefull for small splashbacks.. etc.... otherwise it is Rubi rubi rubi for me :-)

TS/TX range is good... you can always snap the tiles over a matchstick... table edge.. etc... or very gently pull the lever till you hear a small crack, then do the same on the other end of the cut before trying to snap the tile... difficult to explain but easy to do.

Jeffrey4670

Thanks to Tom & Brh for your replies I intend to buy a Rubi TX 700 N cutter this week. I think once you start using this cutter, you overcome the size of it. The TX is a first class cutter in my opinion, with it's mobile separator. Shame I am not able to use it nearby my working area, as I do a lot of bathroom floor tiling I have also looked at the TR 600, but not as popular it seems as the TX. Thanks Jeff, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

enduro

I bought a TX 900 on eBay for £185.00 best bit of kit i ever bought, did a 28sq floor on the diagonal makes it so easy, i also brought a tool on trade tiler for the angles when you get to the edges check it out, a must have bit of kit.

Jeffrey4670

Hi, Thanks Enduro, Yes I have also one of those angle things, great for the diamond floors. I also have one for pipes, which is similar to the angled version, great for holes for 15mm copper feeds to towel rails. Just make life easier. Jeff

Dave

my next large format dry tile cutter will be TX 900 or TX 1200 as tiles are getting so flippin big..

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gaz4266

get a sigma, by far the best especially for diamonds, it'll speed up your tiling.

grumpygrouter

I have used both Rubi and Montolit when doing my tiling course. First 2 weeks with Rubi, second 2 weeks with Montolit. Couldn't afford to buy more than 1 cutter so bought Montolit. DOes everything Rubi can and more but can be a little more fiddley to use. Lining up the cuts isn't really that difficult as the measure built into the cutter is extremely accurate for a 90deg cut. As for diamond set and half cuts -a doddle!

reaper72

Get a Sigma 620 mate,as I find the population is going 30x60/40x60 porcelain mad-the only tile that I've come across problems cutting is manufactured by Cerdisastone which is sold exclusively by Bellegrove Ceramics.Rubi's are okay,but I find the Sigma a more robust machine and the angle mechanism is great....

The_Master

Used the Rubi, think there ok machines because i never had the money at the time to buy a sigma, ive used a Sigma 620 for about 14 years now and cant look back, fast and reliable, only thing is now that some companies are bringing out even larger format tiles, so thinking of investing in a bigger Sigma, Im not sure about the TX Rubi model but i had the TS40 Rubi and that required 2 Action to cut a tile ie Score the tile then snap, and with the Sigma its 1 action 1 Scribe then Push without taking your hand off the lever. Sigma all day Long.

Jeffrey4670

Hi, Thankyou all very much for your responses to my posting. I have purchased a Rubi TX 700 N cutter now. A bit big for my small van, but what a cutter for large format tiles. Don't mind spending on something decent that will last. Have been interested in your response re other cutters, but it's something about Rubi cutters that I like, after having a TS50 over the past few years. I would like to upgrade to a TS Plus, as the the breaking power is superb, after cutting tiles all day long. Thanking you all, Jeff