Hi all,

Just wondering if any of you have the big clinker tile cutter.I can get it at Topps now for £69,it looks really well made and robust, I thought it would be 200 odd quid when I first saw it.
I read different threads on it here in the past, but would like to know those that have it, if they are still using it,or slung it out the window.
Cheers.
Vinnie.

Not got one myself.........and I wish they would change the name.

Always reminds me of the old joke...........


Wot does Star trek and Lavvy roll have in common?

They both circle URANUS, looking for Klingons

hiya mate ,isnt this the cutter that some of the boys reckomend for big porcelain tiles,if so i might get one when im straight,steve

Ha Ha lmao

Very good

Hi Steve,
Yeah ive heard mixed reviews on it,supposed to cut through Porcelain like butter,but they say you have to bend right down to line up the cuts which can be a pain in time.
Will see and sum up what the others have to say.
Cheers.
Vinnie.

I've used one daily for the past 3 years and this week it is finally getting replaced. I would have got another except I have become a "tool snob" in the past 12 months.

I bought a Montolit minipiuma for a mosiac job and I love the breaking action, so I'm getting a Masterpiuma now for my bigger tiles.

The Clinker is a damn good cutter. It takes some getting used to, but if you've not been spoiled by real pro cutters yet, then I'd recommend getting one. For £69 you can't go wrong. My Topps has them in a case now too.

Two things: Turn the rails regularly so they don't tram-line the bearings, and make sure you set it on a flat surface or breaking can be impossible.

I was always a Rubi man myself. You can get replacement parts for Rubi's, though to be honest you never need to!

I found with lesser quality brands you'd be trying to get a part on it when it broke for weeks meaning you'd end up using another cutter anyway. Though I never used a clinker.

I have one and keep it as a spare. TJ was using it for a while, i bought a Husky.

Still not a bad cutter for the price, only bug is the breaker in the way of yer score line.

If thats all the money u have then it'll do you a good turn for a while, if graces dad has got 3 years worth outa his then it can't be bad.

It's still usable. Just the rubber mats are coming away and I can't bring myself to glue 'em back down!

Ahhhh why dont you put it it a nursing home for aging tiling tools... we could all start putting old tiling things in the home...my worn out old Rubi blade that i'm tooo tight to change, your big clinker, PJC.

so, graces dad, whats the biggest and thickest porc youve cut with it mate, thanks steve

Had one for a couple of years............... perfect for large format rivan porcelain, thats all I use it for.. Im a Rubi man got ts 60 for large format and pocket 40 for smaller stuff

use mine almost all the time now,anything from 600mm porcelain to 100mm amd it still cuts great,for that price you could get a new one every few years and still be cheaper than a rubi!

Have been using the big clinker for a few months now. I find it ideal for the big heavy tiles but tends to brake some of the smaller thinner tiles not a bad bit of kit for £69. Tend to use my Rubi for smaller more delicate tiles.

you can always adjust the height for thinner tiles,and if it's the really thin 4 or 6" whites then just use a cheapo cutter,used to have a sigma for years and don't think i'll ever go back to them although they are good machines!

was gona get one myself from topps.

will they be too much for 300mm by 300mm ceramic>??

Originally Posted by golddigger

was gona get one myself from topps.

will they be too much for 300mm by 300mm ceramic>??

like a hot knife through butter m8!

I just took delivery of one. It was £65 (inc P&P) via ebay. Very impressed with the first trial cuts. No prblem with 600 x 300 porcelain tiles. Even on thin cuts. I am just using it for a DIY bathroom, so it feels like a great cutter for the price and should do the job nicely.

Hi,
After my first tile cutter (for my first project).
Having looking online I cant see it at £69 Topps are selling this for £109?

is the £69 an instore price ..

Originally Posted by urban_i

Hi,
After my first tile cutter (for my first project).
Having looking online I cant see it at £69 Topps are selling this for £109?

is the £69 an instore price ..

I was in Topps today as well, I asked to see one but they had none in stock, I ended up getting a Rubi TS50 from CTD for £109, didn't think that was too bad. My first Rubi.....aawwww

Hi,
Yeah £69 is trade price, but they are out of stock now too,ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Vin.

vin , save your money and get a sigma , you will get a simiar size as the clinker for about £180 and you will get a far superior cutter which will last a lifetime...

Cheers Andy,would you rather Sigma than Rubi?
Vin.

Originally Posted by bluevin123

Cheers Andy,would you rather Sigma than Rubi?
Vin.

definetly vin , i own rubi , sigma and montolit cutters and the rubis come last...